Thai Food

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    I don't really eat out but rather try to cook dishes I've eaten in Thailand. On my wish list is a pork belly dish that I'd eaten far too often. Have not managed to get pork belly here though.

    A common food at most supermarkets and most meat depts will have or can order for you. All butcher shops will carry pork belly. I make my own bacon and of course other tasty pork belly dishes.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    neanderthin wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    I don't really eat out but rather try to cook dishes I've eaten in Thailand. On my wish list is a pork belly dish that I'd eaten far too often. Have not managed to get pork belly here though.

    A common food at most supermarkets and most meat depts will have or can order for you. All butcher shops will carry pork belly. I make my own bacon and of course other tasty pork belly dishes.

    Where you are? Likely. Here? Been to various butchers and none can get me pork belly unless smoked. It's ridiculous.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    edited July 2023
    yirara wrote: »
    neanderthin wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    I don't really eat out but rather try to cook dishes I've eaten in Thailand. On my wish list is a pork belly dish that I'd eaten far too often. Have not managed to get pork belly here though.

    A common food at most supermarkets and most meat depts will have or can order for you. All butcher shops will carry pork belly. I make my own bacon and of course other tasty pork belly dishes.

    Where you are? Likely. Here? Been to various butchers and none can get me pork belly unless smoked. It's ridiculous.

    I live in a small town in Ontario with 3 supermarkets. All 3 carry pork belly. We have 1 butcher shop and they also smoke there own products, grind their own meat, make their own sausage, make their own bacon, things that butcher shops do, and also carry pork belly. All supermarkets and butcher shops have suppliers and if all those sources said their suppliers don't carry pork belly I think I would call that a conspiracy and hire someone from 212B baker St. to investigate. cheers
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,003 Member
    In dutch the translation for pork belly might be speklapjes. Make sure you don't end up with cured bacon though. The literal translation of varkensbuik will not yield anything in the supermarket.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited July 2023
    Just got back from the Asian store. This week is going to be the week!

    https://www.joshuaweissman.com/post/homemade-pad-thai

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    (I already had the rice noodles.)

    I like this brand of Masaman curry paste so bought this as well:

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    I doubt I will like the canned sauce nearly as much, but even if it is passable, I still had fun shopping and will have fun cooking.

    It was $1.69 at the store and $18.98 for one can on Amazon, which is why I never buy Asian stuff on Amazon.

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