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Post by stereolab » November 30, 2021, 10:54 pm

Those Ayam beans are foul, at any price, much better options available.



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Post by tamada » December 1, 2021, 6:53 am

^ Got to agree there. I tried them once when Heinz beans, the only alternative way back then, disappeared from the market momentarily. Nowadays there's Heinz, Branston and Watties before one needs to resort to Ayam.
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Post by Drunk Monkey » December 1, 2021, 12:09 pm

Bloomng heck i agree with you on something Tammy
Hienz , Prenier foods , Branston , Watties n even Brooks before Ayam .. Ayam.were Malay i beieve not sure a bigger bean n a less tomatoey sauce n too sweet ..

Branston and the like are only a baht or 2 more tha Ayam nowadays ...this wasnt the case a few years ago .

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Post by stattointhailand » December 1, 2021, 3:58 pm

Remember the good old days of the Baked Bean wars when Sainsburys and Tesco beans were 4p (less than B2) a tin

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Post by choi choi » December 1, 2021, 6:07 pm

bean.jpeg
At Neesoon in town
It just so happens I like these beans.Tip out the sweet sauce and then tasty!
41 bath .... "This weeks shopping deal! "Thats how it works"
( Is thats alright if I'm permitted to say without sarcasme) :roll:
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Post by tamada » December 1, 2021, 6:09 pm

Drunk Monkey wrote:
December 1, 2021, 12:09 pm
Bloomng heck i agree with you on something Tammy
Hienz , Prenier foods , Branston , Watties n even Brooks before Ayam .. Ayam.were Malay i beieve not sure a bigger bean n a less tomatoey sauce n too sweet ..

Branston and the like are only a baht or 2 more tha Ayam nowadays ...this wasnt the case a few years ago .

DM
I recall that you briefly had some really awful no-name baked beans from England at your Chern Chim emporium. You were honest and told everyone they were shockingly bad, hard as rocks and tasteless sauce but with Heinz beans commanding a k i n gs ransom back then, I reckon a few tried them.

Brooks are an adequate fall back IMHO. Ayam not a chance.
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Post by stattointhailand » December 1, 2021, 6:22 pm

Agreed that Brooks are by far the best beans available here ........ those selling them Ayem things as baked beans should be done under the trades descriptions act :-& There should be a notice on each tin saying "For best results place back on shelf" :-"

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Post by jackspratt » December 1, 2021, 7:57 pm

On a previous visit to Pattaya I bought some English beans at Siamburi - can't remember which brand.

They were no better or worse than Ayam.

Both suffer greatly when compared to the Oz version of Heinz in Ham Sauce. Inconveniently, a product of New Zealand however. :cry:

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Post by rct » December 2, 2021, 8:24 am

Beans beans
their good for your heart
The more you eat
The more you....

When the pandemic began, I stocked up on canned baked beans, as my son used to like them. They are still on our shelf, as I also learned I prefer cannelini beans and black beans, or canned lentils, which I always rinse out of the can before adding to my culinary delights. Great for bean stews, casseroles, burritos, etc.

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Post by Drunk Monkey » December 6, 2021, 5:08 pm

A heads up not really a shopping deal just a good handy product range.

Never been one for 7/11 ready microwave meals but over the last few weeks noticed a new range and tried a few... all priced at 69bt , decent bigger portion then the norm it seems like speciality chef range
So far all below have been superb n well worth a try and 69 bt for this quality is imo excellent ..
( no plate needed or washing up as the containers are sturdy)

Chicken tikka masala pilau rice
Green curry spaghetti with chicken breast n spinach
Duck penang curry n rice
Drunkem.fueseli spicy chicken pak krapow
Aussie beef red curry n rice

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Post by stattointhailand » December 6, 2021, 5:44 pm

Certainly recommend the panang from 7/11.
They also do a good range of pork burgers from B29 - B40, with cheese/bacon/spice optional to taste. 40 secs in microwave quick n easy (and no hot lettuce & tomato to ruin it).

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Post by tamada » December 7, 2021, 5:30 pm

DM and statts... selflessly killing the local roadside takeaway food stall and takeaway restaurant trade one 69 baht CP ready meal at a time.
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Post by stattointhailand » December 7, 2021, 6:03 pm

Killing roadside takeaways and protecting the environment.
Surprisingly, you end up with LESS plastic bags in 7/11, to say nothing of the smoke pollution caused by the roadside coal/wood/charcoal fires :shock:

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Post by Drunk Monkey » December 7, 2021, 6:08 pm

tamada wrote:
December 7, 2021, 5:30 pm
DM and statts... selflessly killing the local roadside takeaway food stall and takeaway restaurant trade one 69 baht CP ready meal at a time.
Waiting for that selfish ..PING FEELING
Great tasting new ready meals
Very convenient even inc free 7-11 delivery if needed
Great value 69 bt
Nice portion
Better quailty than the bog standard CP meals
No washing up
Marvelous not had a bad one yet.

Resstaurants are ok if eating in ..alas tiz my expwrience all to often not so good especially if grabbed in .to eat at home !! .. roadside stalls are ok.if you like yer sausage tasting of carbon monoxide or coated in dust... i dont.

Everyone has the choice fir taste n budget.

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Post by tamada » December 7, 2021, 6:58 pm

Drunk Monkey wrote:
December 7, 2021, 6:08 pm
tamada wrote:
December 7, 2021, 5:30 pm
DM and statts... selflessly killing the local roadside takeaway food stall and takeaway restaurant trade one 69 baht CP ready meal at a time.
Waiting for that selfish ..PING FEELING
Great tasting new ready meals
Very convenient even inc free 7-11 delivery if needed
Great value 69 bt
Nice portion
Better quailty than the bog standard CP meals
No washing up
Marvelous not had a bad one yet.

Resstaurants are ok if eating in ..alas tiz my expwrience all to often not so good especially if grabbed in .to eat at home !! .. roadside stalls are ok.if you like yer sausage tasting of carbon monoxide or coated in dust... i dont.

Everyone has the choice fir taste n budget.

DM
Wrong. Every Thai knew where the good somtam, the tastiest tom-yam or the best pad thai could be had. CP and the government are telling you where you should be spending your money and what you should be eating. It's mass-produced, chemical drenched dross for the sheeple.

Too many good hole-in-the-wall restaurants and tasty food stalls have been forced out of business, killing a culture and cuisine, denying the population healthier eating options while forcing purveyors into bankruptcy. They started in Bangkok with the sidewalk food carts and by 2015 and the infamous years of "bringing happiness to the people" by tacking on endless long holiday weekends, they engineered a social change. Even the fascist police state that's Singapore got it right and created the Hawker's Center. Not these divots though.

After over two years of rocking the Nong Plalai dark side's tastebuds, Mrs tam's world famous stinky, home-made Isaan food emporium went from 100 to zero in less than 6 months after TWO 7-eleven's opened up opposite each other, 200 yards down the road. Even the busy German-owned place that had been there for a dozen years suddenly threw in the towel after the 7-eleven moved in next door.

You are what you eat.

Now, whaur's ma rowies?!
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Post by Drunk Monkey » December 7, 2021, 7:18 pm

You do have a valid point Tammy

PING.. gotta dash thats dinner !!

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Post by stattointhailand » December 7, 2021, 8:52 pm

Now you just HAVE to be joking tam ......"killing a culture and cuisine, denying the population healthier eating options"

The only culture being killed by shutting these roadside vendors are the ones that science students spend ages growing in the lab on special glass dishes.
You could cut the medical bills in Isaan at a stroke if you regulated a) hygene b) ingredients c) storage and quality d) thorough cooking

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Post by tamada » December 7, 2021, 11:13 pm

stattointhailand wrote:
December 7, 2021, 8:52 pm
Now you just HAVE to be joking tam ......"killing a culture and cuisine, denying the population healthier eating options"

The only culture being killed by shutting these roadside vendors are the ones that science students spend ages growing in the lab on special glass dishes.
You could cut the medical bills in Isaan at a stroke if you regulated a) hygene b) ingredients c) storage and quality d) thorough cooking
Well I guess they do have McDonald's and Starbucks these days. With CP All's liberal loading of MSG in their TV dinners, it's a win-win.

I'm not aware of any serious health risk to the greater number of Thailand's residents from their regional cuisine. Food poisoning mortality is below the radar like it is in most developed nations. I mean they can still get their sugar fix no matter what and not EVERYONE eats pla-rah with EVERYTHING.

Now if you have a delicate bowel, then maybe you should stick to what you know.
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Post by stattointhailand » December 8, 2021, 3:18 pm

From Bangkok post article .....

Despite sounding innocuous, liver fluke disease -- which is caused by a parasite -- is insidious in its nature. The parasite can live inside the liver for 20 years, feed on digestive fluid bile and infect and turn the bile duct into carcinogenic tissue. Each year, six million people in Thailand are infected, most of them villagers of the Northeastern region.

In Khon Kaen, the largest Northeastern province, there is a special ward to handle cases of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).

The ward is the Cholangiocarcinoma Centre of Excellence at Srinagarind Hospital on the campus of Khon Kaen University. It is known as the world's largest cholangiocarcinoma ward.


"Now if you have a delicate bowel, then maybe you should stick to what you know."

Twould appear there are about 1 in 3 people in Isaan with a "delicate bowel"

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Post by papafarang » December 8, 2021, 8:46 pm

hey statts, im in deep eating those 40b cheese bacon burgers from 7 /11. my advice with thai food, if it's sitting in a dish on display. then don't touch it. if it's refrigerated and they cook it in a wok at 1 billion degrees then you should be ok
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