Some Good Meals

[Dungheap 243]

I have to choose better barfines ...

[Fatboyfat 361]

That all looks great Martin, and a great "antidote" to the "catfood buttie in a bag" depicted in the preceding post! I agree, that shrimp cocktail is the biz!; just needs the bread from that catfood sarnie instead of the ubiquitous "Continental toast bread". Though hardly cheap, I thought the place to be of good value wrt quality and service.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Last night's supper at the Butcher's Arms on Soi Bukhao:

 

For me, chicken tikka masala with rice pillau.

 

 

 

My friend (from the U.S., no less) chose cottage pie.

 

 

And both of us had pints of Heineken at 100 baht. Very fresh draft (as it should be).

 

 

Reasonable prices for the food, if not cheap. Chicken tikka masala and cottage pie were both 230 baht (plus 45 baht for my rice pillau). They had fish 'n chips as the daily special at 195 baht.

 

Evil

[Nightrider 340]

There dosent seem to be a lot of chicken in that masala sauce evil , was it nice as you never said....!

[MM 6,562]

There dosent seem to be a lot of chicken in that masala sauce evil , was it nice as you never said....!

 

 

Here's a chicken tikka masala I had at Layla's (Soi 16 Marine Plaza) two nights ago. It had more chicken than I could eat, but I wish it had more of EP's sauce.

 

[firth1974 2,659]

There dosent seem to be a lot of chicken in that masala sauce evil , was it nice as you never said....!

+1.

 

I would be asking the waitress to tell the chef to stop joking around and add the rest of the chicken!!

[parry 58]

 

 

Here's a chicken tikka masala I had at Layla's (Soi 16 Marine Plaza) two nights ago. It had more chicken than I could eat, but I wish it had more of EP's sauce.

 

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It looks nice too.

Just carrying on from the discussion on the other thread regarding UK currys etc, according to Wikipedia here is what British foreign secretary Robin Cook said in 2001 "Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences." He went on to explain that "Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The Massala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served in gravy."

That ties in with the fact that EK's meal (which looked like a supermarket curry)was in a British-style pub. I personally much prefer the look of your curry (which looked like a curry from an Indian take-away)

Edited December 5, 2013 by parry

[Dungheap 243]

Alright chaps, excuse the thread fook, so what's an "English curry"?

 

What's English about it?

 

And how does it differ from an "Indian curry"?

[steamer 158]

Alright chaps, excuse the thread fook, so what's an "English curry"?

 

What's English about it?

 

And how does it differ from an "Indian curry"?

Less authentic with less variety. Somewhat industrial tbh.

[jacko 8,813]

Less authentic with less variety. Somewhat industrial tbh.

You get English curries in Canada?

[steamer 158]

You get English curries in Canada?

England and Thailand silly. When the restaurant is full of whities I know I've made a miss step, no different than going to a Chinky. We prefer authentic foods and don't claim to own nor alter foods like the English do. We describe restaurants as authentic or not no matter the style. If I want a Mexican I don't go to Taco Bell. MM's threads on Indian food look good unlike the Butcher's Arm's gruel on this thread.

[Nightrider 340]

England and Thailand silly. When the restaurant is full of whities I know I've made a miss step, no different than going to a Chinky. We prefer authentic foods and don't claim to own nor alter foods like the English do. We describe restaurants as authentic or not no matter the style. If I want a Mexican I don't go to Taco Bell. MM's threads on Indian food look good unlike the Butcher's Arm's gruel on this thread.

 

How about a caribou curry , now that would be authentic....!

[darkmancomes 75]

Well to put it broadly the Indian curry has been adjusted to the taste of the English and the Chinese curry in England again adapted to suite tastes. I am confused though as I have had what I believe to be authentic Indian curry in Bradford one time and I remember it being quite bland light mustard in colour and thin and no cutlery supplied just chapattis. Whilst I have also eaten it thick with chunks of onions peas etc and Chinese similar whereas the Chinese I have eaten in HK has been totally different. But that's what makes the money catering for the established tastes. There is an Indian near to Jomtien blue bus stn (opposite pan pan) and its the best I have eaten in its expensive and I was with a friend who is of Indian extraction so he done the ordering for about 10 of us.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Had a good meal the other night at Ruby's Diner in Terminal C (edit in to correct terminal) of Newark Liberty Airport. It was New England clam chowder in a bread bowl. Plenty of clams and bacon in the chowder, the bread bowl was delicious but I could only manage a bit of it when th chowder was gone. They also serve chili con carne in a bread bowl.

 

Evil

 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2013 by Evil Penevil

[nkped 1,208]

How about a caribou curry , now that would be authentic....!

 

In Alaska, we do have reindeer sausage.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

And here's my lunch today on Maui- an authentic Hawaiian curry dish, bought at 7-11:

 

 

 

 

I don't know if I'd call it good, but it wasn't bad. The Japanese-style curry sauce was OK on the spam.

 

 

Evil

[jacko 8,813]

England and Thailand silly. When the restaurant is full of whities I know I've made a miss step, no different than going to a Chinky. We prefer authentic foods and don't claim to own nor alter foods like the English do. We describe restaurants as authentic or not no matter the style. If I want a Mexican I don't go to Taco Bell. MM's threads on Indian food look good unlike the Butcher's Arm's gruel on this thread.

Well I can't say I know much about Canadian food.....

But I have eaten 'Indian' in India.....

Chinese in China etc etc.....

Perhaps if it is eaten in other countries it is not as authentic as you think.......

 

Avoiding a restaurant in Thailand, for example, purely because of which caste is dining there only means you are perhaps not in a cheap place or where the coach parties come.

Personally, I would rather eat Indian food in say London, than Delhi.

Butcher's Arms, yes, my last meal there was a disappointment, in that respect pub grub in Thailand is becoming like that in the UK.

[Nightrider 340]

In Alaska, we do have reindeer sausage.

 

When i was working in Norway we used to eat a lot of reindeer stew with dumplings and it was very good , they also did a variation of it by making it into a curry and that was eaten with boiled potatoes not rice and that was also very good...! I suppose every country has it's own interpretation of how Curry is made and what goes into it....!

[BigDUSA 71]

I've always been a big fan and have had many meals at PattayaPete's, Pattaya Beer Garden. The last time I ate there Pete offered an extensive menu and the meal I had was superb. The Thai girl I was with thoroughly enjoyed the Thai food she ate. Prices are reasonable but sometimes because the restaurant is so crowed with customer's. One can have a bit of a wait. He has on offer draft Heineken that makes the wait somewhat enjoyable.

[Nightrider 340]

I've always been a big fan and have had many meals at PattayaPete's, Pattaya Beer Garden. The last time I ate there Pete offered an extensive menu and the meal I had was superb. The Thai girl I was with thoroughly enjoyed the Thai food she ate. Prices are reasonable but sometimes because the restaurant is so crowed with customer's. One can have a bit of a wait. He has on offer draft Heineken that makes the wait somewhat enjoyable.

 

When i am in town i have my breakfast there every day as it is only a few minutes drive from my condo and its nice to sit on the open pier with a nice breeze blowing , i have never had a bad meal there yet , i just wish they opened up a couple of hours earlier....!

[nkped 1,208]

 

How about a caribou curry , now that would be authentic....!

 

 

In Alaska, we do have reindeer sausage.

Getting a little closer to the point, I have seen a couple of Thai restaurants in the Pacific northwest do quite nice curried salmon. Unfortunately, the one in Anchorage is no longer open.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Last night's supper at Dicey Reilly's. I had the lamb rogan josh with naan, rice and ginger chutney:

My friend from NYC had cottage pie:

My friend's Thai lady had tom yum gai. It was her birthday and he asked the waiter to put a candle on a dessert of some kind, as there was no cake on the menu. But the waiter got a small cake from somewhere - and there was no charge for it!

Evil

[python 27]

EP, thanx for taking the time to do these reports. I for one enjoy them.

 

Tell me though, I do hope the Dicey Reilly's lamb rogan josh tasted better than it looked, did it?

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

EP, thanx for taking the time to do these reports. I for one enjoy them.

 

Tell me though, I do hope the Dicey Reilly's lamb rogan josh tasted better than it looked, did it?

It tasted fine! Good quality lamb cooked properly and the sauce was fragrant with a noticeable taste of cardamom and star anise, which I like. The naan was good, too, and the ginger chutney was a nice accent. At 360 baht, it wasn't cheap but not out of line considering the size of the portion and its quality. The poppadams were heavily spiced and could be used to add a bit of heat to the rogan josh. Stew-type dishes often don't look very appetizing in pics.

 

Evil

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

The Deluxe Burger at Dicey Reilly's:

 

 

It consists of a thick patty of meat, cheese, bacon, tomato, onions and lettuce, topped with a fried egg. Fried mushrooms, french fries and a tiny dab of coleslaw come with it. The cost was 360 baht.

 

 

The patty was grilled nicely and the bun was properly toasted. In all, a good burger and a filling meal.

 

 

Evil