You can find Hundreds of local Thai food places like this one all over Thailand in my mobile app - Teenee - all with turn-by-turn directions. Just $2/month or $10/year. Get it for Apple or Android here: teenee.onelink.me/6pHT/RW4U
I’ll get the app when I go. And I’ll rely on other Thai friends to confirm an eatery is satisfactory. I do like your advice to try, but only upon recommendations by trusted friends.
My Thai GF said oh your friend got sick so it was a restaurant and he was white....I said yes...so if you are white and eat street food you will not get sick. It's a real thing. My GF grew up in BKK.
We lived in Thailand for 3 years and we have had phad krapao khai and so many thai dishes in wonderful small street side restaurants like these that actually represents the wonderful thailand in general, and we have never had stomach problems just because the food were from "street side" restaurants, like come on! One thing is assured that some of the most tastiest local thai dishes can be found in restaurants like these where the humble owners and home chefs cook from their heart and they know the real recipes, trust me! To be fair, thais are generally very clean and they make sure to keep their surroundings clean as well. Really miss the local vibes of Bangkok and hope to go back soon!
In a sense though, I'd agree, like, if I have to prepare these meal myself, and serve it to you, now you're gonna a stomach run problem XD they did their job better than average wanna be a cook kinda deal.
In my opinion many Thais not very clean, especially street food stuff. Wooden Cutboards they cut raw chicken on it and later on the cooked chicken , without cleaning it all day (in tropical conditions). The Street-Food you get is mostly made of the cheapest stuff they find on the market, often highly contaminated with pesticides (lack of control). The oil they use for cooking is the cheapest also often Palm-Oil or Soybean-oil (unhealthy). Cooking conditions are for Western Standards really unclean, highly contaminated with pesticides, use massive amounts of sugar and Oil. you maybe get not sick but Thai food is really far away from "Healthy food" For me Thai food ist mostly too Sweet and Oily mixed with chilli.
@@iPlany With due respect, I agree to some points that you have mentioned about the vendors not being hygenic enough and etc, but you also have to keep in mind that the people who are street side vendors are just simple earners who works day and night under scorching heat, feeding hundreds of people at such a cheap price. Not only just tourists, most of the thai population are dependent on street side vendors because it is comparitively much affordable and less time consuming than buying groceries and cooking at home. Its absolutely an individual's choice where they want to eat from, expensive restaurants or street side vendors selling the same food but at different prices. Thailand street food is famous all around the world for its taste, uniqueness, wide range and variety and the love that can be tasted through their food, and the best part is that it is affordable.
As your sensitive stomach please avoid the spicy Thai food and try non spicy Thai food that well cooked like Fried rice, Stir fried noodles-Pad See Ew, Stirred Fried noodles with gravy- Rad Na
Been going to Thailand since 1994 and never once have I got sick from eating street food, small restaurants, anywhere - freshly cooked at high temperatures, never a problem. If you don’t eat the street food, you are missing out!
So true. The only time I got sick eating street food, was in India. I had a couple of street vendor soda, Chai drinks, and some other stuff. Then I got sick for a week.
you must be the luckiest person ever! cause I live in Thailand 2 years and got sick more than I can count... Still, one of my favourite countries in the world.
@@nofood1 As long as you only eat food that gets made to order and avoid ice that doesn't look storebought, its really hard to get sick. What types of places caused it for you?
@@chadlarjdikdison682 typical restaurants.. Samui was where I got food sick the most. 😕 Bangkok just once. Phuket never, Phangan/Tao never, Pattaya never....
I've been in Thailand 5 times and the street food is delicious, only one time in Kanchanaburi I got sick, but it was because I was already sick...lol... So pretty much the food is super clean in Thailand 🙏 On My next trip I will stay for 2 months or more, jumping from Laos to Thailand every 30 days
As a former chef I didn’t see a dirty surface in the whole place. On the street, with all the traffic passing by, it only takes a few days for the dust there to mix with stir fry oil to create dark grey fur everywhere. That place was spotless. Good job with meat storage. Plus those places don’t get more than a few days worth of supplies from the market at a time. I admit though that some morning market vendors sketch me out sometimes with how they handle their proteins. Love Thai street food!!
amazing comment. my hope with this channel is that each video STARTS a conversation that others add to. so your useful information added onto this topic is EXACTLY what i'm hoping we get more of here. cheers!
Thanks Chris, great video. On my 2019 visit, I ate like that almost every day. The only western 'food' I consumed was a Starbucks coffee in the mornings. Never had any health issues, and 99.9% of the time, the food was excellent, much higher success rate than here in Cape Town.
Been going to Thailand for over twenty years eating street food daily. My wife is Thai we, have had restaurants in Thailand and the USA. Only once I got some chicken from one of those walking vendors on the beach. I got sick. Great video chris!
I lived in Thailand for over 5 years. I also enjoyed lots of street food 😋 In all that time, I only ever got food poisoning twice. Once in a Western brand name 5 star hotel. The other time, from ice (made from contaminated water) in a random bar I'd never been to before. I stand by the theory that Thai street food, particularly from street carts, where they literally can't store more than they can prepare and sell on any given day. So, their food is likely to be far fresher than restaurants with cold storage facilities. I definitely recommend trying Thai street food and tiny places just like the one in this video!
Lived in Thailand for a bit over 10 years. YES I have gotten sick, but I have also gotten sick in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Indonesia and Singapore. If you are eating you can get sick. I have never had to have my stomach pumped anywhere though, just a day on the toilet.
👋🏻Hey Chris and Haylee, we have eating everywhere in Thailand from restaurants to street food and places in between. Those places are the best places to eat, we had friends that were like that can’t eat in that place, and we changed that. We have never gotten sick and we love that food so much. ♥️🇨🇦
Been to Thailand many times since the 80s. The level of hygiene at street food stalls have markedly improved. Sometimes problems can be caused by spiciness - stomach sensitivity rather than unhygienic food.
Agree, some ingredients are just not newbie friendly even for us Thai lol. I have ingestion problems as I grow older so I can eat less amount of spicy now. I could end up in pain if I go overboard and ingest a lot of spicy stuff than my stomach could handle.
Arrived in Bangkok last night, first thing after dropping the bags Street food Is a must, friendly staff, amazing food, everywhere, what more can you want 😋 got to love Thailand 🇹🇭 keep up the good work love the videos 👍
Got to tell you man.... I just found out about your vlog series about thailand a week ago and i just loveeee your videos. I used to travel to thai many times before the covid and will return in a few month but until then...seeing thailand from your eyes and your experiences is exactly what i need to fill up the hole that created for not being there. Can't wait to see the next video every time! Keep on the good work . And i hope you will have another meet up every month or two so i w'ont miss it next time i come.
Great video Chris, so happy to see you highlight the real Bangkok! I feel sorry for tourists who eat only in 5-star hotels and travel in an air-conditioned bus, afraid of everything from street-food to ice cubes, then say they've seen Thailand. My wife and I are in Thailand 3-4 months every year and eat exclusively in the same type of places. You make us want to go NOW. Thanks from Rick and Rocky ขอบคุณมากครับ
I'm sure there are a few places now and then that you look at and take a pass on, but by and large I think you are 100% right about true authentic Thai restaurants being some of the best foods you can fine and at an affordable price. Mentioned before, but a place busy with locals is also a good indicator of good food. Keep up the good work C&H. Peace out.
Been watching your videos for 2 months now and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been in and out of Thailand since 2016 and stopped because of COVID. I needed to find good contents of Thailand to show to my french boyfriend so he will stop being sad for not being able to go to Philippines 😂 And btw, I really appreciate and love Haelee. She is so genuine and kind. She didn’t even complain about the wrong food that was served. Her smile brightens the entire video. Hope we will see you guys somewhere in Samui or Bangkok this July 😉
I moved to isaan 2 wks ago. I got a bad stomach the first 2 days it was my fault I never took the tablet.. Lol.. Its my body not used to the spice.. Happened before.. Getting used to it now and trying different stuff my wife gets in these type of places I'm certainly adding more meals to my like list usually 100 baht for 2 meals.. Excellent I say. 🇹🇭❤️
Yes love to eat street food, eat it in Bangkok and patong, missed the last two years but coming to koh samui next year first time, can’t wait for the street food again x
Oh yeah I know what you're talking about. And yes they are the best places to eat in Thailand. Much respect and I love your videos. Hayley was amazing in this video.
Great video Chris , never get sick eating street food , hygiene has improved heaps over many years , but sometimes you can get a bit sick due to the fact the spices used you may not have eaten before or in a long time they can upset your belly , tip if your heading to the kingdom go eat some Spicy food for a week or 2 before heading over this will help
I‘ve been in Thailand several times. When I read this video‘s title I thought: Thai food is so delicious 😋 and I cant stop eating - making my belly growing and growing. So yes, it might be unhealthy 😊. It took me a while until I understood that you are talking about hygiene 🤨 I never had such problems.
OMG, how do I remember all these amazing dishes ?!?! Love street/local food so much, can't wait. Yes, I'm getting your app,,,, huge help !!!! Zooming' for Yummies !!!!! Thanks Chris
Been to Thailand 7 times. Never been sick from Thai food yet. I have had afterburner flames out my backside like an F 111 being too adventurous though. They have high turnover using fresh ingredients. Agreed sometimes these local canteens the ambience leaves much to be desired but as you say the food often can be surprisingly delicious just don't lick the walls. been sick twice in all my travels to Thailand. Once from bad ice put in my drinks and once from a farrang restaurant. Great video Chris
Been living in TH over 25 years and a few times serious diarrhea most of which I can attribute to eating shrimp in some hotel function buffet. VERY rarely any reaction to local food in restaurants or on the street side.
George Orwell writes of it in his book , Down and Out in Paris and London, whereby the elaborate dishes coming out the kitchen out the back served to the rich at posh hotels and restaurants was handled, arranged and touched by so many chefs that one was more likely to get sick. Here after ingredients get thrown in the wok, the food is not touched at all and it's all out in the open for everyone to see.
Preach it Chris! This is the reason we go to Thailand real Thai food. You have got to eat where the locals eat and if the locals are eating there the owners aren’t trying to make their customers sick.
Fantastic vid, and you're right, your viewers should give as many of these places a try, I do, all the time, keep up the good retired working for you, chok dee
Best way to eat. You can see the food and its freshness. I've worked in 5-Star restaurant kitchens in the West and if you saw what goes on, out of sight, you would be shocked to the core. Just don't be upset, but embrace the adventure, if you get something you didn't order due to misinterpretation. I once ordered two poached eggs on toast with bacon (fancying a Western breakfast) but received a chicken-toastie with a bowl of mushroom soup - yet it was the best toastie and soup of my life. LOL
Hey Chris love the Videos and the Shirts!!!!! They arrived the other day. Will you be reviewing anything around Pattaya???? or adding to teenee?? We've been over and gone to golf with the boys at the Outback golf club great bar and food also Andre is the owner great South African bloke. Again love ya work!!!
The spicy food also has something to do with it. I have never had problems during the time in Thailand, except the few times I noticed that I had too much of very spicy dishes.
I agree that people should give the small restaurants a go. My only tummy trouble over several trips was when one time I ate several types of meat from a scooter vendor late at night.
I had a co-worker in the USA who travelled throughout SE Asia for 18 months eating street food. He said he only got sick one time. He ordered a cheeseburger that he got at a hotel. He said he never had issues at street vendors. He stuck with those where there were lots of regulars (locals) and had what they ate. he said the street vendors normally buy what they can prepare during the day, not more. Thanks for being retired and working for us. Wish I was there. The meals look great.
Yes I eat at places like this all the time. I don't even consider this "street food" since they have a storefront address. This is a restaurant with the kitchen in front.
Love your videos. We've been to Thailand 8 times in the last 15 years. We eat in these little cafes all the time. Never gotten sick. Our favorite was a little vegan Cafe in Kanchainaburi (sp). The little gal was so sweet. We even helped her with dishes one day when she was on her own. Looking forward to coming back this winter. Halilee is so cute. Lol
Thanks Chris, both dishes looked yummy! This is real Thai food, unlike a lot of the usual stuff you see in most touristy restaurants. I will make note of the names. Cheers!
Great watch! I used to visit a place just like this for lunch when working in Sriracha. It’s where all the locals ate and tbh it was delicious food. And there was no menu……you just asked for what you wanted and they rustled it up 🙂
Agree that it takes a bit to get up the gumption to eat from a local shop in SEAsia. But once you cross that threshold, it is next to impossible to cross back. I started in Hong Kong almost 30 years ago and little by little, I peeled back the layers. Not of the shops or the food, but of my own eyes and expectations. Tasty treasures await--hidden in plain sight--if you take those first steps.
The best tasting and most economical food is on the street. We sat in a restaurant in Koh Lanta once and watched the Pad Thai gal across the street just killing it with locals ordering. The next day we tried her food and it was the best Pad Thai we have ever tasted. We never got sick from any food in Thailand.
I'm staying in France for almost 4 years. Before moving to Paris, I rarely ate spicy food because I could not find much of Asian ingredients in countryside. But you can find them easily in Asian quartier of Paris. At first, my stomach could not handle spiciness too. Moreover, I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. So I had to increase spiciness moderately for my beloved dishes. Thanks for VDO and hope you enjoy Thailand.
I've lived in Thailand for 10 years. The only time I was ever sick was when I ate at a Thai street stall in Switzerland! I ate a salad with crab. The crab was off and I got food poisoning. Haven't eaten crab since!!
Yes, I like how you talk about Thai street food restaurants like that. It's an invitation for most people who don't dare open up to that kind of environment. but if you notice You know it's a people's house so it doesn't look very clean. Certain kitchen utensils, of course, don't change every month and each day they don't serve a single dish. If it's not clean or has bacteria as some comments say. Of course, I've been eating like this for 17 years. I'm probably sick. But I'm fine hahaha
Thanks for the video ! A bit wary of those places, but coming to Thailand in a few weeks, and I am going to trust your advice! I will contact you from my hospital bed if things go awry!!
I had to agree with you about not getting sick eating street food in Bangkok. I had it for almost a week and didn’t get sick at all. I did avoid street foods that I think would not agree with my stomach like Sushi or anything with raw meat.
Thanks Chris!!! I love those places! I'm a Yankie, who adores these "older, eateries run by the elderly who know how to cook!!!!" I tell my compatriots and family, "stay away". I don't want them coming to Thailand. I love Thailand just the way it is! (I had food poisoning twice, always at "Sizzler" which is a western establishment. Told my Thai wife, no more western eateries of any kind).
Also, it's been my experience traveling abroad that street food is generally one of the safest food options abroad. The worst food risk (in my experience) are buffet-type restaurants where the food has been sitting around.
I'd say nope, not more than any other place in the world or even your own kitchen, I eat new places every day, street food is so good, lukewarm sushi, sticks I forgot on the table before bed, never any issues with anything except wanting more more mooooreeee, food lovers paradise 🥰🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏 Love your videos, nice and easygoing with good quality content, thanks for sharing 🥳
I have eaten in this kind of local Thai restaurants many, many, many times! Nothing is wrong eating in these types of restaurants! Very cheap, reasonable price, tasty and yummy yummy for your my tummy. Thanks for loving our country and our food. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️🙏
I usually get a quirky stomach once a trip. I think my gut just needs an adjustment period. I love these places. They're all over S.E. Asia and have incredible food for half of what I pay at home. I think I'd have just as big a chance of getting the trots if I ate at the KFC down the street.
Thank you very much. It's true. Even if we go to eat expensive food in a luxurious place. But in the end, what makes us full will always be a restaurant like this.
Totally agree Chris. Lots of the ones I go to have the health dept certification "Good Food Clean Food" sign on the menu. Stomach troubles ive had when the chicken sits out in the sun all day but even then maybe its something else.
We eat at local Thai restaurants and street food all the time over the years. We have not had any bad experiences, and we have not become ill. I, however, can no longer eat really spicy food so I need to (sadly) always ask them to tone down the chili. Very spicy food can cause stomach sensitivity for some people (like me).
If you choose foods that are just prepared and fully cooked like that, it will be less chance of food poisoning but spicy from chili can also upset your stomach.
I am a Thai person living in Phatthalung Province. in the south of Thailand I travel to many provinces in Thailand for tourism. I traveled to the central region North, Northeast, and as a Thai person, I guarantee that the street food stalls in Thailand definitely not make you sick
Hey Chris Parker these little hole in the wall places are some of the best down to earth food you can get ! You hit the nail on the head regarding the “tummy trouble” issue that so many out there worry over so much . I can honestly say similar to yourself with my experiences and upset stomach has never got to a level that has floored me so much to ruin my stay in Thailand at all ! You actually can experience slight stomach issues in the first 12hrs of arrival as your bacteria changes and adapts to the new foods it is experiencing and the hot weather conditions! But yes ! these places should no be missed or you’ll be missing out on so much of what the “Thailand Experience “ actually is and have some interation with local hard working everyday people who will be glad to see and help us Farangs! Cheers Chris 👍🙏🇹🇭
I like your way to explain things in a good or negative one , so people can prepare and give a chance to try. You guys enjoy food, give us a imagination of Thai taste like, seems fun, too.
I've traveled to most of Asia and as long as the food is prepared fresh or has a high turnaround rate then you're fine. Also, drink bottled drinks. When I went to Thailand, even the locals would often stray away from the tap water,
Traveling to Thailand since 1987. I love the street food there. Even the street restaurant you've shown is perfect. Tasty and healthy food. I must admit I got used to it already specially I got married with an Isaan woman.
Been to Thailand 2 times, on the first suffered quite a bit with food poisoning (I narrowed it down to a either a pad thai in khao San or a Tom Yum Seafood soup in Phi Phi) but lesson learned... see where most locals are eating, basic places like the one on the video most of the times are the best, get a fair bit of rice in every meal. Second time, slightly under the weather probably caused by a shrimp fried rice on the beach in koh lipe. Don't be afraid of trying the food, be prepared if some stomach issues happen 😅
Love it, unfortunately the same thing here in Vancouver would be $15 each. It is like Anthony Bourdain said, street food vendors are not going to poison their neighbors. Sometimes there is bacteria and it may be a case that your body is not used to it, ie think about drinking water in mexico or another country.
Would you believe that? We Thai people have been eating like this for a long time. And we look at restaurants like this that it's definitely delicious. Plus it's cheaper than restaurants in department stores as well. Welcome to the way of life of Thai people. 🇹🇭♥️🤟🏻😉
that's so great to support local small restaurants. they are absolutely proud to serve you with their best skills for sure. I just want to thank you for all of them🙏. BTW, when I travelled to other countries I would love eating local food from small native restaurants as well😊, even I found them at a hidden alley.
Of course I eat at those places, I can relate to you receiving a dish you think you haven't ordered, I'm sure the mistake is in that we generally run our finger underneath our selection which is above, but they think we want the dish our finger is running on, or across. Yeah* happened to me when I received jungle curry.. actually enjoyed it & made a lasting memory for me* try the jungle curry next time bud😉🖖🍍🌈
You have to correctly pronounce the menu Pad Kraprao is the stir fried basil and Pad Prikpao is the stir fried meat with Thai sweet chili paste, in this video you may pronounce PadPakPao that sounds like PadPrikpao so Hayley got the unexpected menu
You can find Hundreds of local Thai food places like this one all over Thailand in my mobile app - Teenee - all with turn-by-turn directions. Just $2/month or $10/year. Get it for Apple or Android here: teenee.onelink.me/6pHT/RW4U
I’ll get the app when I go. And I’ll rely on other Thai friends to confirm an eatery is satisfactory. I do like your advice to try, but only upon recommendations by trusted friends.
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My Thai GF said oh your friend got sick so it was a restaurant and he was white....I said yes...so if you are white and eat street food you will not get sick. It's a real thing. My GF grew up in BKK.
I was your 50th sub liked commented to help you. ur welcome.
We lived in Thailand for 3 years and we have had phad krapao khai and so many thai dishes in wonderful small street side restaurants like these that actually represents the wonderful thailand in general, and we have never had stomach problems just because the food were from "street side" restaurants, like come on! One thing is assured that some of the most tastiest local thai dishes can be found in restaurants like these where the humble owners and home chefs cook from their heart and they know the real recipes, trust me! To be fair, thais are generally very clean and they make sure to keep their surroundings clean as well. Really miss the local vibes of Bangkok and hope to go back soon!
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In a sense though, I'd agree, like, if I have to prepare these meal myself, and serve it to you, now you're gonna a stomach run problem XD they did their job better than average wanna be a cook kinda deal.
In my opinion many Thais not very clean, especially street food stuff. Wooden Cutboards they cut raw chicken on it and later on the cooked chicken , without cleaning it all day (in tropical conditions). The Street-Food you get is mostly made of the cheapest stuff they find on the market, often highly contaminated with pesticides (lack of control).
The oil they use for cooking is the cheapest also often Palm-Oil or Soybean-oil (unhealthy).
Cooking conditions are for Western Standards really unclean, highly contaminated with pesticides, use massive amounts of sugar and Oil.
you maybe get not sick but Thai food is really far away from "Healthy food"
For me Thai food ist mostly too Sweet and Oily mixed with chilli.
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@@iPlany With due respect, I agree to some points that you have mentioned about the vendors not being hygenic enough and etc, but you also have to keep in mind that the people who are street side vendors are just simple earners who works day and night under scorching heat, feeding hundreds of people at such a cheap price. Not only just tourists, most of the thai population are dependent on street side vendors because it is comparitively much affordable and less time consuming than buying groceries and cooking at home.
Its absolutely an individual's choice where they want to eat from, expensive restaurants or street side vendors selling the same food but at different prices.
Thailand street food is famous all around the world for its taste, uniqueness, wide range and variety and the love that can be tasted through their food, and the best part is that it is affordable.
I’ve been eating it for a decade and never had an issue. Thai street food is amazing.
Really depends on people. I have a weak stomach and go sick once out of 3 attemps haha
As your sensitive stomach please avoid the spicy Thai food and try non spicy Thai food that well cooked like Fried rice, Stir fried noodles-Pad See Ew, Stirred Fried noodles with gravy- Rad Na
Been going to Thailand since 1994 and never once have I got sick from eating street food, small restaurants, anywhere - freshly cooked at high temperatures, never a problem. If you don’t eat the street food, you are missing out!
Absolutely!
So true. The only time I got sick eating street food, was in India. I had a couple of street vendor soda, Chai drinks, and some other stuff. Then I got sick for a week.
you must be the luckiest person ever! cause I live in Thailand 2 years and got sick more than I can count... Still, one of my favourite countries in the world.
@@nofood1 As long as you only eat food that gets made to order and avoid ice that doesn't look storebought, its really hard to get sick. What types of places caused it for you?
@@chadlarjdikdison682 typical restaurants.. Samui was where I got food sick the most. 😕 Bangkok just once. Phuket never, Phangan/Tao never, Pattaya never....
I've been in Thailand 5 times and the street food is delicious, only one time in Kanchanaburi I got sick, but it was because I was already sick...lol... So pretty much the food is super clean in Thailand 🙏 On My next trip I will stay for 2 months or more, jumping from Laos to Thailand every 30 days
Nothing like sitting on a zebra crossing eating top food on a warm night. 555
👍🏻now can stay in Thailand 45 days +
As a former chef I didn’t see a dirty surface in the whole place. On the street, with all the traffic passing by, it only takes a few days for the dust there to mix with stir fry oil to create dark grey fur everywhere. That place was spotless. Good job with meat storage. Plus those places don’t get more than a few days worth of supplies from the market at a time. I admit though that some morning market vendors sketch me out sometimes with how they handle their proteins.
Love Thai street food!!
amazing comment. my hope with this channel is that each video STARTS a conversation that others add to. so your useful information added onto this topic is EXACTLY what i'm hoping we get more of here. cheers!
Thanks Chris, great video. On my 2019 visit, I ate like that almost every day. The only western 'food' I consumed was a Starbucks coffee in the mornings. Never had any health issues, and 99.9% of the time, the food was excellent, much higher success rate than here in Cape Town.
A Starbucks coffee? You must be joking. It’s utter crap. They had to pull out of Australia because we refused to drink the shit.
Stay away from Starbucks, it’s devil’s brews
Been going to Thailand for over twenty years eating street food daily. My wife is Thai we, have had restaurants in Thailand and the USA. Only once I got some chicken from one of those walking vendors on the beach. I got sick. Great video chris!
Amazing hygiene standards 👏
@@Thewootanglife Ha ha, and I beat you. My first trip was in 1988.
I got sick from chicken rice, mobile street vendor.
I love these family run businesses. Years of experience goes into your food.
Brilliant video mate. Have to agree. These little eateries are the best. They focus on the food which is what you want.
I lived in Thailand for over 5 years. I also enjoyed lots of street food 😋 In all that time, I only ever got food poisoning twice. Once in a Western brand name 5 star hotel. The other time, from ice (made from contaminated water) in a random bar I'd never been to before. I stand by the theory that Thai street food, particularly from street carts, where they literally can't store more than they can prepare and sell on any given day. So, their food is likely to be far fresher than restaurants with cold storage facilities. I definitely recommend trying Thai street food and tiny places just like the one in this video!
Lived in Thailand for a bit over 10 years. YES I have gotten sick, but I have also gotten sick in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Indonesia and Singapore. If you are eating you can get sick.
I have never had to have my stomach pumped anywhere though, just a day on the toilet.
👋🏻Hey Chris and Haylee, we have eating everywhere in Thailand from restaurants to street food and places in between. Those places are the best places to eat, we had friends that were like that can’t eat in that place, and we changed that. We have never gotten sick and we love that food so much. ♥️🇨🇦
Been to Thailand many times since the 80s. The level of hygiene at street food stalls have markedly improved. Sometimes problems can be caused by spiciness - stomach sensitivity rather than unhygienic food.
yeah Anthony I think you are right, the spicy-ness of it can cause some issues for a day maybe when you're not used to it
ใช่ มันน่าจะเกิดจากความเผ็ด มากกว่าอาหารเป็นพิษ ท้องของคุณอาจไม่ชินกับรสชาติที่จัดจ้าน แต่เมื่อเวลาผ่านไปคุณจะชินและหลงรักมันอย่างไม่ต้องสงสัย 😂
Even some Thai people can't handle spiciness. Cause stomach problem too.
So true. I'm Thai and can handle moderate spiciness when eat, but intestine disagree.
Agree, some ingredients are just not newbie friendly even for us Thai lol.
I have ingestion problems as I grow older so I can eat less amount of spicy now.
I could end up in pain if I go overboard and ingest a lot of spicy stuff than my stomach could handle.
Arrived in Bangkok last night, first thing after dropping the bags Street food Is a must, friendly staff, amazing food, everywhere, what more can you want 😋 got to love Thailand 🇹🇭 keep up the good work love the videos 👍
Make sure you go to pharmacy and get some antibiotic & diarrhea pill.
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Got to tell you man.... I just found out about your vlog series about thailand a week ago and i just loveeee your videos. I used to travel to thai many times before the covid and will return in a few month but until then...seeing thailand from your eyes and your experiences is exactly what i need to fill up the hole that created for not being there. Can't wait to see the next video every time! Keep on the good work . And i hope you will have another meet up every month or two so i w'ont miss it next time i come.
Please try binge watching Chris’ vlogs and you will love it!!
Great video Chris, so happy to see you highlight the real Bangkok! I feel sorry for tourists who eat only in 5-star hotels and travel in an air-conditioned bus, afraid of everything from street-food to ice cubes, then say they've seen Thailand. My wife and I are in Thailand 3-4 months every year and eat exclusively in the same type of places. You make us want to go NOW. Thanks from Rick and Rocky ขอบคุณมากครับ
100% agree! Best food are in places like this!
I'm sure there are a few places now and then that you look at and take a pass on, but by and large I think you are 100% right about true authentic Thai restaurants being some of the best foods you can fine and at an affordable price. Mentioned before, but a place busy with locals is also a good indicator of good food. Keep up the good work C&H. Peace out.
Been watching your videos for 2 months now and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been in and out of Thailand since 2016 and stopped because of COVID. I needed to find good contents of Thailand to show to my french boyfriend so he will stop being sad for not being able to go to Philippines 😂
And btw, I really appreciate and love Haelee. She is so genuine and kind. She didn’t even complain about the wrong food that was served. Her smile brightens the entire video.
Hope we will see you guys somewhere in Samui or Bangkok this July 😉
It’s great to see you making videos like this 👍
More to come!
I moved to isaan 2 wks ago. I got a bad stomach the first 2 days it was my fault I never took the tablet.. Lol.. Its my body not used to the spice.. Happened before.. Getting used to it now and trying different stuff my wife gets in these type of places I'm certainly adding more meals to my like list usually 100 baht for 2 meals.. Excellent I say. 🇹🇭❤️
Yes love to eat street food, eat it in Bangkok and patong, missed the last two years but coming to koh samui next year first time, can’t wait for the street food again x
Oh yeah I know what you're talking about. And yes they are the best places to eat in Thailand. Much respect and I love your videos. Hayley was amazing in this video.
I love Haylie's quote " It's all good "
Great video Chris , never get sick eating street food , hygiene has improved heaps over many years , but sometimes you can get a bit sick due to the fact the spices used you may not have eaten before or in a long time they can upset your belly , tip if your heading to the kingdom go eat some Spicy food for a week or 2 before heading over this will help
I‘ve been in Thailand several times. When I read this video‘s title I thought: Thai food is so delicious 😋 and I cant stop eating - making my belly growing and growing. So yes, it might be unhealthy 😊.
It took me a while until I understood that you are talking about hygiene 🤨 I never had such problems.
When visiting. Yes, mostly eat breakfast and lunch or dinner at small streetside restaurants. Good and cheap. Thanks for nice films!
OMG, how do I remember all these amazing dishes ?!?! Love street/local food so much, can't wait. Yes, I'm getting your app,,,, huge help !!!! Zooming' for Yummies !!!!! Thanks Chris
Been to Thailand 7 times. Never been sick from Thai food yet. I have had afterburner flames out my backside like an F 111 being too adventurous though. They have high turnover using fresh ingredients. Agreed sometimes these local canteens the ambience leaves much to be desired but as you say the food often can be surprisingly delicious just don't lick the walls. been sick twice in all my travels to Thailand. Once from bad ice put in my drinks and once from a farrang restaurant.
Great video Chris
funny post Geoff
How can ice be bad? I didn't understand that😅
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Yes. Heard this comment several times from other expats. I've never been sick either. 😅
Absolutely! Love street food!😋
Been living in TH over 25 years and a few times serious diarrhea most of which I can attribute to eating shrimp in some hotel function buffet. VERY rarely any reaction to local food in restaurants or on the street side.
George Orwell writes of it in his book , Down and Out in Paris and London, whereby the elaborate dishes coming out the kitchen out the back served to the rich at posh hotels and restaurants was handled, arranged and touched by so many chefs that one was more likely to get sick. Here after ingredients get thrown in the wok, the food is not touched at all and it's all out in the open for everyone to see.
i love this comment!
Great video bro! I'm loving all of the street food here in Thailand right now!
I love places like this! A local mom and pop shop is always delicious!
Preach it Chris! This is the reason we go to Thailand real Thai food. You have got to eat where the locals eat and if the locals are eating there the owners aren’t trying to make their customers sick.
Fantastic vid, and you're right, your viewers should give as many of these places a try, I do, all the time, keep up the good retired working for you, chok dee
The best food of Thailand you will see on the streets everywhere. Thank you for the video from Thailand.
Best way to eat.
You can see the food and its freshness.
I've worked in 5-Star restaurant kitchens in the West and if you saw what goes on, out of sight, you would be shocked to the core.
Just don't be upset, but embrace the adventure, if you get something you didn't order due to misinterpretation.
I once ordered two poached eggs on toast with bacon (fancying a Western breakfast) but received a chicken-toastie with a bowl of mushroom soup - yet it was the best toastie and soup of my life. LOL
Looks friggin awesome my friends. Brilliant vlog, thanks.
Great Video Chris and Hailey
My wife and I enjoy small restaurants like that. It's great to support the locals 👏
Hey Chris love the Videos and the Shirts!!!!! They arrived the other day.
Will you be reviewing anything around Pattaya???? or adding to teenee??
We've been over and gone to golf with the boys at the Outback golf club great bar and food also
Andre is the owner great South African bloke.
Again love ya work!!!
glad you like the shirts! not sure when i'll be in pattaya next
wondered about this.. thanks for the video!
The spicy food also has something to do with it. I have never had problems during the time in Thailand, except the few times I noticed that I had too much of very spicy dishes.
Thanks for sharing
I agree that people should give the small restaurants a go. My only tummy trouble over several trips was when one time I ate several types of meat from a scooter vendor late at night.
I really like both of you, you have a very positive attitude and explains Thai food very well.
I had a co-worker in the USA who travelled throughout SE Asia for 18 months eating street food. He said he only got sick one time. He ordered a cheeseburger that he got at a hotel. He said he never had issues at street vendors. He stuck with those where there were lots of regulars (locals) and had what they ate. he said the street vendors normally buy what they can prepare during the day, not more. Thanks for being retired and working for us. Wish I was there. The meals look great.
Yes I eat at places like this all the time. I don't even consider this "street food" since they have a storefront address. This is a restaurant with the kitchen in front.
Love your videos. We've been to Thailand 8 times in the last 15 years. We eat in these little cafes all the time. Never gotten sick. Our favorite was a little vegan Cafe in Kanchainaburi (sp). The little gal was so sweet. We even helped her with dishes one day when she was on her own. Looking forward to coming back this winter. Halilee is so cute. Lol
Thanks Chris, both dishes looked yummy! This is real Thai food, unlike a lot of the usual stuff you see in most touristy restaurants. I will make note of the names. Cheers!
Great watch! I used to visit a place just like this for lunch when working in Sriracha. It’s where all the locals ate and tbh it was delicious food. And there was no menu……you just asked for what you wanted and they rustled it up 🙂
Agree that it takes a bit to get up the gumption to eat from a local shop in SEAsia. But once you cross that threshold, it is next to impossible to cross back. I started in Hong Kong almost 30 years ago and little by little, I peeled back the layers. Not of the shops or the food, but of my own eyes and expectations. Tasty treasures await--hidden in plain sight--if you take those first steps.
One word " I LOVE U , ALWAY NICE CONTENT " FANS FROM THAI 💕
The best tasting and most economical food is on the street. We sat in a restaurant in Koh Lanta once and watched the Pad Thai gal across the street just killing it with locals ordering. The next day we tried her food and it was the best Pad Thai we have ever tasted. We never got sick from any food in Thailand.
I... hope it was the food though, and not the girl XD
@@sleekslack yes the young lady fed half the town with Pad Thai or Mussels
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I'm Thai.
Thank you for feeling good about Thai food. About 20 years ago, the food you ate was only 30 baht per plate.
Thank you Chris your videos make me so happy kind regards Steve from Australia
small family kitchens have some of the BEST food in Thailand. And the price is great too
I'm staying in France for almost 4 years. Before moving to Paris, I rarely ate spicy food because I could not find much of Asian ingredients in countryside. But you can find them easily in Asian quartier of Paris. At first, my stomach could not handle spiciness too. Moreover, I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. So I had to increase spiciness moderately for my beloved dishes.
Thanks for VDO and hope you enjoy Thailand.
Worst food poisoning was sushi place in supermarket at Em Q, also Piri Piri chicken at Emporium and oysters in China town
I've lived in Thailand for 10 years. The only time I was ever sick was when I ate at a Thai street stall in Switzerland! I ate a salad with crab. The crab was off and I got food poisoning. Haven't eaten crab since!!
Yes, I like how you talk about Thai street food restaurants like that. It's an invitation for most people who don't dare open up to that kind of environment. but if you notice You know it's a people's house so it doesn't look very clean. Certain kitchen utensils, of course, don't change every month and each day they don't serve a single dish. If it's not clean or has bacteria as some comments say. Of course, I've been eating like this for 17 years. I'm probably sick. But I'm fine hahaha
Thanks for the video ! A bit wary of those places, but coming to Thailand in a few weeks, and I am going to trust your advice! I will contact you from my hospital bed if things go awry!!
Never ever had an issue!
I had to agree with you about not getting sick eating street food in Bangkok. I had it for almost a week and didn’t get sick at all. I did avoid street foods that I think would not agree with my stomach like Sushi or anything with raw meat.
Hi Chris & Haley- love the food you just had!!! Making me hungry now & thanks for sharing this video 😊
Thanks for the vid Chris. Only time I sometimes get crook in Thailand is if I eat uncooked veggies or cut fruit. Love eating in these small eateries.
Thanks Chris!!! I love those places! I'm a Yankie, who adores these "older, eateries run by the elderly who know how to cook!!!!" I tell my compatriots and family, "stay away". I don't want them coming to Thailand. I love Thailand just the way it is! (I had food poisoning twice, always at "Sizzler" which is a western establishment. Told my Thai wife, no more western eateries of any kind).
Will definitely go to these places over the chain restaurants!
The best food in Thailand!!❤️❤️
Those type restaurants are awesome and support local neighborhoods.
you got that right Doug
I lived in Costa Rica for a year (from the US) and after a while we would try the local restaurants. Glad we did.
Also, it's been my experience traveling abroad that street food is generally one of the safest food options abroad. The worst food risk (in my experience) are buffet-type restaurants where the food has been sitting around.
I'd say nope, not more than any other place in the world or even your own kitchen, I eat new places every day, street food is so good, lukewarm sushi, sticks I forgot on the table before bed, never any issues with anything except wanting more more mooooreeee, food lovers paradise 🥰🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
Love your videos, nice and easygoing with good quality content, thanks for sharing 🥳
I have eaten in this kind of local Thai restaurants many, many, many times! Nothing is wrong eating in these types of restaurants! Very cheap, reasonable price, tasty and yummy yummy for your my tummy. Thanks for loving our country and our food. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️🙏
Chris you are a one man international ambassador. Thank you for helping us keep the dream alive.
I usually get a quirky stomach once a trip. I think my gut just needs an adjustment period. I love these places. They're all over S.E. Asia and have incredible food for half of what I pay at home. I think I'd have just as big a chance of getting the trots if I ate at the KFC down the street.
Thank you very much. It's true. Even if we go to eat expensive food in a luxurious place. But in the end, what makes us full will always be a restaurant like this.
Totally agree Chris. Lots of the ones I go to have the health dept certification "Good Food Clean Food" sign on the menu. Stomach troubles ive had when the chicken sits out in the sun all day but even then maybe its something else.
We eat at local Thai restaurants and street food all the time over the years. We have not had any bad experiences, and we have not become ill. I, however, can no longer eat really spicy food so I need to (sadly) always ask them to tone down the chili. Very spicy food can cause stomach sensitivity for some people (like me).
If you choose foods that are just prepared and fully cooked like that, it will be less chance of food poisoning but spicy from chili can also upset your stomach.
I am a Thai person living in Phatthalung Province. in the south of Thailand I travel to many provinces in Thailand for tourism. I traveled to the central region North, Northeast, and as a Thai person, I guarantee that the street food stalls in Thailand definitely not make you sick
Hey Chris Parker these little hole in the wall places are some of the best down to earth food you can get ! You hit the nail on the head regarding the “tummy trouble” issue that so many out there worry over so much . I can honestly say similar to yourself with my experiences and upset stomach has never got to a level that has floored me so much to ruin my stay in Thailand at all ! You actually can experience slight stomach issues in the first 12hrs of arrival as your bacteria changes and adapts to the new foods it is experiencing and the hot weather conditions! But yes ! these places should no be missed or you’ll be missing out on so much of what the “Thailand Experience “ actually is and have some interation with local hard working everyday people who will be glad to see and help us Farangs!
Cheers Chris 👍🙏🇹🇭
I like your way to explain things in a good or negative one , so people can prepare and give a chance to try. You guys enjoy food, give us a imagination of Thai taste like, seems fun, too.
I think to enjoy 100% Thai experience, we need eat often in this kind of street food shop; are amazing, they reflects the true Thai food culture.
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I've traveled to most of Asia and as long as the food is prepared fresh or has a high turnaround rate then you're fine. Also, drink bottled drinks. When I went to Thailand, even the locals would often stray away from the tap water,
Traveling to Thailand since 1987. I love the street food there. Even the street restaurant you've shown is perfect. Tasty and healthy food.
I must admit I got used to it already specially I got married with an Isaan woman.
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The two dishes that the seller made for them. It is a popular menu in Thailand. but not known abroad
OMG, I watch this VDO at 10.30 PM. So hungry!!!
Excellent!! Nothing wrong with these places!!!!! I’ve been to Vietnam 9 times and it’s the same thing there. Inexpensive and tasty! 👍
i indeed know exactly what you're talking about. Love them.
It’s a wonderful dish wow!! Great clips 👍enjoy that cooking skills the chefs show
Looks delicious! Some people can’t handle the spicy 🌶 food and it can upset there stomach.
Been to Thailand 2 times, on the first suffered quite a bit with food poisoning (I narrowed it down to a either a pad thai in khao San or a Tom Yum Seafood soup in Phi Phi) but lesson learned... see where most locals are eating, basic places like the one on the video most of the times are the best, get a fair bit of rice in every meal. Second time, slightly under the weather probably caused by a shrimp fried rice on the beach in koh lipe. Don't be afraid of trying the food, be prepared if some stomach issues happen 😅
Amen, follow the local people 🥳🙏😅 if you don't see Thai people eating there, well, there's usually a good reason 😂😉
Very true comments Chris
I was the same to start with
Those local cafes can be some of the best👍🙏
Love it, unfortunately the same thing here in Vancouver would be $15 each. It is like Anthony Bourdain said, street food vendors are not going to poison their neighbors. Sometimes there is bacteria and it may be a case that your body is not used to it, ie think about drinking water in mexico or another country.
How much was dish in video?
Would you believe that? We Thai people have been eating like this for a long time. And we look at restaurants like this that it's definitely delicious. Plus it's cheaper than restaurants in department stores as well. Welcome to the way of life of Thai people. 🇹🇭♥️🤟🏻😉
that's so great to support local small restaurants. they are absolutely proud to serve you with their best skills for sure. I just want to thank you for all of them🙏.
BTW, when I travelled to other countries I would love eating local food from small native restaurants as well😊, even I found them at a hidden alley.
Of course I eat at those places, I can relate to you receiving a dish you think you haven't ordered, I'm sure the mistake is in that we generally run our finger underneath our selection which is above, but they think we want the dish our finger is running on, or across. Yeah* happened to me when I received jungle curry.. actually enjoyed it & made a lasting memory for me* try the jungle curry next time bud😉🖖🍍🌈
As a Thai I can tell from the look of each dish the taste is so good
You have to correctly pronounce the menu Pad Kraprao is the stir fried basil and Pad Prikpao is the stir fried meat with Thai sweet chili paste, in this video you may pronounce PadPakPao that sounds like PadPrikpao so Hayley got the unexpected menu
Yes. I eat in places like that frequently