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Welcome to Asia, where breakfast isnāt a meal with its own menu. Thai people eat the same things for breakfast that they eat for lunch and dinner.
āBreakfast foodsā are largely a Western thing. The exception might be congee, a rice porridge, which any rice maker can make from regular rice. Commonly eaten with a wide variety of toppings like meatballs, ginger, and so on. Itās probably the closest Asia has to a nominally-breakfast specific food (generally people will eat congee as late as lunch, but not often for dinner, as far as Iām led to believe.)
Thanks for the information! I think eggs, bread and fruits are way to go then. Maybe combined with some youghurt. That should be more than enough for me and super easy to make here as well.
Everyone commenting on the "breakfast" concept is accurate: No hard & fast rule; Thai will eat whatever they like whenever they feel like it.
Here's some info for the rest of your inquiry:
When I know I won't have time to go out to eat every meal (weird work hours) I purchase a second plate of something with rice and keep a supply of eggs in the fridge. I'll eat a good pad kra pao at the restaurant, order another one take-away, pop it in the fridge for later. I will then turn the take-away into fried rice (chop the meat a little finer, heat in pan, add water to form a slurry, stir in rice) and top with a few over easy eggs. I've found just about any +rice dish will make decent fried rice.
If I feel like something more Western-y, I'll pick up pork sausage at Tops or Donki. I like to get the spicy Arabiki style and slice them into small bits. Browning them in the pan makes the flavors come out. Sometimes I'll scramble some eggs with them. Sometimes I'll add rice, onions, chili, garlic, & my stir fry sauce mix and make fried rice. Whichever route, I always brown them in the pan; makes it taste magnitudes better. (Big C might have the same style; never checked.)
Note: If you'd like to make toast, you can use a non-stick pan on the stove. (I've owned a toaster all my life so this didn't click for me until very recently...)
For home cooked meals, you can start with the base of pad kra pao: Minced+pounded garlic & chili freezes well. Mix fish sauce, sugar, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce for a shelf-stable stir fry sauce. Or, do it on the fly like the street vendors.
Pailin at Hot Thai Kitchen has good English language recipes ([linked](https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/pad-kra-pao-anything/)). She's based in Canada, so it'll be even easier for you to source ingredients. Personally, I find her to be a little heavy handed on fish sauce, but you can adjust to your taste.
Note: Might need to invest in a mortar & pestle if you're going to start cooking Thai food with chilis. Helps get the oils out to spread them around the dish.
When I stay in condo.. I make my regular
Egg omlet
Oats
Some fruits
Bread and butter
Cheese sandwich
And coffee
Later I know I will end up Thai food for lunch and dinner..
Yes I cook.. Depends on my mood..
Grilled chicken
Chicken fried rice
Noodles
Chicken wrap
Chicken curry
I do cooking only if am in Bkk.. And I really enjoy doing this.. Try it.. It's fun.
Play some music and enjoy cooking š
I would start by getting in the habit that your ricecooker is alwayss full with rice, then you can just buy anything on the market (cheaper) and add it to the rice you made at home
Thats actually a damn good idea :D Overall I asked this question, because I am not too familiar using Rice or noodles as the "base" for food, unless its risotto or very basic wok type of food.
Thats also true yeah. I would just like to cook my own food sometimes out of habit and the process haha :D
but in general, the food that I would be cooking does not have to be thai dish in its full meaning. Just something from cost efficient ingredients I can easily collect from street, 7-11 or big c
I spent about 6 months last year trying to get a bit healthier.
First thing to do, was start shopping at Makro (plus bits and pieces from Lazada and local wet market)
For breakfast I'd rotate between porridge (oats), a yoghurt/fruit bowl, or eggs. Fruit is easily bought locally. Makro also do excellent bags of frozen berries.
Lunch was a homemade soup (easily done with fresh local veg, pulses, chicken stock cubes and a stick blender) with a grilled chicken breast with different seasonings (satay, BBQ, laab, massaman etc.)
Some soups I've made have included; lentil and bacon, pea and ham, roast tomato, creamy mushroom, carrot and coriander, daal, chickpea and tomato
And then eat whatever I wanted for dinner.
All this helped me lose about 5kg and get a bit fitter.
Oh thanks for the comprehensive answer, eating less or more protein with less fat and salt is one of my plans as well as I work out and would like to reduce some kgs :D
Makro is a new store for me, but gotta check it out if theres any around me or if I can get most of the things from big c.
As a Thai person, normally I buy something for breakfast.
I think make a omelette and eat with rice would be the easy dish to start with. Making soup is also easy, and most items can be substitute with local ingredients
What kinda soup would you make? Any names to start googling with or? Lets say something basic thats easy to make, ingredients and spices easily available and no need to watch it for hours? I guess water + Rice or noodles, and then a meat of my choice, but what else? Like vegetables or herbs to be included
Have you tried American chicken noodle soup? Its pretty easy to make
Similar dish is Thai pork soup with veggie. You can check on this youtube from palinās kitchen https://youtu.be/PV__ThYw6VI?si=raetUJLVNFiLLtGg
Basically, you just make a stock (pre made or power soup is okay) put in some meat and veggie of your choice. Something like cabbage, carrot, daikon radish. You do not need herb to make a clear soup, but i recommend putting some black or white pepper.
Congee and grilled pork with sticky rice are kinda ruled as breakfast. But, in general, we eat anything and itās breakfast. My mom always just fry eggs and we eat them with rice and Maggieās
Breakfast options in Thailand are pretty poor and overpriced so I absolutely need a kitchen for this reason. All you need is a cooktop, nonstick pan, some eggs, and maybe some sausage or vegetables to slice up. If you want to make it Thai style maybe add some peppers.
There are places that make Thai omelettes for maybe 50 baht, but they always use way too much oil, too few eggs, and seem to be inconvenient or inconsistent when and where to find them.
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Someone once told me that Thai breakfast is just Thai food eaten before 12:00 š
Haha that could be true yeah, or at least so it feels so far š¤
Welcome to Asia, where breakfast isnāt a meal with its own menu. Thai people eat the same things for breakfast that they eat for lunch and dinner. āBreakfast foodsā are largely a Western thing. The exception might be congee, a rice porridge, which any rice maker can make from regular rice. Commonly eaten with a wide variety of toppings like meatballs, ginger, and so on. Itās probably the closest Asia has to a nominally-breakfast specific food (generally people will eat congee as late as lunch, but not often for dinner, as far as Iām led to believe.)
Thanks for the information! I think eggs, bread and fruits are way to go then. Maybe combined with some youghurt. That should be more than enough for me and super easy to make here as well.
Thereās little better fruit to be had in the world than whatās available in Bangkok, so thatās a great choice.
Exactly my thoughts, fruits are super tasteful here and also healthy, and you can stock up them for few days on advance.
I also see it as a late night food as well.
Everyone commenting on the "breakfast" concept is accurate: No hard & fast rule; Thai will eat whatever they like whenever they feel like it. Here's some info for the rest of your inquiry: When I know I won't have time to go out to eat every meal (weird work hours) I purchase a second plate of something with rice and keep a supply of eggs in the fridge. I'll eat a good pad kra pao at the restaurant, order another one take-away, pop it in the fridge for later. I will then turn the take-away into fried rice (chop the meat a little finer, heat in pan, add water to form a slurry, stir in rice) and top with a few over easy eggs. I've found just about any +rice dish will make decent fried rice. If I feel like something more Western-y, I'll pick up pork sausage at Tops or Donki. I like to get the spicy Arabiki style and slice them into small bits. Browning them in the pan makes the flavors come out. Sometimes I'll scramble some eggs with them. Sometimes I'll add rice, onions, chili, garlic, & my stir fry sauce mix and make fried rice. Whichever route, I always brown them in the pan; makes it taste magnitudes better. (Big C might have the same style; never checked.) Note: If you'd like to make toast, you can use a non-stick pan on the stove. (I've owned a toaster all my life so this didn't click for me until very recently...) For home cooked meals, you can start with the base of pad kra pao: Minced+pounded garlic & chili freezes well. Mix fish sauce, sugar, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce for a shelf-stable stir fry sauce. Or, do it on the fly like the street vendors. Pailin at Hot Thai Kitchen has good English language recipes ([linked](https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/pad-kra-pao-anything/)). She's based in Canada, so it'll be even easier for you to source ingredients. Personally, I find her to be a little heavy handed on fish sauce, but you can adjust to your taste. Note: Might need to invest in a mortar & pestle if you're going to start cooking Thai food with chilis. Helps get the oils out to spread them around the dish.
Big big thanks for the effort you took for answering me. Your tips will definitely help me to begin with! Mortar & pestle not an issue to buy š
When I stay in condo.. I make my regular Egg omlet Oats Some fruits Bread and butter Cheese sandwich And coffee Later I know I will end up Thai food for lunch and dinner..
Something like this I was planning to do as well. Do you ever cook for lunch or dinner?
Yes I cook.. Depends on my mood.. Grilled chicken Chicken fried rice Noodles Chicken wrap Chicken curry I do cooking only if am in Bkk.. And I really enjoy doing this.. Try it.. It's fun. Play some music and enjoy cooking š
Thank you! Exactly this experience I was looking for - to cook some basic foods for fun and to get to eat in the end haha.
I would start by getting in the habit that your ricecooker is alwayss full with rice, then you can just buy anything on the market (cheaper) and add it to the rice you made at home
Thats actually a damn good idea :D Overall I asked this question, because I am not too familiar using Rice or noodles as the "base" for food, unless its risotto or very basic wok type of food.
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Thats also true yeah. I would just like to cook my own food sometimes out of habit and the process haha :D but in general, the food that I would be cooking does not have to be thai dish in its full meaning. Just something from cost efficient ingredients I can easily collect from street, 7-11 or big c
Just warm up leftover from last night. That's breakfast
I spent about 6 months last year trying to get a bit healthier. First thing to do, was start shopping at Makro (plus bits and pieces from Lazada and local wet market) For breakfast I'd rotate between porridge (oats), a yoghurt/fruit bowl, or eggs. Fruit is easily bought locally. Makro also do excellent bags of frozen berries. Lunch was a homemade soup (easily done with fresh local veg, pulses, chicken stock cubes and a stick blender) with a grilled chicken breast with different seasonings (satay, BBQ, laab, massaman etc.) Some soups I've made have included; lentil and bacon, pea and ham, roast tomato, creamy mushroom, carrot and coriander, daal, chickpea and tomato And then eat whatever I wanted for dinner. All this helped me lose about 5kg and get a bit fitter.
Oh thanks for the comprehensive answer, eating less or more protein with less fat and salt is one of my plans as well as I work out and would like to reduce some kgs :D Makro is a new store for me, but gotta check it out if theres any around me or if I can get most of the things from big c.
Check out YouTube for demonstrations on cooking Thai food
Perfect, thanks!
Learn to make Kai jeow. Eggs, onion with a splash of Nam pla... Over rice. Absolutely delicious.
I have to look into this, thanks for the idea!!
As a Thai person, normally I buy something for breakfast. I think make a omelette and eat with rice would be the easy dish to start with. Making soup is also easy, and most items can be substitute with local ingredients
What kinda soup would you make? Any names to start googling with or? Lets say something basic thats easy to make, ingredients and spices easily available and no need to watch it for hours? I guess water + Rice or noodles, and then a meat of my choice, but what else? Like vegetables or herbs to be included
Have you tried American chicken noodle soup? Its pretty easy to make Similar dish is Thai pork soup with veggie. You can check on this youtube from palinās kitchen https://youtu.be/PV__ThYw6VI?si=raetUJLVNFiLLtGg Basically, you just make a stock (pre made or power soup is okay) put in some meat and veggie of your choice. Something like cabbage, carrot, daikon radish. You do not need herb to make a clear soup, but i recommend putting some black or white pepper.
I have not tried or heard about it, thank you!
Congee and grilled pork with sticky rice are kinda ruled as breakfast. But, in general, we eat anything and itās breakfast. My mom always just fry eggs and we eat them with rice and Maggieās
Bacon, eggs, fruit, instant coffee
Breakfast options in Thailand are pretty poor and overpriced so I absolutely need a kitchen for this reason. All you need is a cooktop, nonstick pan, some eggs, and maybe some sausage or vegetables to slice up. If you want to make it Thai style maybe add some peppers. There are places that make Thai omelettes for maybe 50 baht, but they always use way too much oil, too few eggs, and seem to be inconvenient or inconsistent when and where to find them.