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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 26, 2014 17:18:45 GMT
One of the girls went back to the kitchen and gave the chef some cooking preferences One of my BFF's is Indian. We just laughed and laughed at this because she is always saying Indian people have personal space issues and no boundaries. Who goes into a kitchen to tell the chef how to cook? Thanks for giving both of us a huge laugh! We did, too, once we picked our jaws up off the floor. In all fairness, I got the impression she knew the chef very well. She also pulled the chef out of her comfort zone at the end of the meal when we asked to meet her so that we could thank her. |
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 26, 2014 18:39:52 GMT
Ok, maybe I'm a bit like a dog with a bone on this one, but I just don't agree at all.
Ketchup is tomato based and there is no tomato in Pad Thai sauce. It would make more sense to say ketchup and spaghetti sauce are similar because they are both tomato based.
That being said, I have no doubt that you can find a Pad Thai recipe using ketchup on the internet, but I would be truly shocked to find a Thai restaurant using it. Tamarind and fish sauce are readily available in most areas and through Amazon if your local market doesn't carry them.
The Pad Thai sauce is what makes it Pad Thai as opposed to a plate of rice noodles. You are correct, it shouldn't be goopy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 18:46:10 GMT
You are welcome to be doggish. If I did a blind taste test with several brands of ketchup and a couple of the pad thai sauces thrown in **I** could not tell them apart. To me it is the vinegar/sugar mix common to both that I taste and overwhelms any other flavors. Just because they taste different to you doesn't make them taste different to other people.
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 26, 2014 19:19:59 GMT
Have you thought of trying German food?
It's not spicy - not all that different than American comfort food - but different enough
kasespatzel - kinda like german mac and cheese
schnitzels
wursts
kohlroulade - stuffed cabbage leaves
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 26, 2014 19:24:58 GMT
Have you thought of trying German food? It's not spicy - not all that different than American comfort food - but different enough kasespatzel - kinda like german mac and cheese schnitzels wursts kohlroulade - stuffed cabbage leaves Oh God. Even Germans don't like German food. LOL (my mother is half German and won't touch it, so that's why I say that! haha)
I do like spaetzel, but I've never tried the vegan schnitzels I've seen on menu at the local Brauhaus.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 26, 2014 19:26:26 GMT
Coming in on page 3 of this thread so I haven't read the whole thing yet. But, no pad thai I've ever eaten has any sauce that even remotely resembles ketchup.
Just my two cents. Now going back to start from page one.
Oh, and for the OP -- my particular favorites are Indian and Ethiopian. However, Ethiopian is maybe an acquired taste and I wouldn't recommend it as a first venture out into the world of international cuisine.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 26, 2014 19:26:38 GMT
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 26, 2014 19:36:02 GMT
hahah...sister!
i love german food - but maybe it's the memories associated...more than the food!
I thougt the Irish were the ones that didn't eat their own food....my dad says Irish food is the reason ketchup (pad thai sauce) was invented!
and really - i'm just trying to broaden her horizons!
gina
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 26, 2014 19:46:40 GMT
I can't believe we're still arguing about Pad Thai.  Truthfully, I've never even noticed the sauce on Pad Thai. But whatever it is, it's not ketchup. Yes, actually now that you mention it I can't even think what the sauce is. But it isn't red ketchup.  And now that I've finished this whole thread I'm very hungry.  (googling pad thai sauce now) |
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Post by lucyg on Aug 26, 2014 19:49:01 GMT
I'm going to report back (with pictures) if we get Thai food tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 19:50:17 GMT
Have you thought of trying German food? It's not spicy - not all that different than American comfort food - but different enough kasespatzel - kinda like german mac and cheese schnitzels wursts kohlroulade - stuffed cabbage leaves Oh God. Even Germans don't like German food. LOL (my mother is half German and won't touch it, so that's why I say that! haha)
I do like spaetzel, but I've never tried the vegan schnitzels I've seen on menu at the local Brauhaus.
All the Germans I know LOVE German food. It's the only food my immigrant German IL's and extended German family will hear of on any given holiday or big family gathering. And they will be perfectly happy to tell you why it's better than any other food in the whole world  |
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Post by sbartist on Aug 26, 2014 21:37:21 GMT
Mostly it's pretty good, but they have this one dish called ketchup noodles. And that's pretty much exactly what it is. Just, no.  I used to love ketchup noodles (made at home, of course) when I was a kid.
Didn't Honey BooBoo have this in an episode? I thought I saw a commercial a few years back and just laughed.
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Post by sbartist on Aug 26, 2014 21:38:48 GMT
Another humorous typo. Tempra is best used in elementary school art classes. Tempura, on the other hand, is one of my Japanese faves! 
I knew what was meant when she typed it. But, I'm looking at that word and thinking I know that isn't correct (just saw the paint bottle this morning), but I could not figure out why the word looked off. So I googled it: Tempera! And I don't usually correct or point out stuff that others have written, but this made me scratch my head, like why does that not look right? LOL
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Post by lucyg on Aug 28, 2014 17:07:38 GMT
I had to go search out this thread because I forgot to report back after my Thai food dinner the other night. I also forgot to take a photo of the Pad Thai for OP before we dug in, and it was beautiful.  However, I did pay attention to the sauce, such as it was. Very little sauce mixed in with the rice noodles, but it IS a ketchupy color. I asked the server if there's any ketchup used in the sauce, and she looked horrified. No tomato products in any form. The color is from the tamarind. Then yesterday I was at World Market and looked at a couple of different packaged Pad Thai mixes. Same thing, yes tamarind, but no tomato. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 17:15:23 GMT
Have you thought of trying German food? It's not spicy - not all that different than American comfort food - but different enough kasespatzel - kinda like german mac and cheese schnitzels wursts kohlroulade - stuffed cabbage leaves Oh God. Even Germans don't like German food. LOL (my mother is half German and won't touch it, so that's why I say that! haha)
I do like spaetzel, but I've never tried the vegan schnitzels I've seen on menu at the local Brauhaus.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 28, 2014 17:19:35 GMT
Oh God. Even Germans don't like German food. LOL (my mother is half German and won't touch it, so that's why I say that! haha)
I do like spaetzel, but I've never tried the vegan schnitzels I've seen on menu at the local Brauhaus.
Sorry but this German disagrees. Love German food. I'll notify my mother |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 17:21:00 GMT
Sorry but this German disagrees. Love German food. I'll notify my mother Uh okay. Blanket statements are almost never true. Obviously Germans eat and like German food or it wouldn't be made. |
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Post by akathy on Aug 28, 2014 17:23:33 GMT
Yum! Did someone say German food? This German loves it!
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 28, 2014 17:27:07 GMT
Uh okay. Blanket statements are almost never true. Obviously Germans eat and like German food or it wouldn't be made. Then there's the sentiment...what do you call German food in Germany? Food. LOL
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 28, 2014 19:15:58 GMT
see sister! i am not alone in my love of the jaegerschnitzel!
gina
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Post by azredhead on Aug 28, 2014 21:03:07 GMT
Is that like saying the Scottish like Haggis, cause lord in heaven knows I DON'T. My family does Burns night every year with Prime Rib and Haggis. I think my mom throws in the Haggis because her grandma did and her grandma did and so on. The Prime rib is so we have something in that dinner that's edible! LOL!
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 28, 2014 21:24:45 GMT
I had to go search out this thread because I forgot to report back after my Thai food dinner the other night. I also forgot to take a photo of the Pad Thai for OP before we dug in, and it was beautiful. However, I did pay attention to the sauce, such as it was. Very little sauce mixed in with the rice noodles, but it IS a ketchupy color. I asked the server if there's any ketchup used in the sauce, and she looked horrified. No tomato products in any form. The color is from the tamarind. Then yesterday I was at World Market and looked at a couple of different packaged Pad Thai mixes. Same thing, yes tamarind, but no tomato. Lol at the server's horrified look. Glad to know that there really is no ketchup in there.  |
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