t0oL1 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I had to laugh about this. I saw a food stand feeding boys with my favorite chicken breast on a stick- buttered and seared. The first night I pointed to the chicken and the man came around and grabbed it for me and grilled it. One piece - 40 baht. As I was eating this I see boys come up and grab the sticks of various and bring it to the guy cooking. So the next night I reached inside the glass and grabbed TWO sticks of chicken and handed it around to the man. Doing this I was only charged 20 baht for TWO. One quarter the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olddaddy Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 hours ago, t0oL1 said: I had to laugh about this. I saw a food stand feeding boys with my favorite chicken breast on a stick- buttered and seared. The first night I pointed to the chicken and the man came around and grabbed it for me and grilled it. One piece - 40 baht. As I was eating this I see boys come up and grab the sticks of various and bring it to the guy cooking. So the next night I reached inside the glass and grabbed TWO sticks of chicken and handed it around to the man. Doing this I was only charged 20 baht for TWO. One quarter the price. Try grabbing four! 😮 See if it's still 40 baht ! vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughjock Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The way these shops work, is you grab the sticks you want and put them into a cup or a tray and hand the tray to the worker and he will fry or grill them. It’s usually 10thb per skewer, sometimes 5thb if it’s just fish cake, or 25thb if it’s more expensive meat. You simply got taken advantage of haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy69 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Yes the ongoing price is 10thb per stick for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni21 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 It was at such a stand where I caught the worst food poisoning in years. In hindsight, the skewer must have been left on the stand too long in the warm Thai air. Ever since then, I avoid such food stands though I am conscious (at a rational level) that the same can happen in the kitchens of the nicest restaurants. floridarob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridarob Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, macaroni21 said: It was at such a stand where I caught the worst food poisoning in years. Ditto, in Pattaya in front of BBB for me....never since have I eaten off a Thai food cart and it scared me away from Mexican street food as well.....it was that bad, horrible....and it happened over 20 yrs ago 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olddaddy Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, floridarob said: Ditto, in Pattaya in front of BBB for me....never since have I eaten off a Thai food cart and it scared me away from Mexican street food as well.....it was that bad, horrible....and it happened over 20 yrs ago 😬 PTSD?😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 13 hours ago, macaroni21 said: Ever since then, I avoid such food stands I on another hand buy some grilled snacks from than on almost daily basis and never ever had a problem. I guess Hong Thong helps ( for uninitiated or sophisticated, Hong Thong is cheapest Thai 'whisky"). I always try to have small bottle of it at hand just in case some guest will visit me to check my stamp collection or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, vinapu said: I on another hand buy some grilled snacks from than on almost daily basis and never ever had a problem. I guess Hong Thong helps ( for uninitiated or sophisticated, Hong Thong is cheapest Thai 'whisky"). I always try to have small bottle of it at hand just in case some guest will visit me to check my stamp collection or something If you watch them grill it in front of you, from raw, you should be OK. It's when the food cools, is left, and is reheated that problems occur Londoner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moses Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I avoid to buy meat from such stalls, but easy buy pancakes and fruits. floridarob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roughjock Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 Some of you are overly cautious, but to each their own... Travel across the world to partake in male prostitution but afraid of some meat on a stick. 🤭 reader, vinapu, llz and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, roughjock said: Travel across the world to partake in male prostitution us? from this forum ? you must be kidding ! Marc in Calif, reader and splinter1949 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, roughjock said: Some of you are overly cautious, but to each their own... STD can be cured but vacation days spent in the bathroom will never be retrieved and are lost forever Marc in Calif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, vinapu said: STD can be cured but vacation days spent in the bathroom will never be retrieved and are lost forever True, but STD also means lost days, or weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni21 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 12 hours ago, Keithambrose said: If you watch them grill it in front of you, from raw, you should be OK. It's when the food cools, is left, and is reheated that problems occur Cooking, assuming the heat is high enough and long enough, may kill the bacteria, but while the food was sitting in the humid heat, the bacteria would have produced toxins. Some toxins, such as that produced by Staphylococcus, are heat resistant, so cooking or reheating does not denature them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10tazione Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 5 hours ago, roughjock said: Some of you are overly cautious, but to each their own... Travel across the world to partake in male prostitution but afraid of some meat on a stick. 🤭 When the meat is on the stick, it is not ok. When the stick is the meat, it is ok khaolakguy and vinapu 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridarob Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, macaroni21 said: so cooking or reheating does not denature them. Food handlers personal hygiene, which can go un noticed can have a big affect on the outcome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
