s/o Indian and Tai Food

TunaTown · July 2012

I can't get into either. I tried.

I don't like the smell of Indian spices.

Tai just taste like a$s. (I tried a couple entrees. I really really tried b/c my friends love it).

I also tried Vietnamese once. My breath stunk for a week before that crap finally left my system. No amount of Lysterine would fix it.

I'm a meat and potatoes girl.

CinemaGoddess · July 2012

You're broken.

ETA: That was way harsh, Tai.

nanabanana06 · July 2012

Indian food is the shiz. Period.

Thai food is awesome, especially thai peanut chicken. ::drool::

Vietnamese food is good, I presonally only really like Pho. Which is my all time favorite food on this planet. It's the best "I'm sick" food. Plus it's yummy.

FordFalcor · July 2012

Are you my mother?
Seriously, she despises it. I fed L chana masala a few weeks ago and my mom swore she could smell it on her breath for days. Riiiiight.

CinemaGoddess · July 2012

Indian: Try Tikka Masala (butter chicken) or Tandoori chicken.

Thai: Try Rama Garden (peanut sauce over steamed veggies with chicken, pork, beef or tofu.

Vietnamese: Pho Ga (chicken pho) with extra hoisin, siracha (sp?) with a side of tofu fresh rolls.

I'm also a meat and potatoes girl but holy bats the above dishes are glorious.

TunaTown · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
You're broken.

ETA: That was way harsh, Tai.

Crap. Did I spell that wrong?!

Sherbet Lemon · July 2012

I've never tried Indian or Vietnamese food. I need to remedy this, but am not sure where to get it around here. (We have restaurants with both types, but I don't know which ones are actually good.

CinemaGoddess · July 2012

Also:

When you go to Thai, get black sticky rice with coconut milk for a dessert. OMGYUM.

PrincessFiona9 · July 2012

I have never tried Thai or Vietnemese food, but I've tried a couple of Indian foods and I didn't like them. I tried Tandoori chicken...yuck.

nanabanana06 · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
Indian: Try Tikka Masala (butter chicken) or Tandoori chicken.

Thai: Try Rama Garden (peanut sauce over steamed veggies with chicken, pork, beef or tofu.

Vietnamese: Pho Ga (chicken pho) with extra hoisin, siracha (sp?) with a side of tofu fresh rolls.

I'm also a meat and potatoes girl but holy bats the above dishes are glorious.

I prefer Pho Ba, I like mine with steak or steak, brisket, and flank. Lots of lime, chinese basil, and a little siracha.

TunaTown · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
Also:

When you go to Thai, get black sticky rice with coconut milk for a dessert. OMGYUM.

That's the other thing - I don't like a peanut or cashew taste in my food and I'd don't like coconut unless it's shredded in a cookie. Or truffle.

CinemaGoddess · July 2012

Nana - the good pho places always have tripe in their beef pho. They look at you funny if you ask for it without trip and then a little asian woman comes from behind the counter to yell at you.

So I always order pho ga. Stick out tongue

[Deleted User] · July 2012

TunaTown:
Tai just taste like a$s.

This is just fcuking stupid.

CinemaGoddess · July 2012

Pad Thai without the peanuts.

grr_aargh · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
You're broken.

ETA: That was way harsh, Tai.

Amen.

If I could afford the time to do it every night, we'd live off of lentil curries, chicken korma, and saag paneer. I have a great thai recipe for a basil red curry beef. LOVE it. Thai. Middle Eastern. Indian.

Wait. Right. I just love food. I think we've established that.

grr_aargh · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
Indian: Try Tikka Masala (butter chicken) or Tandoori chicken.

Thai: Try Rama Garden (peanut sauce over steamed veggies with chicken, pork, beef or tofu.

Vietnamese: Pho Ga (chicken pho) with extra hoisin, siracha (sp?) with a side of tofu fresh rolls.

I'm also a meat and potatoes girl but holy bats the above dishes are glorious.

Or those awesome spring rolls in rice paper with fresh basil and mint and shrimp and awesomeness.

(Vietnamese).

OMG, I love everything you listed here.

[Deleted User] · July 2012

LARB!

omg.

ETA: You could put coconut curry on a pile of dead leaves and I would go at it.

halfbakedbecca · July 2012

Hubs like both, they cause a lot of gas.

I personally live off of cheezeits and mt dew.

oh and mangos. skin on

nanabanana06 · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:
Nana - the good pho places always have tripe in their beef pho. They look at you funny if you ask for it without trip and then a little asian woman comes from behind the counter to yell at you.

So I always order pho ga.

The places I go doesn't put tripe in them. Super duper yummy and I pick what meat combo I want. Yum!!!

klondikebar · July 2012

My mouth loves those foods, but my stomach doesn't. I'd kill for some sagg shabnam right now.

grr_aargh · July 2012

My favorite Vietnamese place has this incredible 20+ page menu. About 5 pages are ONLY in Vietnamese. I asked what it was for once and my server said I didn't want to know, I wouldn't eat it anyway.

They make AMAZING spring rolls.

TunaTown · July 2012

crystalbaby:
overture:
TunaTown:
Tai just taste like a$s.
This is just fcuking stupid.
I always thought that you liked eating ass, Overture. I may have to change my opinion of you.
Thai is awesome. I'd like to dip my balls in some green curry right about now.

There's an "h" in Thai? DOH!

Hey Overture......you mom is stupid.

penguingrrl · July 2012

I think you tried the wrong things. MIL is very meat and potatoes and doesn't like to branch out, but we have found foods in each of those cuisines that she really enjoyed. You need to go with someone knowledgeable enough to show you what you'll like as you get used to the different spices.

And now I want Indian dammit!

[Deleted User] · July 2012

crystalbaby:
overture:
TunaTown:
Tai just taste like a$s.
This is just fcuking stupid.
I always thought that you liked eating ass, Overture. I may have to change my opinion of you.

How else would I know that her simile is inaccurate?

MeatballEsq · July 2012

CinemaGoddess:

Also:

When you go to Thai, get black sticky rice with coconut milk for a dessert. OMGYUM.

Or those sticky balls (the Indian dessert). No that's not that formal name, but that's what I prefer to say when ordering them.

laurakaz13 · July 2012

I can't fathom that some people have never tried Indian, Thai or Vietnamese food. These are my favorite foods in the entire world. Well, these and sushi.

isacdimi10 · July 2012

laurakaz13:
I can't fathom that some people have never tried Indian, Thai or Vietnamese food. These are my favorite foods in the entire world. Well, these and sushi.

I have never had any of the above.

I live in the middle of no where.

The most is a Chinese buffet that serves french fries and chicken nuggets.

amykins1283 · July 2012

Indian, I can take it or leave it.

But Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese...I love it all. Especially Korean. And if you had an issue with Thai and Vietnamese then I would NOT recommend Korean. They are very heavy on the garlic and spice.

esthergreenwood14 · July 2012

I want Indian food so bad now! Chicken Tikka, Saag Paneer, and a stuffed Naan. And a Samosa. Oh my gosh and crispy fried duck wings. Yum...

MeatballEsq · July 2012

MollusksWrangler:
amykins1283:

Indian, I can take it or leave it.

But Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese...I love it all. Especially Korean. And if you had an issue with Thai and Vietnamese then I would NOT recommend Korean. They are very heavy on the garlic and spice.

I love Korean Bipimbap is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, I have no Korean restaurants near me.

With the crispy rice on the bottom?! ::drool::

laurakaz13 · July 2012

isacdimi10:

laurakaz13:
I can't fathom that some people have never tried Indian, Thai or Vietnamese food. These are my favorite foods in the entire world. Well, these and sushi.

I have never had any of the above.

I live in the middle of no where.

The most is a Chinese buffet that serves french fries and chicken nuggets.

LOL! Soooo sorry!

ougrad1 · July 2012

no, no, no.....NMS either.

megzway · July 2012

love indian. love vietnamese as well. not a fan of tai though. Peanut in my food that is not a pb&j or desert is gross.

Wufroggy79 · July 2012

I'm with you. I can't get into either one as well.

Yules · July 2012

We only really go out for Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. Those are foods that I can't master cooking on my own, so they are worthy of a splurge to me. Spending money on Italian/american/continental/meat/potatoes is frivolous to me. I can do boring food on my own.

Oh and I believe that people's personalities parallel their eating habits. Under stimulated taste buds = equally tame brains.

grr_aargh · July 2012

Yules:
We only really go out for Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. Those are foods that I can't master cooking on my own, so they are worthy of a splurge to me. Spending money on Italian/american/continental/meat/potatoes is frivolous to me. I can do boring food on my own.
Oh and I believe that people's personalities parallel their eating habits. Under stimulated taste buds = equally tame brains.

We do our Indian from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Curries-Step-By-Step-Manisha-Kanani/dp/0831756772/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341889887&sr=8-1&keywords=50+classic+curries

(we did NOT pay $205 for it. We got it for $5 on sale but it's worth buying used OR getting from the library).

My favorite is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-Ultimate-Curry-Bible/dp/0091874157/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341889996&sr=1-10&keywords=madhur+jaffrey

It's seriously worth playing with. Homemade naan is the bee's knees.

TunaTown · July 2012

grr_aargh:
Yules:
We only really go out for Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. Those are foods that I can't master cooking on my own, so they are worthy of a splurge to me. Spending money on Italian/american/continental/meat/potatoes is frivolous to me. I can do boring food on my own.
Oh and I believe that people's personalities parallel their eating habits. Under stimulated taste buds = equally tame brains.
We do our Indian from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Curries-Step-By-Step-Manisha-Kanani/dp/0831756772/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341889887&sr=8-1&keywords=50+classic+curries
(we did NOT pay $205 for it. We got it for $5 on sale but it's worth buying used OR getting from the library).
My favorite is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-Ultimate-Curry-Bible/dp/0091874157/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341889996&sr=1-10&keywords=madhur+jaffrey
It's seriously worth playing with. Homemade naan is the bee's knees.

I LOVE NAAN!

esthergreenwood14 · July 2012

grr_aargh:
Yules:
We only really go out for Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. Those are foods that I can't master cooking on my own, so they are worthy of a splurge to me. Spending money on Italian/american/continental/meat/potatoes is frivolous to me. I can do boring food on my own.
Oh and I believe that people's personalities parallel their eating habits. Under stimulated taste buds = equally tame brains.
We do our Indian from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Curries-Step-By-Step-Manisha-Kanani/dp/0831756772/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341889887&sr=8-1&keywords=50+classic+curries
(we did NOT pay $205 for it. We got it for $5 on sale but it's worth buying used OR getting from the library).
My favorite is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-Ultimate-Curry-Bible/dp/0091874157/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341889996&sr=1-10&keywords=madhur+jaffrey
It's seriously worth playing with. Homemade naan is the bee's knees.

Will you come get me? I am packed and ready to move into your back yard. Homemade naan? You are officially the sexiest Bumpie ever.

grr_aargh · July 2012

esthergreenwood14:
grr_aargh:
Yules:
We only really go out for Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. Those are foods that I can't master cooking on my own, so they are worthy of a splurge to me. Spending money on Italian/american/continental/meat/potatoes is frivolous to me. I can do boring food on my own.
Oh and I believe that people's personalities parallel their eating habits. Under stimulated taste buds = equally tame brains.
We do our Indian from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Curries-Step-By-Step-Manisha-Kanani/dp/0831756772/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341889887&sr=8-1&keywords=50+classic+curries
(we did NOT pay $205 for it. We got it for $5 on sale but it's worth buying used OR getting from the library).
My favorite is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-Ultimate-Curry-Bible/dp/0091874157/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341889996&sr=1-10&keywords=madhur+jaffrey
It's seriously worth playing with. Homemade naan is the bee's knees.
Will you come get me? I am packed and ready to move into your back yard. Homemade naan? You are officially the sexiest Bumpie ever.

Ha! Come on over. . . we have 5 people in a thousand square foot home, but you can pitch a tent in the back yard. . .

OH! And if anyone has the Artisan Bread in 5 mins a day book - you can make Naan with their basic boule recipe. (I can't help it. I like to cook. A lot.)

grr_aargh · July 2012

megzway:
love indian. love vietnamese as well. Thai though - it's amazing. Peanut in my food is the best thing ever! Satay with peanut sauce is the BEST!

FTFY

Kitiara5512 · July 2012

Nana_Osaki06:

Indian food is the shiz. Period.

Thai food is awesome, especially thai peanut chicken. ::drool::

Vietnamese food is good, I presonally only really like Pho. Which is my all time favorite food on this planet. It's the best "I'm sick" food. Plus it's yummy.

All of this. H and I wouldn't have married if he couldn't eat my mother's Indian cooking. And I love Thai food cooked with coconut. I just love coconut.

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