What Meat In Thailand?

[Randy Cornhole]

I do love seafood its just that its so much work for so little most of the time...

I will have to do battle with a crab for 20 minuets just to get one decent mouthful.

With a fried chicken I can just stick my head up its arse and chow down from the inside out...

[STEVE G]

I do love seafood its just that its so much work for so little most of the time...

It's worse with snake; they've got too many rib bones!

[chrisdaejeon]

I eat mostly pork and chicken but chicken more so. The quality is usally good from the supermarkets. Sometimes yearn for a good steak.

[PeteC]

There are some substitutes for the 'old regulars'. Duck is good from time to time but not by itself, needs to be in some nice Thai salad or weetio soup with noodles.

There's a place here that serves ostrich in it's cheese steak sandwiches believe it or not, and they don't tell anyone. It's very similar to beef but a bit sweeter tasting. Very tender.

A roast turkey is good from time to time as well.

I've heard tell that somewhere in Samat Prakan near the big crocodile farm there they serve up croc steaks. No idea what they taste like.

I've also read that kangaroo meat is popular in Australia? Don't know if it will ever get here.

There's also veal. Yes beef, but different tasting. Pete

[Randy Cornhole]

In Thailand I have sampled Snake, Crocodile and nokajokted (Ostrich) All rather pleasant in their own way, but the humble Chicken always rules the roost if you pardon the pun...

[pitsch]

I vote definitely for fish, crab and other seafood, but for me prawn belongs to "other seafood".

[hhfarang]

I vote definitely for fish, crab and other seafood, but for me prawn belongs to "other seafood".

Same here, I have prawns at least a couple of times a week, like yesterday in a delicious Tom Yum Talay that my wife made containing both prawns and squid.

BaaBaa, I love Bubba Gumps by the way. Do they have a franchise in Thailand?

[BaaBaa.]

I vote definitely for fish, crab and other seafood, but for me prawn belongs to "other seafood".

I kept Goong seperate because it's eaten more regularly IMO.

A Tom Yam Goong or Khao Pad Goong is eaten more often than a full frickin cotton fish!

[BaaBaa.]

BaaBaa, I love Bubba Gumps by the way. Do they have a franchise in Thailand?

No idea mate, I thought it was off Forrest Gump!

[shunpike]

Ranting a bit here because Chelski beat Hull in the 92nd minute, I have no oomph for Hull, but hate Chelski. By the by, didn't Roman look posh, sat there in his 'loge' counting his rubles, er...lack of finish.

Anyway, food. I've voted for pork and have followed this thread with interest. I'm put off by the prawn slash seafood voters (however few they may be).

Most seafood here is, in my experience, souped or saladed in a heavy acid based "nam" (Now I'm talking Thai style here, not Chinese). Be it Yam, or Tom Yam...the feature of this style is acid and chilie. The fortress of subtle shellfish flavour, enhanced by a splash of olive oil, a quick touch of heat, and a brush of fresh basil or thyme, or tarragon has little defense against the chilli-acidic hordes.

Bring on the fatty pork, the belly, the neck, the bacon....throw chilli at it, limes, nam pla....the mighty pig stands the test of all gastronomic assaults, save sugar! That pulled pork shite is ...well, shit.

[Khundon1975]

I've seen the 10 Baht? sausages that look good, like an english sausage, until you bite into them and realise it's the good old Isaan sausage.

You must have seen them - 1 Baht sausages:

BigBoy They look like those "Love Beads" I have come across on the Net. The wife told me to steer clear of them as they had been hanging around in the Sun too long and could prove fatal to me, with my poor constitution.

My own choice BaaBaa, is beef, The butchers choice is Rib Of Beef for steaks and Fillet from the morning market for stews.

I took my brother in law there to look at the beef stall and he reckoned it was beautiful meat for stewing, especially when done in a slow cooker.
He is a master butcher and loved it and where can you buy a whole fillet for a couple of quid (his sell for about £70 in the UK.

For a snack, then I liked the pork on a stick from the man stationed at the side entrance to the Morning market, 10 of them were always required after a visit to the market.

Lardna from the lady next to Tesco petrol station was also very good.
After a bad experience with chicken in Thailand, I steered clear of that particular meat.

[margaretcarnes]

Goong almost every time in a Thai eatery. Minced moo in the omelettes. Duck and noodle soup.
When cooking at home in LOS it was moo stews and curries often in preference to chicken, which often looks a bit 'iffy' in the market.
As for beef steaks - difficult anywhere IMO in terms of persuading restaurant folks that you want them RARE. As in your chips go red as well. And I've yet to come across a Thai run restaurant that can reliably serve the cut of beef referred to on the menu.
Crocodile, when available, is well worth a try (casseroled - it needs slow cooking apparently. Used to be a speciality at Checkpoint Charlie on Bintabahn years ago.)