Restaurants in Bangkok

[NicFrenchy]

NicFrenchy,

What????

German food is extraordinary!

Hahahahahaha, I knew I could get you to respond here.

Well, I have been to Hamburg, Munich, Koeln, Frankfurt and the so called "local" food we got served there was wayyy too rich adn not appealing.

I must have been eating the wrong stuff then.

[Giotto]

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Many European countries can also cook and produce amazing food, Spain, Greece, Portugal, England, Switzerland. Sorry, I have been to Germany and did not find local food very good there.
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NicFrenchy,

What????

German food is extraordinary!

We eat things like "Knipp" and "Kohl und Pinkel" in the North! In the center of Germany people eat "Handkaese mit Musik". And the southern hill tribes know dishes like "Weisswurscht" and "Haxen"!

That's German "Haute Cuisine"!


Giotto

[Member #4698]

Just continuing the conversation started in the "Racism against Foreigners" Thread:

OTH nails it again!

1. Italian food is way more than Pizza & Pasta. I have been fortunate enough to have been in Italy and they hardly ever eat Pizzas or pasta (maybe as an appetizer or to accompany meat).

Going there with Italian friends I had the pleasure of going to very good restaurants and also to small taverns where they cooked a lot of meats & Vegetables.

I had a fantastic Risotto with Lamb, Eggplant Parmiggiana, Veal and some very tasty seafood and fishes.

2. Thai Food. First of all let me say that I enjoy a lot of Thai dishes but to go as far as to say that the food is healthy? no chance.

White rice has no nutritional value and is very high GI (raises blood sugar), most fried veggies, eggs and meats are done in Hydrogenated oils (pure evil for your body). Soups are sparkled with Sugar and other sauces (some of which contain High Fructose corn syrup, yet another evil).

Thai Food is not healthy at all and the worst of it all has to be som tam: Black crab (very un-hygienic), sweet sauces, sour sauces, sugar, chillies

People may think that Thai food is healthy because most Thai people are thin, well they are thin because they eat very little (although they eat very often).

3. French Food.... ah, my oh so favourite topic LOL.

I am not going to boast and they French food is the best but if it isn't, then it's awfully close. The variety of ingredients used, the freshness of produce.
Rustic French cuisine is amazingly good (but not very healthy).

Many European countries can also cook and produce amazing food, Spain, Greece, Portugal, England, Switzerland. Sorry, I have been to Germany and did not find local food very good there.

On another note, out of All asian "cuisines", I find vietnamese food to be quite refined, Indian food to be colorful and flavourful, Chinese food to have interesting textures but a lack of taste.

It is my opinion anyway.

Can’t disagree with anything said here.

Great cuisines of the world: French, Italian, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese. Of these the healthiest is Japanese. But I don’t care. I live to eat not eat to live.

And I love Thai food. I can’t get enough of it when I am in Thailand breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My favorite restaurants in BKK include Chote Chitr, Ran Dern, Raan Jay Fai, Nai Sow, bussaracum, and for a splurge sala rim Naam (oriental hotel) located on the opposite bank of The Chao Phraya River.

[NicFrenchy]

Just continuing the conversation started in the "Racism against Foreigners" Thread:

OTH nails it again!

1. Italian food is way more than Pizza & Pasta. I have been fortunate enough to have been in Italy and they hardly ever eat Pizzas or pasta (maybe as an appetizer or to accompany meat).
Going there with Italian friends I had the pleasure of going to very good restaurants and also to small taverns where they cooked a lot of meats & Vegetables.
I had a fantastic Risotto with Lamb, Eggplant Parmiggiana, Veal and some very tasty seafood and fishes.

2. Thai Food. First of all let me say that I enjoy a lot of Thai dishes but to go as far as to say that the food is healthy? no chance.
White rice has no nutritional value and is very high GI (raises blood sugar), most fried veggies, eggs and meats are done in Hydrogenated oils (pure evil for your body). Soups are sparkled with Sugar and other sauces (some of which contain High Fructose corn syrup, yet another evil).
Thai Food is not healthy at all and the worst of it all has to be som tam: Black crab (very un-hygienic), sweet sauces, sour sauces, sugar, chillies

People may think that Thai food is healthy because most Thai people are thin, well they are thin because they eat very little (although they eat very often).

3. French Food.... ah, my oh so favourite topic LOL
I am not going to boast and they French food is the best but if it isn't, then it's awfully close. The variety of ingredients used, the freshness of produce.
Rustic French cuisine is amazingly good (but not very healthy).

Many European countries can also cook and produce amazing food, Spain, Greece, Portugal, England, Switzerland. Sorry, I have been to Germany and did not find local food very good there.

On another note, out of All asian "cuisines", I find vietnamese food to be quite refined, Indian food to be colorful and flavourful, Chinese food to have interesting textures but a lack of taste.

It is my opinion anyway.

[Centaurus]

For the Gourmet only..

http://www.cookingwithcum.com/

La haute cuisine française ... I knew you'd come up with more things to be proud of!

[Nvslim]

No, we don't serve GRITS. We will never serve GRITS. We offer breakfast, but no GRITS. If somebody wants GRITS - there will most likely be other places that serve GRITS. LL does not. LL will not.

PORRIDGE!!!!

Giotto

Being a Southern bred, redneck living on the West Coast of U.S., I do miss my grits and a good buttermilk biscuit. Grits are good with "redeye gravy" made with country ham drippings and Jack Daniels.

Thanks for playing along, the forum was a little slow and being a bit silly, thought I would ask. Hope to get to LL one of the days.

Slim

[NicFrenchy]

For the Gourmet only..

http://www.cookingwithcum.com/

[Slylock]

slylock,

thanks. now i know why i don't have breakfast in the morning, i prefer ... what the hell .

grits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grits

oh my god. in the morning. porridge like ...

nahhh ....

no, we don't serve grits. we will never serve grits. we offer breakfast, but no grits. if somebody wants grits - there will most likely be other places that serve grits. ll does not. ll will not.

porridge!!!!

what's about baked beans :d ?


giotto

god bless wikipedia!

but you should try grits with some fresh home made butter plopped on top! yummm yumm! heart attack in a bowl.

my daddy was from homer, louisiana and had grits every morning with a big, whole, peeled white onion he would eat like an apple. got to love southern people. you could put this on the menu and call it 'southern delite' sorta like turkish delite, lol.

baked beans for breakfast, i think you have been in asia too long! i bet you put sausages (hot dogs) on the plate with two pieces of dry toast?! i only have baked bean (normally pork and beans) for breakfast when on the cattle drive. (long stories, but yes i spent many years on my dads cattle ranch)

i still can not read your menu after 8 months.

[Kiwi 69]

Slylock,

No, we don't serve GRITS. We will never serve GRITS. We offer breakfast, but no GRITS. If somebody wants GRITS - there will most likely be other places that serve GRITS. LL does not. LL will not.

Giotto

Thank you Giotto! Please name and shame any place that does.

[Giotto]

Breakfast - Eating food in the morning instead of pussy. (Merriam Webster 12th Edition)

Grits - Common STD suffered by Mongers that frequent Beach road.

Hopes that helps!

Slylock

Slylock,

Thanks. Now I know why I don't have breakfast in the morning, I prefer ... what the hell .

Grits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits

Oh my god. In the morning. PORRIDGE like ...

Nahhh ....

No, we don't serve GRITS. We will never serve GRITS. We offer breakfast, but no GRITS. If somebody wants GRITS - there will most likely be other places that serve GRITS. LL does not. LL will not.

PORRIDGE!!!!

What's about Baked Beans ?


Giotto

[Slylock]

Nvslim,

Breakfast? I never have breakfast ...

Grits? What is that?


Giotto

Breakfast - Eating food in the morning instead of pussy. (Merriam Webster 12th Edition)

Grits - Common STD suffered by Mongers that frequent Beach road.

Hopes that helps!

Slylock

[Giotto]

I was looking over the L.L. website and did NOT see a breakfast menu.

Any chance you serve grits?

Slim

Nvslim,

Breakfast? I never have breakfast ...

Grits? What is that?


Giotto

[Nvslim]

I was looking over the L.L. website and did NOT see a breakfast menu.

Any chance you serve grits?

Slim

[Traveler1234]

Mr. VP,
But - that's still a 20 min. drive from the airport - with all possible traffic jam consequences on Rama 9.
Giotto

Radisson Hotel is on Rama 9, I can usually get to airport under 25 minutes. They have a nice buffet on the first floor, if that is something you might fancy?

[El Frances]

May I recommend one of my favorite restaurant in Bangkok, where you can eat issan food without risking to get sick.
Issan house is around the end of soi nana, in a small street on the left: 117 Soi 4 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, 10110. You can eat inside with aircon, but the best is to sit outside as they have a very nice terrasse. They also have an Issan band and two dancers to entertain customers. They serve excellent traditional Issan food and a few other northern food dishes, such as the famous Chang Mai sausage. It can be a bit expensive if you order too much food and bier.
It is a nice and rather classy place, and is ideal place to invite a GF, Thai or not. As it is much better to sit outside, just make sure it doesn't rain!

PS I read some recommendations about Dalat restaurant, personnaly I wouldn't recommend it, expensive and not excellent.