mikz929 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 ...S.R. Thai near UST serves great and affordable thai dishes....especially pad thai...love it... :thumbsupsmiley: :thumbsupsmiley: :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
myso Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Love eating at Muang Thai in Banawe! Sarap ng catfish nila Quote Link to comment
boratsagdiyev Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I love Thai food, spent weeks in Bangkok with my ass literally burning. Don't know if the Philippine market can absorb all Thai products. But I send you the best of luck. For Thai food, I get my fix at Sala Thai near PWU. In Makati I go to Som's (which is a little too sweet) but good anyway. Quote Link to comment
ChiliMac Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 S.R. in UST nga ok dyan, yung Mai Thai yata sa Robinson's Place ok din. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Just saw this place last weekend I find the hygene questionable The place have a few Thai memorabillas It is along P. Noval near the corner of España. What do u recommend to order here aside from Pad Thai? ...S.R. Thai near UST serves great and affordable thai dishes....especially pad thai...love it... :thumbsupsmiley: :thumbsupsmiley: :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
roaddog z Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Thai at Silk located in the Serendra Piazza at the Fort. Very Good Tom Yung Kung soup and check out their Pad Thai & fish grilled in banana leaf w/ curry. Quote Link to comment
juancarlos_enriquez Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Although di sya purely Thai food, the Banana Leaf has some excellent Thai dishes in its menu. Quote Link to comment
sally bogna mathay Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 To the fellow, thinking of putting up a Thai resto, let's meet and talk. Here's my 3 cents on Thai food. I lived and worked in Bangkok for 11 years, so I guess I can speak with some authority on Thai food. One of my favorite pastimes was to check out noodle shops on every street and compare the taste of my favorite dishes. Surprisingly, there aren't two noodle shops that serve exactly the same tasting food. I have posted some other stuff on Thai food in the Secret places in Bangkok thread. The key to Thai food is that almost every dish usually has all the tastes (spicy, salty, sweet, sour, sometimes bitter). Like someone in this thread posted, you cannot substitute for ingredients not available in RP. For example, the kaffir lime leaves and galanggal (a type of ginger) that are both key to making tom yum kung (spicy shrimp soup) are not available on a commercial quantity. You can only find them in the specialty section of some supermarkets. I also want to stress that some Thai restaurants in Manila have adjusted the taste of some of the dishes they serve, apparently, to suit the Filipino palate. To me, that is culinary cheating. Thai food must be served as it is served in the streets of Bangkok. The best Thai restaurant to me was Ayutthaya (used to be located somewhere at St. Francis square behind SM megamall). It was run by the daughter of Gen. Rafael Ileto, who was previously ambassador to Bangkok. Prices were a a bit steep, but everything was genuine. The Sala Thai near PWU is also okay, particularly since their prices are reasonable. I donlt know if Krung Thai is still operating in Makati. The Muang Thai on Banawe was disappointing, because the khao phat khai (fried rice w/ chicken) that I ordered during my only visit there about ten years ago was cooked in butter (horrors!). I never got to try the Thai resto at UP, although people I know who did swore that the food was authentic Thai. The oodys (tama ba?) look pricey and I have yet to try them. However, they seem to serve too many kinds of dishes (as based on the menu) that the focus might no longer be on Thai food. I read a news article on PDI a year ago that a new Thai resto was going to open at Festival mall in Alabang. Can anyone tell me if this pushed through? There's a resto at Shangri-La mall on Shaw, Penang Hill. They serve some Thai food, but was not able to try it because we settled for samossa and other Indian stuff. Will post other observations and opinions on Thai food next time. Quote Link to comment
juancarlos_enriquez Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 SR in Katipunan. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I just tried SR at the side of UST soso lang... I duplicated the Seafood fried rice and Pad Thai at home ..... i had a bottle of authentic pad thai sauce,bought prawns, bean sprouts, squid, peanuts etc ... :boo: SR in Katipunan. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I agree I lived with a Thai flatmate and his name is Chaiwat Luangrungsap he cooked authentic Thai food .... and believe me if it was not Spicy Thai Food.... it is not Thai Food I sweat when i eat Spicy Hot Food....Thai food here... i can just eat it with ease... Real Thai food will require 2 full size towels to manage my perspiration..... To the fellow, thinking of putting up a Thai resto, let's meet and talk. Here's my 3 cents on Thai food. I lived and worked in Bangkok for 11 years, so I guess I can speak with some authority on Thai food. One of my favorite Quote Link to comment
sally bogna mathay Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 More on Thai food: On the tables of nearly all noodle shops on the streets of Bangkok are small containers of chili powder, sugar, vinegar with sliced chilis, fish sauce with sliced chilis, soy sauce (actually more of molasses), fresh garlic and fresh green onions. If you order any noodle dish with or without soup, make sure to put a bit of powdered chili, sugar, fish sauce, and vinegar. It's hard to find authentic phad thai in Manila, which is a street food staple in Bangkok. I think it's because sinlek (the Thai name for rice noodles) isn't available, or if it is, it's probably imported. Ergo, the high prices of Thai food. If you think Thai food is too spicy, you are right. But then again once you get used to the spiciness, Filipino food will taste bland. That's why I put a lot chili powder in my adobo, mechado or bistek. Try it! The best antidote to spicy food is chocolate. So if ever you go to Bangkok and plan to eat street food, make sure you have some. A 7-11 is never too far away. (trivia: Bangkok has the most # of 7-11s in the world) Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 (edited) It reminded me way back My friends and I picked up Thai girls from a bar ....but since we were on a tight budgetwe just brought them to our flat for dinner..... The Thai ladies volunteered to cook .... and immediately they asked for Chili powder, fish sauce, sliced greed chillisFortunately we have those The simple fried fish was almost drenched in Red Chili powder before fryingThey steamed the scrambled egg decorated with full colors of sliced red and green chilis Made soup with ground pork, upo and fish sauce Both the meal and the ladies were HOT More on Thai food: On the tables of nearly all noodle shops on the streets of Bangkok are small containers of chili powder, sugar, vinegar with sliced chilis, fish sauce with sliced chilis, soy sauce (actually more of molasses), fresh garlic and fresh green onions. If you order any noodle dish with or without soup, make sure to put a bit of powdered chili, sugar, fish sauce, and vinegar. It's hard to find authentic phad thai in Manila, which is a street food staple in Bangkok. I think it's because sinlek (the Thai name for rice noodles) isn't available, or if it is, it's probably imported. Ergo, the high prices of Thai food. If you think Thai food is too spicy, you are right. But then again once you get used to the spiciness, Filipino food will taste bland. That's why I put a lot chili powder in my adobo, mechado or bistek. Try it! The best antidote to spicy food is chocolate. So if ever you go to Bangkok and plan to eat street food, make sure you have some. A 7-11 is never too far away. (trivia: Bangkok has the most # of 7-11s in the world) Edited February 13, 2007 by lomex32 Quote Link to comment
sally bogna mathay Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 It reminded me way back My friends and I picked up Thai girls from a bar ....but since we were on a tight budgetwe just brought them to our flat for dinner..... The Thai ladies volunteered to cook .... and immediately they asked for Chili powder, fish sauce, sliced greed chillisFortunately we have those The simple fried fish was almost drenched in Red Chili powder before fryingThey steamed the scrambled egg decorated with full colors of sliced red and green chilis Made soup with ground pork, upo and fish sauceBoth the meal and the ladies were HOT That must have been some dinner...! In most instances, the wok used for stir frying is very hot. That's why the meats and vegetables are cooked almost in seconds when they are placed there. The veggies are still crisp when served. The Thais also do not use salt, but vetsin instead. Good thing this is overwhelmed by the spices. Another secret to the tatse is the use of a chopping board made from the tamarind tree. Cooks swear that this right away goves meats a unique flavor. Quote Link to comment
HoneyBoy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Thai food rocks! Problem is, I have very little tolerance for spicy food. It would take a blanket to wipe me dry from perspiration. But I would still go for Thai food anytime! Quote Link to comment
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