tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post2641890589340519506..comments2023-12-14T19:58:58.019+07:00Comments on FrogBlog - Thaidings: Thai Food For ThoughtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-14419199939226614652009-01-15T05:01:00.000+07:002009-01-15T05:01:00.000+07:00Ben - road kill eh? Bet they told you it was an er...Ben - road kill eh? Bet they told you it was an errant cow. A rare Thai species with canines...<BR/><BR/>HD, what the hell do you do in a power cut! I've now got this image of you sitting up all night with a torch in one hand and an AK47 in the other...The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-88838906217286824022009-01-15T04:30:00.000+07:002009-01-15T04:30:00.000+07:00What really amazes me when I'm in the village is t...What really amazes me when I'm in the village is the frog hunter, wellies, a spear and a light strapped to his head. Off he goes into the fields without a care in the world. I worry after dark if I've left the ashtray on the garden table and I've got to go out and get it. Snakes bloody snakes, that's what I worry about and he's off into their killing fields without a care in the world. Bloody amazes me and I always wonder if he'd sh*t himself if his batteries ran out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-21264064653035914852009-01-14T20:09:00.000+07:002009-01-14T20:09:00.000+07:00I'm pretty certain I haven't eaten rat, but I thin...I'm pretty certain I haven't eaten rat, but I think I have eaten road kill in a Western 'cafe' in Pattaya. I used to go to the Western themed restaurants all the time when I first arrived in Thailand, not any more, mind you, there are a couple of good ones in Phuket, but as you say, it helps when there are plenty of customers, plus, if the food is garbage, the Euro people and the Americans just won't stand for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-25653562275497154692009-01-14T15:47:00.000+07:002009-01-14T15:47:00.000+07:00Alice, I'll try almost anything, but I draw the li...Alice, I'll try almost anything, but I draw the line at rodents. I've not eaten rat yet - knowingly, at any rate. Still, there's a plague of the beasts in NW Burma at the moment, destroying crops to the extent that local farmers are literally starving. I imagine that they are not so choosy...<BR/><BR/>JJ, when building work is going on it's always a bit of a dog's dinner. Given the wages they receive, Thai workers aren't so choosy either!<BR/><BR/>Mr. Nighttime, you should be safe in the States, but even though there are inspections and norms nominally in the Land of Smiles, the main problem in Thailand is who has paid whom to ignore them. Ironically though, the only times I've got sick in SE Asia have been after eating in Western restaurants - never a problem with the food stalls that line the streets, their turnover in produce is rapid (so many Thais eat there) while the more expensive restaurants with relatively few customers can have food that's well past its sell-by date. Not so long since an English pub restaurant tried to kill me with a fish fillet than was (fortunately) so rank that the first mouthful only got halfway from the plate to my mouth...The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-75565886961050392882009-01-14T14:40:00.000+07:002009-01-14T14:40:00.000+07:00Now I'm forced to wonder what it is exactly I am e...Now I'm forced to wonder what it is exactly I am eating at the local Thai restaurants here where I live. <BR/><BR/>Does the government there provide any protections, such as food inspectors, hygiene standards, etc?Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-61130469368287990352009-01-14T12:45:00.000+07:002009-01-14T12:45:00.000+07:00Eeeek. Now that the building work has subsided in ...Eeeek. Now that the building work has subsided in our soi, the soi dogs are back...Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-49843002617802974642009-01-14T10:03:00.000+07:002009-01-14T10:03:00.000+07:00The drop in the number of rats may be a worrying s...The drop in the number of rats may be a worrying sign...I came across this not so appetising photo on <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynhdan/3175867761" REL="nofollow">flickr</A>. Rat Pat See Ew, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com