Your Breakfast in Thailand

[Serendipity2]

And now to the mundane!

There is a HUGE difference visiting Thailand as a tourist and actually living there. In my many visits to Thailand I've stayed at hotels and breakfast was almost always included with the room. When it wasn't I usually had breakfast in the hotel before starting the day.

I would think most expats living in Thailand would have breakfast in your home rather than going out. Perhaps not!

I though it might be helpful to do a mini-survey to find out what people had for breakfast such as bacon & eggs, pancakes, dry cereal, fruit, milk, tea, coffee and whether most here on this site ate at home or went out for breakfast.

If you have breakfast at home is fresh milk available? [preferrably low fat] I've not seen many moo cows in Thailand, though I have seen a lot of water buffalo but doubt they milk those critters! [they tend to look rather ornery - and that's when they're in a good mood] So if any would venture to offer their breakfast habits it would be appreciated.

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[frogblogger]

Fresh milk available in the 7-11s, though I've wondered before at its lead content, given the number of mangy critters I've seen cropping the grass along the sides of the main roads!

Personally I rarely eat out, although you can get a 'Full American' (Thai style) in CM for around 100 bt in a Thai establishment, a fair bit more in the farang places usually. At home I vary between some strange rice dish or other the gf produces, or if I've had enough rice to last me a month, I'll settle for a plateful of mangoes, pineapple, and shamPOO (forget what fruit that is in English) etc. Occasionally I'll do some toast, or make myself a bacon sandwich. No fixed habits, I prefer it that way!

Tea, rather than that watery stuff Americans call coffee, though!

The bacon from the 7-11 is pretty bad (mostly fat), but there are some wholesale sources that sell the decent stuff quite cheaply. Eggs no problem.

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Originally Posted by frogblogger

Fresh milk available in the 7-11s, though I've wondered before at its lead content, given the number of mangy critters I've seen cropping the grass along the sides of the main roads!

Personally I rarely eat out, although you can get a 'Full American' (Thai style) in CM for around 100 bt in a Thai establishment, a fair bit more in the farang places usually. At home I vary between some strange rice dish or other the gf produces, or if I've had enough rice to last me a month, I'll settle for a plateful of mangoes, pineapple, and shamPOO (forget what fruit that is in English) etc. Occasionally I'll do some toast, or make myself a bacon sandwich. No fixed habits, I prefer it that way!

Tea, rather than that watery stuff Americans call coffee, though!

The bacon from the 7-11 is pretty bad (mostly fat), but there are some wholesale sources that sell the decent stuff quite cheaply. Eggs no problem.

frogblogger,

Fresh fruit, milk [if low fat] and tea would do nicely for me. Maybe an occasional sweet roll! I rarely eat bacon and eggs but do like them. And sausage - so long as it's not English. My forays into British cuisine, including "bangers" was not good - ALL fat. Yuk! I've no clue what shamPOO is but hope it tastes better than shampoo. A 100 THB breakfast is pretty spendy. I hope to not pay that much for dinner - let along breakfast or lunch. Thanks for the post!

I'm guessing virtually all apartments/condos do have refrigerators and stoves to cook or prepare meals. How about microwaves? That appliance is a bachelor's best friend! Make several meals at a time, freeze or refrigerate most and eat as needed.

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[frogblogger]

Originally Posted by Serendipity2

frogblogger,

Fresh fruit, milk [if low fat] and tea would do nicely for me. Maybe an occasional sweet roll! I rarely eat bacon and eggs but do like them. And sausage - so long as it's not English. My forays into British cuisine, including "bangers" was not good - ALL fat. Yuk! I've no clue what shamPOO is but hope it tastes better than shampoo. A 100 THB breakfast is pretty spendy. I hope to not pay that much for dinner - let along breakfast or lunch. Thanks for the post!

I'm guessing virtually all apartments/condos do have refrigerators and stoves to cook or prepare meals. How about microwaves? That appliance is a bachelor's best friend! Make several meals at a time, freeze or refrigerate most and eat as needed.

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Chom-POO (emphasis on the poo, falling tone) ... just remembered, it's a bell-shaped fruit called a rose-apple - but doesn't taste anything like an apple to me. My gf feeds me a whole variety of fruit all day long when I'm out there, I used to think you could get a good range of fresh fruits in Provence, but it doesn't compare to the delicious tropical offerings.

Ah the British breakfast - solid grease. Tastes ok, but I can never eat anything for the rest of the day!

Easy enough to eat cheaply, but I'm a lazy cook, and there are so many tasty buys from the food stalls...

The cheapo condos I've seen have just had a small fridge, and a couple of gas rings, no microwave, no oven - small freezer compartment in the fridge.

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Originally Posted by frogblogger

Chom-POO (emphasis on the poo, falling tone) ... just remembered, it's a bell-shaped fruit called a rose-apple - but doesn't taste anything like an apple to me. My gf feeds me a whole variety of fruit all day long when I'm out there, I used to think you could get a good range of fresh fruits in Provence, but it doesn't compare to the delicious tropical offerings.

Ah the British breakfast - solid grease. Tastes ok, but I can never eat anything for the rest of the day!

Easy enough to eat cheaply, but I'm a lazy cook, and there are so many tasty buys from the food stalls...

The cheapo condos I've seen have just had a small fridge, and a couple of gas rings, no microwave, no oven - small freezer compartment in the fridge.

frogblogger,

I know the fruit in Thailand is nearly year-around for many. I"ve had the best pineapple in my life up in the mountains while visiting one of the hill tribes. It as sweet - not the usual acidity that pineapples usually have.

I hope a "cheapo" condo/apartment is less than THB10,000. Or, rather, for THB 10,000 one can get reasonable digs! I would guess another THB 3,000-4000 for water/HS Internet/electricity et al. Sound in the ballpark?

I enjoy eating at food stalls during the days and evenings. The one near the band shell use to give a heck of a good meal for about THB75 or a bit more but that's been about 8 years ago so it's probably higher now.

You're dead-on regarding Brit breakfasts. No wonder the Brits are so tough - takes one tough mother to down those "bangers" and not upchuck. Ah, and the cold toast. Well, the tea and marmalade were good. First rate actually.

Your gf feeds you fruit? I thought [not that it's any of my business] that you were hog-tied and married. Or is she just your significant 'other'? Inquiring busy body minds want to know! Into every life a little rain must fall.

Doesn't the chompoo or rose apple taste a bit like a pear with similar texture? The Japanese pear-apple does and it's very good. Sweet but not too sweet, crisp and crunchy with a lovely flavor. Looks and is shaped like an apple but the skin color is nearly that of Kiwi fruit. And it's expensive.

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[King Silk]

Couple of beautiful Girls. That's the best breakfast. Sets me up for the day.
Viagra on toast is good too........

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Originally Posted by King Silk

Couple of beautiful Girls. That's the best breakfast. Sets me up for the day.
Viagra on toast is good too........

King Silk,

You've told us you have THREE girls. And you make them sleep on the floor.

Are the 'couple of girls' you're referring to bipeds rather than quadrupeds? As for me, I prefer my girls in a nice cozy bed. Hold the Viagra and toast - one lovely is just perfect!

[frogblogger]

I've been back in France since end December. April now, and we're only just beginning to get fresh local fruit again - just strawberries so far. I've missed the real thing so much, everything imported frozen just tastes like cardboard. You've not eaten a real banana until you've tried one that's been picked just over the hill somewhere. When I lived for a while in Morocco during a late teens period of bumming around, I picked my first fresh banana. It was like eating one for the first time... know just what you mean about the pineapple. Chompoo? - that's the one, sweet but not too much, crunchy - but not expensive in LoS.

Yes my gf feeds me, or rather my wife2B, the plan is for marriage in August/September. We have a daughter already. W2B was quite happy to carry on as now, but the reason she's not with me in France is because the French are getting more and more difficult with visas, and once married it's problem solved as far as that's concerned. Not the money grabbing sort fortunately which suits me! - doesn't want the big village marriage thing, just a quiet do in Chiang Mai... we've got another four years of spending half the year in CM, half in France, before we can stay permanently in Thailand, so it's the way to go.

I think you'd be stretching it a bit at 75 baht at the Kalare, but it's still possible if you just have the simplest meat and rice dish, with water. Great food, but it's not the cheapest place to eat in town.

As mentioned before, the cheapest condos in CM are around 5/6000 in town, at the aging Night Bazaar Condos or similar. I could live there for a few months if I were single, but long-term I think I would want somewhere fresher and better equipped. As I have to go back to France next December, I've decided to rent again this time around, and will be looking for a condo or small house myself, big enough for three, for six months.

As for breakfasts, here in France I always go for the continental style, just fresh bread and locally made Apricot etc jams, possibly a croissant if I'm feeling rich! British breakfasts are a thing of the past, for the days when my stomach could handle pretty much anything. Not any more!

[Hephesus]

Beautiful Bananas were grown here on crete, small and yellow and curved, wirh a floavour that was just too good, then came the EU and said they were too small and too yellow and too curved. Funny no one said anything about their flavour. So now we have the universal non smelling non tasting banana here. One more thing I will not miss when leaving here for there.

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Originally Posted by frogblogger

I've been back in France since end December. April now, and we're only just beginning to get fresh local fruit again - just strawberries so far. I've missed the real thing so much, everything imported frozen just tastes like cardboard. You've not eaten a real banana until you've tried one that's been picked just over the hill somewhere. When I lived for a while in Morocco during a late teens period of bumming around, I picked my first fresh banana. It was like eating one for the first time... know just what you mean about the pineapple. Chompoo? - that's the one, sweet but not too much, crunchy - but not expensive in LoS.

Yes my gf feeds me, or rather my wife2B, the plan is for marriage in August/September. We have a daughter already. W2B was quite happy to carry on as now, but the reason she's not with me in France is because the French are getting more and more difficult with visas, and once married it's problem solved as far as that's concerned. Not the money grabbing sort fortunately which suits me! - doesn't want the big village marriage thing, just a quiet do in Chiang Mai... we've got another four years of spending half the year in CM, half in France, before we can stay permanently in Thailand, so it's the way to go.

I think you'd be stretching it a bit at 75 baht at the Kalare, but it's still possible if you just have the simplest meat and rice dish, with water. Great food, but it's not the cheapest place to eat in town.

As mentioned before, the cheapest condos in CM are around 5/6000 in town, at the aging Night Bazaar Condos or similar. I could live there for a few months if I were single, but long-term I think I would want somewhere fresher and better equipped. As I have to go back to France next December, I've decided to rent again this time around, and will be looking for a condo or small house myself, big enough for three, for six months.

As for breakfasts, here in France I always go for the continental style, just fresh bread and locally made Apricot etc jams, possibly a croissant if I'm feeling rich! British breakfasts are a thing of the past, for the days when my stomach could handle pretty much anything. Not any more!

frogblogger,

Congratulations on the W2B Hold off on then nuptials until October and I'd love to attend!

It sounds like France is much like the USA when it comes to visas. We allow millions of illegals to invade our country every year. The illegals mostly have no intention of learning English or becoming citizens and I suspect many if not most are an infrastructure for the distribution of illegal drugs from Mexico yet our government does nothing. But the 'good' news is it keeps the cost of illegal drugs cheap and stimulates the economy.

We're pretty lucky here with regard to fresh fruit. We have a good selection of fruit year around - in season from California, Florida and the southwest and in the off seasons we get a lot from Central and South America - mostly Ecuador, Chili, Costa Rica and Mexico but the fruit I've had in Thailand was very, very good.

If the cheapest condos are around THB 5-6000 I should be in fairly good shape. I want to rent for awhile to see if Chiang Mai is where I would like to 'permanently' retire. I also hope to visit Chiang Rai and perhaps another place or two before I decide to buy. Like marriage, buy in haste - repent in leisure. It's easy to buy but sometimes much harder to sell.

Loved fresh croissants when I was in France. I didn't try their apricot jam but I'm sure it's good. If not the Brits have great marmalade!

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