English Breakfast Part #2

[PeteC]

You just can not get English style Heinz Beans although there are good alternatives but they are generally expensive.

Was in Carre'foo over here today and rows and rows of cans of English Heinz "vegetarian" beans in the farang imported food section. Is this the same as used in a good breakfast? Price I think was 56 baht a can.

I think what needs to happen in HH is for one of the Thai wives to compile a list of "absolutely essential" foreign items, and go present it to the manager of Tesco. Tell him/her that their shelves will be cleared of these items on a weekly basis if they agree to stock. Pete

[Jaime]

Pete, others can correct me if I am wrong but I think they are used as an acceptable substitute for the Heinz baked beans we get here in the UK (not marketted as Vegetarian beans - different labelling). I have had the Heinz veggie beans you describe (from HH Shopping Mall, Big C Petchburi & Tesco HH) and to be honest I don't think they are quite the same as the standard Heinz product sold in the UK.

[JW]

SPC beans freom Oz are the best substitute in my opinion. Still not the "real thing" though.

[Gus]

A bar /restaurant owner in Chumphon told me that he goes to Hua Hin every week to get his British style sausages, bacon and pies etc.

I went to the All Nations a few mornings for breakfast, spoilt my appetite when the guy came down the road with the smoke gun roach killer.
Not a bad breakfast though.

[packie]

nothing like a few kippers, but if i cant get them then a big feed of fish fingers is lovely.

Another thing i discovered is the chinese style fried batter pieces they sell here in the morning, erfect for dunkin into a bleeding egg, or equally with some reheated gravy from dinner.

Must check if laver /sloak grows in thailand , i have collected it commercialy in ireland, mabe i could supply some laverbread.

And Janis, just to say i like thai breakfast, a big bowl of beef noodle soup/ beef falling in water, etc. is perfect as it rehydrates you and gives some nourishmnent, by the time you eat it and read the paper, you be just ready for a big greasey breakfast.

I think to keep both our expat and thai cultures intact we should all eat two breakfasts, one of each, i like to do it anyway, one to make me fat, one to make me thin. :-)

[Jaime]

I think to keep both our expat and thai cultures intact we should all eat two breakfasts, one of each, i like to do it anyway, one to make me fat, one to make me thin. :-)

Genius!!

[turok]

Why are you looking for good english breakfast in Thailand - I don't understand people who go on holiday to another country then start looking for their own kind of food - try the local foods - the noodle soup is delicious either with duck or pork - also the rice with pork and egg is lovely -

Whilst I wouldn't normally resurrect such a long dead post, I do feel its worth mentioning that not everybody flies in from the UK for their two weeks of fun and sun in LOS. I live and work in SE Asia - noodles, rice and lakhsa I can get for breakfast whenever I want but, being in a Muslim country, what I can't get so easily are any pork related products (entering the country whilst trying to smuggle 1/2 pound of bacon in your underpants is not as much fun as it sounds - believe me!). What we get instead are bizarre concoctions such as 'turkey ham', 'chicken sausage' and 'beef bacon'. Going on holiday gives me an opportunity to refresh my jaded palette.

The other point is that everybody seems to have missed a vital point on what makes the perfect fry-up. In order to complete the sumptumous fare, the vital ingredient is that it must be cooked...by somebody else! Pitch up, order artery-clogging breakfast, read News of the World, breakfast arrives - oh! the joy!!!

As I said, sorry to drag up an old post, but it hit a subject close to my heart (at least while the arteries are still just about functioning).

[Terry]

I have to watch my cholesterol levels, but as the doc says, something you like, once a week, wont hurt. SO..........

Sunday morning, I get our restaurant cook to dish up a good old English Breakfast.

Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Fried Bread lashed with HP sauce...........naughty but nice as they say.

Mrs T does this very well as she spent time in the UK with me and had some first class lessons from my late mum.

When you are eating local food for most of the time all week, what's wrong with a little self indulgence?

Surely one of the great things about this country is that you can eat almost anything here.

[bozzman101]

hi guys the gob is sabalating nam lie nam lie thinking about a real rasher black n white pudding fried bread yummy

[Pagey]

Turok : I know exactly where you are coming from !

In July I booked in at Chan Chay Bungalows where breakfast is inclusive but it is crappy hot dog sausages. Having been starved of pork since April I tried asking if I went to Hua Hin Meat Co and bought my own sausages would they cook them for me. However the word 'sausage' in my Yorkshire accent was beyond them!

The last 2 days I had a cooked brekkie at a small bar on the way to town from the Marriott. Theres 3 bars together, the last one a music bar, could be called Victoria, Barrys will put me right if he reads this!

200 Bht for a full brekkie, I left the eggs, toast, tomato 'cos I was stuffed ! and as much tea/coffee as you want.
Next day I had a small brekkie for 145 Baht which was more manageable but still filling. Realised then as other customers ordered you can customize and order what you want. Excellent, I will be back, I can't remember the owners name but did meet him at Lolitas birthday party.

Every daytime/evening meal I ate Thai food although usually after 2 or 3 weeks of rice/noodles I do crave and have a lunchtime plate of chips with my beer. However, the Thai rice soup thingy at breakfast never looks appetizing to me.

[JW]

The best i have sampled recently are Jungle juice then Limelight. Victoria is good but not a easy location for me anymore.

[barrys]

Victoria is on the left a few hundred metres before you get to the main traffic lights coming from Market Village.
There are three places side by side:
George's Bar run by Steve from London (a good mate of mine and a great place to just sit, drink, chat and watch the world go by), Victoria run by Barry from England (great breakfasts, burgers and sandwiches at very reasonable prices, plus real chips) and Torrs Steak House (about which I shall not make any comment).

[johnnyk]

I'd certainly like it more if I didn't have to drink weasel piss Nescafe with my full English. Knobbing someone 150 baht for brekkie without real coffee is a bit much.
I know lots of Thai places that serve real coffee, why can't falang owners just add 5 baht to their price and dish up the real thing? Is business that bad?

[tigger]

Have to agree with JW. Recently tried Jungle Juice and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the Tip JW. Breakfast was great too!!!!!

[roundeyes]

I can say that although not properly staffed and open until the 18th of this month, I had probably the best English breaky in town at a new bar restuarant along the colong road before 7/11 and the driving range called the Purple Pig. I think the source is Ham and bacon but cooked a treat. Bacon eggs sausage b/pudding mushrooms tomato's bread/toast and a pot of tea coffee or soft drink. Well worth a try.