Has Thai food surpassed Chinese food in popularity?

Mmmmmmmm!!

Pad Thai and yellow curry. Vegetables with peanut sauce.

What is this, 1999? Or are you in some flyover state OP?

I love their pad Thai!

No, but it is much more popular than it used to be. And Vietnamese is all over the place too.

This was the case in France for years. Thai and Japanese cusine are the most popular in France because unlike American unhealthy junk fast food, Asiat like to cook REAL delicious things!

OP was trapped in a block of ice that has just melted and is marveling at how much the world has changed in the past 20 years. We should play him "Hit Me Baby One More Time" in order to ease the transition.

I love Thai cuisine. Curries and all the vegetable dishes. Chinese doesn’t come close, but I do have a few favorites.

R5 In France American "food" is about to get cancel, they're fed up of the US imperialism and their trash food when they already have one of the most tasty one at home

R2 I'm in Houston! This deep thought of the night plus food craving was brought on by a pot edible.

OP, YTF.

As others have implied, Thai food had a huge moment back in the late 90s into the 00s. I'm not sure this is the case nationally, but in Portland, at least, Chinese food has been enjoying a resurgence lately while Thai food has thoroughly fallen by the wayside. It seems like Indian or Middle Eastern food could be the next wave.

R8 They are especially tired of seeing that disgusting American fast food is creating obesity in their country when it was not the case before. Many European countries make the same observation.

Chinese food is making a comeback, especially Sichuan cuisine like Dan Dan noodles and spicy chili oil dishes. It’s all the rage in the cities

I don't think it ever will. In my experience, almost everyone at least likes Chinese or Chinese-American food, but there are plenty of people who dislike Thai. It doesn't have the same universal appeal.

R12 True. After all "cuisine" is a french word.

I prefer Thai and esp Vietnamese!

Who is this cunt talking about French food on a Thai thread?

R17 Who is the American imbecile who don' know shit about food who is talking about cuisine?

Taiwanese food is the new trend among Asian cuisines in North America.

Asian food in general is WAY tasty than any American so-called food

R17 The French, unlike the Americans, have a real legitimacy in the kitchen. In Japan they adore French cuisine, in China too. They have a lot in common when it comes to the Art of the Table which is also French. The Asians were very inspired by the French and vice versa. But ofc a uneducated American don't know that.

[quote] There are only two great cuisines in the world - French and Chinese.

Here’s a great article from awhile back on the demise of America’s Chinese restaurants- it’s simply become too expensive to run them nowadays between rent and minimum wage requirements. Also, Chinese food used to be cheap- $5-6 plates are now around $15.

Another thing- I’ve noticed for awhile now that most Chinese dishes are now overloaded with pounds of cheap rice and meat is either breaded or covered in sauce, hiding the quality. They also have been reducing vegetables and vegetable based meal offerings- because they’ve become too expensive. Where you’d see onions, carrots and peas in rice before there is only scallion.

[quote] Here’s a great article

Where?

It's all about papaya salad.

R21 It is very true. As a French I can say that we adore not only Asian cuisine which we deeply admire, but also their exceptional culture and history. For centuries, when it comes to good taste, the French have turned to Asians ( China, Japan, Thai, Cambodgia, India etc)

R26 Is that why you colonized them and they had to kick your ass out?

R27 Let me guess, you are an American who the fat asses is still sitting on the biggest colonized country in all History ? A stolen land buid on a genocide of the Native Americans that you never recognized? A country build on slavery where segregation was one of the biggest shame of History?

R27 Oh and France didn't colonized "them" Vietnam is not all Asia. You, Ignorant mfers. It has been decades that France decolonized unlike you. What are you exactly waiting for to give back their Land to Native Americans? And get lost from their homes?

Vietnam was not the only country colonized by France, idiot. Learn your own history and better English R29

R30 Oh really what other Asian countries? Plus, When you are the ones who made war with Vietnam idk why your mouth is that big....Shameless pig

R30 Dude, STFU. Americans don't have any lesson to give to any country

Laos and Cambodia, moron R30

As long as there are Jews, there will be Chinese food.

R33 hmmm... Lol they weren't "colonies". they were protectorat. What else?

French can't call anyone else pigs, they never shower or wear deodorant and smell like pigs R31

R33 Are you a Cambodgian or from Laos? If not, why are you crying here? Looking for troubles when the thread is not about all that?

R36 Yeah sure dude, but they can cook unlike you son of bitch

Thai food is gross. Americanized Chinese food is delicious.

Thai food and Chinese food and Japanese food are all delicious

R30 How's your French lately? You Redneck or Berniebros? You know the French language we are supposed to learn in Highschool...

It ain't no orange chicken.

[quote] It ain't no orange chicken.

He'll be out of office in January.

I like it but they use so much coconut milk.

R32 Especially when France is America first and oldest ally. Reading the hatefull troll on this thread embarrasses me a lot. If it wasnt for Lafayette, and the Kingdom of France (money and soldiers), we would be a part of the Commonwealths! But sadly, America is an ungratefull thug.

Anyway, I'm in love with Thai and Japanese Sushi food

Thai eggrolls are the best.

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal....

Lafayette, we are here!

R47 Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia : Colonized by the Arabs from the 8th century. First countries to have established black slavery in Africa. Then colonized by the Turks. These three countries also colonized Spain for 700 years. They colonized India for 900 years. Then, tried to take France for several centuries by raping and pillaging the French butn they failed and once they when they were fed up colonized them. Arabs are FAR from being the angels of humanity. To date, the last to practice slavery on black people in Africa are the North Africans. In Libya and Mauritania. 14 centuries of slavery on blacks which never ended.

Is Thai Iced Tea really Thai or a sugary thing just for Americans?

We've had a lot of Thai and Vietnamese restaurants around the city and suburbs and have for a long time. We still have Chinese restaurants as well. We even have those that mostly have Chow Mein, though most have higher end dishes including the spicier ones. We also have a number that are pan-asian serving dishes from many Asian countries.

Chinese food never goes out of style.

R47 Morocco, Tunisia: Protectorats if I remember well. And when Maghebian were the first to enslave black people and to colonize my country Spain, they should just go to hell! Hear me? Y'all tried to colonize France like you did in Spain but the French slaughtered and decimated you every time you tried and the true is that you just cannot handle that. North Africans are well known to be homophobic countries like every single muslim countries. I even wonder what you are doing here on the DL. I knew when I read your bs that you were one of them.

Let me tell you this, not only the French are our neighbors they are also our brothers and we will fight you if you still try to colonize them. For the rest of European, know that we find that the French are much too generous with you, you mother fuckers evil Islamist.

Only on DL could a thread about Thai food go so off the rails

No. When you see a Thai takeout open at 3am in the hood with the staff behind bulletproof glass, then maybe.

Chinese food is very old fashioned now. It peaked in the eighties. The Chinese food we eat is completely westernized and has barely any resemblance to what is eaten in China anyway.

Thai food is much better, fresher and healthier and not so westernized.

R56.I feel you have a much better chance of eating authentic Chinese food NOW (In America) than you did a decade or two ago. Thai food is fresher and often better but I think Vietnamese is the freshest of all.

Agreed, R57. There's a growing trend toward exploring regional Chinese cuisines. Szechuan and dim sum service have been around for a while, but restaurants featuring other regions have been gaining traction.

Datalounge should geoblock some countries. Especially the muslim ones who are always spreading their hatred, their frustrations and homophobic comments. Seriously, WTF are they even doing here??? Not the first time they are ruining a thread.

All the fat DLers are here. OMFG!

I feel like Vietnamese food popularity has surged past Thai.

What 'merica needs is more Isaan Thai food 🔥🔥🔥 or its cousin, Laotian food. Not that there's anything wrong with pad thai or drunken noodles.

More Burmese would also be nice. And more widespread access to xiaolongbao, and (continues in FAT WHORE)...

I love panang curry, chicken curry puffs, tom yum, pad Thai, and pad phak

But chicken pad see ew is my go-to Thai dish

But having said that, I also love Chinese food as well because of the amazing variety and the fact that it's really several different cuisines.

Has anybody been to SriPraPhai in Queens (NYC)?

Lately, I It seems like every single thread devolves into 4chan, this topic is not excluded either 🙄

R62, agree with everything your wrote, except the “fat whore” part - you just have great taste! I have been practicing making my own xiaolongbao (getting better), koi and om. Om is perfect to make regularly now that winter is upon us.

I’m waiting for it to get cold so I can order some Bún bò Huế!

[quote]There are only two great cuisines in the world - French and Chinese.

Three.

French, Italian and Chinese because of the diversity of ingredients and one other major reason:

Any country whose dietary habits are hampered by religion cannot be considered one that offers the world a major cuisine.

[quote] Where you’d see onions, carrots and peas in rice before there is only scallion.

What a horrible example. Fried rice is essentially snack food made from leftovers.

In China do they just call Chinese food “food”?

[quote] I’m waiting for it to get cold so I can order some Bún bò Huế!

Do you love their Bún bò Huế?

R26 in her Google Translate English, which still manages to make more than five language errors, for which a Parisien would demand banishment if French were involved, ignores the more-direct current influences of North African, other African (Senegalese), and Middle Eastern influences changing methods and cuisine in France, as well as the reinvigorated effects from old contributors such as Spain and Italy. As she types from Duluth, spouting anti-American, anti-fat bigotry on a US site.

She also ignores the excellent point made by R27, who knows that this French grenouille speaks proudly for a colonial power that attempted to gut the cultures of the nations she claims all French admire, after the fact. "Hubris" is the same in Greek, English AND French.

Most importantly, the chatte petite rance naturally would ignore the fact that among all influences on French eating in the last 30 years, it is the permanent adoption of American fast food that has had the greatest impact. And that is combined with the exuberant pilfering of that dreaded thing, American culture.

These ridiculous know-nothings. Pffft.

Good Chinese can be great-- but all the chinese restaurants in the suburbs tend to be pretty awful

Maybe Thai is peaking in popularity in certain areas but I think Thai food won’t overtake Chinese or Japanese food as representative of Asian food cultures. Since we’re talking about comparing Thai to Chinese food, it’s worth noting that classic Chinese food (not post-communist Chinese) has more regional varieties, preparation and cooking techniques, and wide-ranging ingredients.

You can find classic Chinese cuisines in Taiwan where many high cuisine chefs fled to after the fall of China. Here too, you have Taiwanese cuisine which is a mixture of Fujian (southeast China where early immigrants in 1800s to Taiwan came from) and Japanese culinary influences. Pan-Chinese cuisine includes distinctive ones such as Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese, Beijing/ northern, Fujian, etc... Also, Chinese food can be categorized under certain specialty dishes, of which there are restaurants devoted to only those items. You have restaurants that feature one of the following: dumpling, dim sum (Taiwanese/ northern and/ or southern Chinese), handmade noodles, hot pot, seafood, northern Chinese Muslim cuisine, country/ family style, grand imperial style, etc....

The sorts of Chinese food that is having a moment now are regional or specific dishes. Dumpling joints and dim sum/ noodle places are popular here in SF. Hot pot is also pretty popular in the bay area. Thai food is very popular but I think its popularity lies in a few ubiquitous dishes like pad Thai, pad kee mow, curries, and soups. I love its simplicity and mixture of fresh and spicy ingredients. It’s not high cuisine but a great cuisine doesn’t have to be that, Mexican food is in the same boat as well.

There are a lot of Chinese restaurants that tailor to American tastes, so much so that we have a misplaced knowledge and taste for what really good Chinese food is supposed to be like. Thai restaurants too are becoming ubiquitous so that we’re starting to see the not so great ones populating the scene. I’ve had plenty of bad Thai food, soggy and under-seasoned pad Thai, greasy curries, and salty but flavorless soups.

[quote] all the chinese restaurants in the suburbs tend to be pretty awful

Not P.F. Chang’s!

There are longstanding Chinese restaurants are still great. Often these are carried on by family members. My favorite Chinese restaurant in SF is Henry’s Hunan which has the distinction of being called the best Chinese restaurant in the world by The New Yorker in 1979. The dishes are authentic Hunan and just perfectly prepared, simple food.

R28 You fucking slob, there was no America who took the land from the native Americans, it was you slimy Europeans who did that, the French Spanish and then the rotten mouthed British. Do they teach history in any European country? You people raped and pillaged the natives like you did everywhere. Who said Americans started the war in Vietnam? They fucking French started it. I hate Europeans more everyday, and I am glad for all the immigrant troubles you have and hope for much more, you deserve it and more.

R75, I hear what you're saying but we Americans were complicit and part of it too. Once America broke off from Britain and became a new nation, it's not like the injustices towards natives stopped. They got worse and snowballed. For instance, the trail of tears.

I was getting sick of Chinese, so was thrilled to discover Thai and Vietnamese food about 20 years ago or so.

Now, I'm getting sort of sick of Thai and Vietnamese.

Even Hole in the Wall Chinese Restaurants in NYC are great.

R78, hole-in-the-wall places are the best places to eat food anyways.

Jitlada in Hollywood rocks -- routinely voted best Thai restaurant in the country. But they don't hold back the heat/spice.

R80, I heard great things about that place. There is no point in eating Thai food if you can't eat it spicy! When I visited LA 5 years ago, I went to this place called Night Market on Sunset Boulevard. It is the best Thai food I have ever eaten. You cannot find Thai food like that in Chicago. The stuff I had there was stuff you'd find out in a Thai street corner or from someone's house.

R81, Night Market is also very good and easily one of the best Thai restaurants around! They definitely offer dishes you don't typically see at the standard Thai restaurant.

R82, the fact that it's in Sunset Boulevard is also nice. I can't imagine an authentic "ethnic" restuarant being on , say, Rush and Division street here.

Nice try, R26/R28 and all the other posts and W&W buttons you keep hitting. You don't know shit about French développements in culture or cuisine, and think because you visited Paris on a weekender you can just keep on and on. You post like a 22-year-old twat with Daddy issues.

And you have not addressed anything said to you except with pipsqueak insults to weight, countries and people who dare to see you for what you are. The faux daughter of Napoleon and French atrocities, failures and national cowardice accuses other countries of - what - horrors? All nations are guilty, you idiot, and it has nothing to do with your pretensions to know an acorn about Asian cuisines. Irrelevant lunatic.

As a biracial man who came of age in London and had frequent trips to France over the years from there, I do know what I know. And I know for the sake of the DL you need to go grab yourself a McD Big Mac (your lunch of choice) and shove it far enough down your phony throat for your hand to turn brown.

Now shoo. I would say, "Now chou" but you would not know what I'm talking about, you illiterate in two languages. Baise ton père syphilitique en enfer, espèce de con.

R84, did you feel more accepted in London vs. Paris/France? What do you feel are the big differences between the people in the two nations?

The people who attempt to pronounce on "the only great cuisines" only speak for themselves from their own biases and experience. People who speak of "French" and "Chinese" and "Italian" are acting as if cuisines have anything to do with nationalities beyond political boundaries and some shared historical influences. Homogenizing Provencal and Parisian (meaning courtly and country traditions pressed through Escoffier and then developed to the present) cuisines is as politically based as is considering Neapolitan and Venetian cuisines (among the six or so other major Italian) as part of one Italian statement. No. That's silly. Acting as if Chinese cuisine is a singular point of pride for a Han is absurd amid such distinctly different traditions, ingredients, methods and philosophies of food. So go ahead and bleat.

R85, people in Paris wanted to fuck me (or the other way around), but also are down-to-earth, decent, smart, cultured and open-minded in a rare way - that's from my experience, not a judgment on everyone. People in London thought I was from the Caribbean and were difficult to get to know, with interactions feeling more transactional or status-conscious. Classist. People in rural parts of both countries were stand-offish, although once they got to know me the French were more welcoming. The classism in England remains for me its worst feature, especially with immigrants entering the mix. Country French north, central and east were very nice, partly I think because I would finish my plate and then start taking things off theirs with tears in my eyes. USA actually is best because I'd rather not be looked at as an exotic. Racism is not an American invention.

Sorry for tangent. Just answering a question.

What I hate is pad Thai made with wide, rice noodles. Wide noodles are for pad kee mow, not pad thai. Pad thai is supposed to be made with thin, rice noodles. Also some place cut corners by using chili paste but not fresh chilis.

R88, I take it you don’t love their pad Thai.

No, not it has not. If you don't like nuts in your food, mango, lime, or chile , fish sauce laden or overly sweet syrupy sauces, you won't like Thai food.

Chinese food is much better. Thai is meh.

Thanks, R88. Useful!

But R90 describes what a Chinese person who doesn't like nuts, mango, lime, fish sauce and chiles, and who pretends that sticky-sweet sauces aren't a mainstay in numerous authentic Chinese regional dishes, would say. Not to mention that nuts and chiles are common in various authentic Chinese dishes, that preserved limes are a Hong Kong favorite, fish sauce is used in many southern Chinese dishes and in some Cantonese recipes, and that anyone who doesn't like mango is just unusual.

That's personal bias, not objectivity, speaking. It's fine to like and not like things, but to think that a spit-out post says anything else but "me no like" is silly.

We seemed to have a acquired a new troll: Le Angry French Troll.

Welcome to DL.

R91 also a good, authentic thai place wouldn’t skimp or skip the lime. Another way to distinguish an okay pad Thai from a good, authentic one. I used to rent a room while in college from a Thai couple whose family ran a couple of Thai restaurants.

R87, thank you for the response, very honest.

Too many fat people in America now, Chinese food fell out of fashion. The fatties were chased out of the buffets.

"You go NOW! You here four hour! You no eat vegetable!"

I cant wait for corona to end so I can spend a month gorging myself on delicious Thai food, and equally delicious Thai boys. Thailand is heaven for gluttony and lust.

What is the thai noodles that are clear, I can never remember, I love them far too much, almost as much as red curry. I ordered some chili paste and made my own curry and was exactly like the restaurant that charges a fair amount, and it was too easy.

R98 it’s probably pad woon sen, basically stir fried noodles with glass noodles. Glass noodles are very thin and made with mung beans, these noodles are a stable in Chinese cooking.

Yes. It's not as good though.

[quote] stable in Chinese cooking.

R101 no you didn't!

I wonder why Korean food hasn't taken off? I think American palates would like some of those flavors, i.e. bulgogi BBQ, etc.

R103 Korean Food is pretty prevalent and popular along the west coast. That it isn’t popular throughout the US as a whole might have to do with where Korean immigrants first settled?

Oddly, even though I love Korean food, I never actively seek to eat it when I travel throughout the US (except NY and DMV). I figure it will never be as good as in places like LA, especially.

I will try anything food wise (and sexxually but thats another thread!) and my late husband loved Thai food so I ate it several times. I just hated it .

I actively seek Korean food when I'm in the DMZ.

Korean Barbecue is fine but I'm not crazy about Korean food. It's just boring to me compared to Chinese, Thai, Vieetnamese, Burmese, etc. Japanese food is also much better.

Almost every city of a certain size has a good Asian market. There you can find all the vegetables, herbs, curries, and other ingredients to make Chinese, Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese food. (Things like lemon grass, galangal, Thai basil - besides many vegetables that never will be found in western stores.). The cooking techniques themselves are not that complicated. Boil noodles, stir fry your vegetables and meats, (diced or sliced finely for quick cooking), add your sauces. The Thai lady who cuts my hair says that the vast majority of Thai people use prepared curries and sauces for things like Tom kha gai and pahd thai noodles. I'm sure there are some morter and pestle cooks out there, but frankly, I would be shocked if very many restaurants prepare their spices that way.

I like Vietnamese and other South Asian food better than Thai.

A good friend lives in Thailand - he said that a lot of Thai food tastes the same because of the chili sauce, fish sauce, curry or other items they add to it. I've visited him a couple of times and I have to say he's right.

I like it, but it doesn't have a lot of depth. And it's everywhere now, so it's hardly exotic.

R101 good one! Damn auto predict text and typing faster than you’re thinking. Though I’m not completely wrong in saying the Chinese wouldn’t be above eating horses like some other cultures that consider horse meat to be a delicacy.

Whether it’s Chinese or Thai, for me it’s still one from Column A and two from Column B.

R104, good point. I guess there aren't many other cities with large enough Korean populations to cultivate much of a Korean food scene.

R112 - there are - but mainly Korean restaurants are only in Korean neighborhoods. I can think of a few places that have done well - there's Jin Ju in Andersonville, Chicago.

It's been open for over 15 years and mainly non-Koreans (white people) go there. They did a great business.

[quote]these noodles are a stable in Chinese cooking.

Uh... not really used all that much tbh.

Yeah, i'm not a huge fan of Thai food because i don't prefer my evening meal to have a sweet (coconut milk) rather than a savory taste. i love mango, chile, lime and am also ok with some of their other seasonings, but in general, i have never said "let's go out for Thai food!" And i lived in L.A. where there were some of the (considered) "best" Thai food places in the aughts era. Of course i've never been a fan of General Pso's Chicken either, but that is an Americanized dish as well, however just a comparison that i don't like sweet stuff for dinner. Not a fan.

[quote]General Pso

Don't eat it, don't know how to spell it.

R116, General Pso is what you get when Vietnamese Pho and General Tso's chicken fornicate and have a bastard baby.

[quote hole-in-the-wall places are the best places to eat food anyways.

I was at a hole-in-the wall once and then some guy stuck his dick through.

Did any NYC’ers here ever go to RAIN in the late 90s/early 2000’s? It was my first introduction to Thai food and I’ve never had nearly as good Thai food anywhere since.

Every time I eat Chinese food I feel disgusting - even when I’m careful. Worse than Mexican, pizza, anything. It’s all the sodium which is totally bloating. The only great thing they do as far as I’m concerned is Peking Duck.

I LOVE Japanese food.

R5 R8 and R12 why are you responding to your own posts?

I sort of skimmed this thread because half of it seems to be a moronic debate involving the cultural superiority of France over the evil imperialistic US despite the fact the French literally invented/co-invented colonization and subjectification of indigenous people on a global scale for the course of the last 500 years.

As for France itself, it's a lovely place but they haven't actually been a world leader in anything for....30 years? 40? They used to lead in so many categories: fashion, art, music, design, food, etc and they've been surpassed in everything.

No one eats French food except the French. Most of the planet is eating pizza, Asian and Mexican food.

When did the French lead in music

For about a week in 1892.

The Thai's like other Asian countries don't serve bat. That is a Chinese speciality.

"Oh really what other Asian countries? Plus, When you are the ones who made war with Vietnam idk why your mouth is that big....Shameless pig"

It seems bizarre to me, that you are making a case for a better kind of colonialism, while using the rationale of an anti-colonialist.

Obviously, you're just arguing for arguing's sake.

I'll fuck you, but I don't I'll respect you afterwards.

Unless you do something like, really exceptional.

Oh, and the self-sucking thing is not that impressive to me.

So that's kind of no-go.

"I'll fuck you, but I don't THINK I'll respect you afterwards." is what I was trying to say.

You know, I'm not even remotely hungry or interested in this topic, I'm not really sure why I clicked on this thread.

Oh, BTW, if you can slam a big rubbery candy colored dildo up your ass while self-sucking, send me a gif or something. I mean, you could basically have a career doing that.

I know some people. They're not that connected to porn, but they do tons of reality tv shit, so.. you know...

Think about it.

R125 never heard/been to Indonesia, Vietnam or Philippines

R128 Oh dear!

[quote] The Thai's like

What does the Thai possess?

R114 It depends on the season, it's used in hot pots especially Taiwanese style hot pots, and yes it's one of the noodles in many Chinese household cupboards. But you're right it's not eaten everyday year-round, you might eat it more frequently during the winter when hot pot is popular.

Korean food won't ever achieve the level of popularity as Chinese, Japanese or Thai as far as Asian foods go, because the flavor profile when compared to those three cuisines is too one-note. I'm speaking as someone who loves certain Korean dishes, the food in Seoul is certainly pretty good, I prefer Korean mochi to Japanese mochi by far. But Korean flavor profile emphasizes salty bean paste, garlic, sesame oil and chili peppers disproportionally above everything else. If you don't like these ingredients then the cuisine doesn't have much to offer you aside from a few dishes. What's more the spiciness mainly comes from the use of red chili pepper, whereas in Chinese cuisine for instance there are more varieties in where the spiciness comes from. Different types of dry peppercorns (mainly green and red), white pepper, various chili peppers used fresh/ dried/ preserved with other ingredients. Also, Chinese food isn't just spicy, you can have simple dish of steamed fish with white wine, ginger, spring onions, lightly seasoned with salt, or you can have dishes with reflect combination of ingredients and cooking methods which you just don't see in Korean cuisine. China has regional cuisines with distinct varieties and its popularity is also due to the immigrant Chinese adapting local tastes to their own cuisine, thus making it acceptable and becoming a part of the local cuisine. It's why Chinese food is popular in Mexico, South America, and almost all corners of the world.

R115 Where did you get thai food made with sweetened coconut milk, are you sure that was a an actual thai restaurant? I make my own curry and use the unsweetened.

My takeout Thai was delicious, bitches!!

Can someone tell me how a thread about Thai and Chinese food devolved to rants and slurs against the French, Americans, and North Africans?

R134, did you love their pad Thai?

Nothing can beat Vietnamese Pho, Subs and Salad Rolls. They are very tasty and can be addictive. I eat Vietnamese food at least once a week.

I had Thai food today and thought of this thread.

In LA, I think Thai is more popular. I think.

Cilantro is often used in Thai food. I love both—the herb and the cuisine— but some people dislike cilantro; it tastes soapy to them.

[quote] but some people dislike cilantro; it tastes soapy to them.

Agreed.

R139, yes, Thai food is serious business in LA.

I got take-out for dinner from a local Thai restaurant No inside seating due to covid. I got Drunkin Noodles and it was delicious especially with the Thai Basil.

It's difficult to find Chinese food in Portland, OR, but Thai food is everywhere.

Thai food is so early ‘00s. It’s all about Chinese food now. Real Chinese food. Chili oil. Dan Dan noodles. Noodles for breakfast.