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I hear that all the time from newcomers to my area - why isn't there a Thai restaurant? We tell them there is a Chinese restaurant, and they look at us for the bumpkins we are. I don't care for oriental food, myself (not into ethnic) - is it similar?
I'll take Chinese (Cantonese) over Thai every day of the week ... and twice on Sundays. For that matter, include Japanese food. For that matter, my dislike for Thai food has NOTHING to do with the Orient, because some mild Cantonese Chinese beef and chicken dishes are very good and marinated beef prepared by the Japanese is also tasty, and you don't go back to your desk after lunch with a bad aftertaste, nor pay for it even later. After a few Thai lunches, I was unproductive in the afternoon.
Yup I lived in Thailand for years as a kid and got used to dark meat in gang gai, often in larger chunks with bones in 'em. I also miss Thai eggplant, that absorbs the curry flavor so much better than all the stuff they dump in it here.
They put eggplant in the curry at a lot of places around here! (Dallas)
I love Thai food, and anyone who doesn't needs to be destroyed immediately.
This.
Your particular tastes just go against the mainstream on this one. For instance, most 'mericans seem to like pizza with 5 pounds of effing cheese on it; I think it is disgusting. To each his/her own.
I definitely don't think it is people just claiming to like Thai food just to be hip or something. Most people who try Thai food enjoy it and return for more.
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They put eggplant in the curry at a lot of places around here! (Dallas)
Unfortunately, many places here in Southern California uses eggplant in their curries Sorry, but eggplant and Chatteress taste buds don't get along very well
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I love Thai food, especially Thai noodles. Yummy!
I always have to have some sort of noodle dish whenever I visit a Thai restaurant
I hear that all the time from newcomers to my area - why isn't there a Thai restaurant? We tell them there is a Chinese restaurant, and they look at us for the bumpkins we are. I don't care for oriental food, myself (not into ethnic) - is it similar?
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I'll take Chinese (Cantonese) over Thai every day of the week ... and twice on Sundays. For that matter, include Japanese food. For that matter, my dislike for Thai food has NOTHING to do with the Orient, because some mild Cantonese Chinese beef and chicken dishes are very good and marinated beef prepared by the Japanese is also tasty, and you don't go back to your desk after lunch with a bad aftertaste, nor pay for it even later. After a few Thai lunches, I was unproductive in the afternoon.
I agree about the aftertaste which is why I usually have mints on me ... You can get just as bad of an aftertaste with garlicky Italian food or Chinese food ...
I think it is an acquired taste. Having a SO that grew up in Thailand, I have been exposed to much of it, as she is a superb cook. (Granted, I can't do the salted fish stuff)....
Much of the Chinese food in the US has been heavily Americanized (though if you go with the natives from China here, they know where to go). I would imagine that many Americans would be turned off by chicken feet, etc.
The only thing I struggle with is (since she shops at asian markets), is when I am hungry and digging through the pantry for something to eat, I have no idea what "หอยเชลล์และถั่วเขียวในซอสแกงกะหรี่" means , so I just look at the pictures.
Though much of the stuff is now home-grown, like lemongrass, and hot chilis, and things I have no idea what they are etc.....
Thai food may not be as diverse as Chinese. When I was in New England, Vietnamese was very popular. (A nice Pho).
I've had Thai on numerous occasions, and honestly, most other Asian cuisines I've had beat it. Maybe it's because I only tried it in Duluth, Minnesota, where locals seem to think that food from anywhere in Asia tastes like Chinese food. It's not bad, but not that good, either. I usually don't like a mix of "sweet" with other flavors.
Malaysian food, Japanese food, Vietnamese food, and ESPECIALLY South Asian (Indian/Pakistani/Nepalese) food I like; but Thai food is just, well, blah. Pad Thai is pretty good though, Tom Yum is good when it does not have vegetables in it, and larb and papaya salad (Isaan/Lao dishes) are surprisingly good for salads.
It seemed to be very popular about 10 years ago. That's around when the first Thai restaurant in Duluth opened. There once were three.
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Sorry, but eggplant and Chatteress taste buds don't get along very well 
, so I just look at the pictures.
