Best place to get American food in Bangkok

[BeerBelly 1,026]

So is 'American food' limited to Hamburgers and Mexican food?

 

WTF do you guys eat that nobody else eats and is classed as 'American food'?

 

Scrapple. Most Americans don't even know what this is as it is only available in the mid-Atlantic states.

 

When I lived in Bangkok, I came across a guy who made real sausages and sold them to various restaurants and hotels. He seemed to know about Scrapple, but I never got around to him making some for me from scratch.

[papillon 695]

Apple pie with raisins, figs and pears? I don't think so.

We've been cooking with herbs and spices from the four corners of the World for centuries.

 

I think we could knock up a fucking apple pie.

 

Have a look at some of the ingredients from a 600 year old recipe........

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1232527/Unveiled-Worlds-recipe-book-shows-masterchefs-creating-600-YEARS-ago.html

 

Saffron, Ginger, Cinammon, Cloves, Sandalwood, Sugar, Parsley, Sage.

 

That's just from when the first English recipe book was written. Obviously we've been using them long before that along with other herbs and spices.

 

Pepper corns and chillies would follow, brought on fleets of ships by Merchants from all over the globe. All long before the USA and Canada existed, lol.

 

You don't build the biggest empire the world has ever seen on a diet of Hamburgers and Hot Dogs lol.

[papillon 695]

Scrapple. Most Americans don't even know what this is as it is only available in the mid-Atlantic states.

 

When I lived in Bangkok, I came across a guy who made real sausages and sold them to various restaurants and hotels. He seemed to know about Scrapple, but I never got around to him making some for me from scratch.

 

Sounds like some sort of Amish food brought over by the 'English.'

 

I'm gonna google it now.

 

Thanks for your contribution.

 

Edit in: Yep, just as I thought. Not American food. European.

Edited July 28, 2013 by papillon

[Samsonite 181]

Is "English Cuisine" an oxymoron?

 

[papillon 695]

I'm surprised none of you Yanks has mentioned Steak yet. I think eating a steak is considered Nirvana for a Yank.

[MM 6,562]

Is "English Cuisine" an oxymoron?

 

 

Outside of England it is.

 

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[Nightrider 340]

Is "English Cuisine" an oxymoron?

 

 

No...........but " American English " is............

[bratpack 91]

I hate to break it to you, bratpack, but no one eats that food outside of the UK except where there is a large British population of visitors or expats.

I've lived and visited all over Europe and the Americas. The "foreign" food that travels best is, to name a few, French, Italian, Mexican, German, even Irish stew.

Very few places seIl meat pies, pig pudding, oatcakes, or grilled tomato sandwiches.

English food is not popular except among English.

I suspect even the English are learning to appreciate other nations' food now in the more cosmopolitan areas of your country.

Btw, in the USA, when going for Indian food, we eat INDIAN food, not brit influenced stuff. Thanks for the curry tho.

 

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Hate to break it to u too, yes they do,however what is a large british population,not living in uk, 100,1000,10,000?????

irish stew lol,same as Cowl from Wales and lobby from staffs,and then typical beef stew,different than rish stew.Anyway the question was best place for american food,which has been questioned as to what is american food,other than the crap they eat,making them the most obese nation in the world.

[MM 6,562]

I'm surprised none of you Yanks has mentioned Steak yet. I think eating a steak is considered Nirvana for a Yank.

 

Steaks are hardly American, but we do like them a lot.

 

Btw, for the OP, there is an Outback Steakhouse in BKK.

There is also a Tony Roma's Rib place.

 

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[nkped 1,208]

I think we could knock up a fucking apple pie.

That makes for a really alarming visual.

[jacko 8,866]

I hate to break it to you, bratpack, but no one eats that food outside of the UK except where there is a large British population of visitors or expats.

I've lived and visited all over Europe and the Americas. The "foreign" food that travels best is, to name a few, French, Italian, Mexican, German, even Irish stew.

Very few places seIl meat pies, pig pudding, oatcakes, or grilled tomato sandwiches.

English food is not popular except among English.

I suspect even the English are learning to appreciate other nations' food now in the more cosmopolitan areas of your country.

Btw, in the USA, when going for Indian food, we eat INDIAN food, not brit influenced stuff. Thanks for the curry tho.

 

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Sorry to tell you that Indian restaurants in the USA , like the Chinese ones, tend to serve an Americanised version.

True Indian food should have you rolling around on the floor with stomach cramps for 24 hours!

[LocalYokul 223]

Sorry to tell you that Indian restaurants in the USA , like the Chinese ones, tend to serve an Americanised version.

True Indian food should have you rolling around on the floor with stomach cramps for 24 hours!

 

Depends on what part of India. Down in Madras/Chennai they like it mild, but up closer to Kashmir it's the way I like it, hot, Hot, HOT !

I had a divine Vindaloo in Chennai that was making the locals all teary-eyed.

[jacko 8,866]

Depends on what part of India. Down in Madras/Chennai they like it mild, but up closer to Kashmir it's the way I like it, hot, Hot, HOT !

I had a divine Vindaloo in Chennai that was making the locals all teary-eyed.

Dirty unhygienic country.

[LocalYokul 223]

Dirty unhygienic country.

 

Yes, they bathe and brush their teeth in the Ganges as half-cremated bodies float by.

It's ok though, the food is hygienic enough, but I could eat damn near anything w/o getting ill.

 

I think it's the ONLY country left on Earth that still has Leper colonies.

Edited July 29, 2013 by LocalYokul

[jacko 8,866]

Yes, they bathe and brush their teeth in the Ganges as half-cremated bodies float by.

It's ok though, the food is hygienic enough, but I could eat damn near anything w/o getting ill.

Don't agree on the food...... you have to have some discretion where you eat.

I have had food poisoning in quite a few countries and Indian restaurants seem to factor in there often, not always in India!

[LocalYokul 223]

Again, not MY problem. Not meaning to be insensitive, but what I'm saying is, I just don't have that problem.

I got sick once in all my years in LOS, rancid Buffalo meat. It only kept me from work 1/2 a day.

[jacko 8,866]

Again, not MY problem. Not meaning to be insensitive, but what I'm saying is, I just don't have that problem.

I got sick once in all my years in LOS, rancid Buffalo meat. It only kept me from work 1/2 a day.

Fortunate indeed... and I have good friend who could probably eat 10 day old dead rats and be fine!

I get sick more easily and Indian restaurants are, to me, a high risk venue.

Edited July 29, 2013 by jacko

[MM 6,562]

On further reflection, English fish and chips travels well and is something English that can be found outside of England. .. and eaten by non English.

 

Regarding Indian food in the USA, I was basing my claim of authenticity on restaurants found in Berkeley, near the University. A meal in one of those leaves your ass burning the next day.

Many Chinese Hunan and Szechuan style restaurants can be found in San Francisco as well.

Sure, there are Americanized establishments that are not authentic, but the authentic ones can be found in the cosmopolitan cities.

 

For the OP again (staying on topic), a review of Bourbon Street's menu shows a heavy New Orleans cajun influence.

 

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[LocalYokul 223]

The most AMERICAN thing you could come across in BKK is Tony Roma's or Bourbon Street.

 

I love Cajun food, but always have to tell them to "kick it up a notch" when serving me, as I like it spicy.

 

When it's good, a compliment is to say "We're cookin' with gas now !".

[LocalYokul 223]

Also, don't forget to ask Doug, "Where ya at darlln'?" when you go to Bourbon. That is the standard greeting in N'Orleans.

[bratpack 91]

Also, don't forget to ask Doug, "Where ya at darlln'?" when you go to Bourbon. That is the standard greeting in N'Orleans.

 

 

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[papillon 695]

That makes for a really alarming visual.

 

[RhinoTusk 4,901]

New Orleans is a good place, been around a long time, more pecan pie than apple pie. Love the hurricanes there, very refreshing and lots of alcohol.

Edited July 29, 2013 by RhinoTusk

[Nightrider 340]

I think it's the ONLY country left on Earth that still has Leper colonies.

 

Not so , Africa has far more , there's even one in Taiwan.........!

[short 215]

I remember going to a cafeteria in Scotland and there were only two choices. Shepard's pie and beef strogenof.