Hey Jetdoc.
Nicko AKA Panda here.
Just doing some research for future reference.

Good food at reasonable prices is important.

Trains are slow but one of the safest forms of travel. Also very good for seeing the countryside if you can get a day trip since most of the long distance trips seem to be overnights. VIP buses are fast and comfortable. Also good for seeing the countryside. If you have traveled in Thailand by road m...

Has anyone tried the green papaya marinate treatment for second quality steak? A work mate (who is a qualified chef) told me he once took some out of the fridge after sitting all night with green Papaya slices on top, but it disintegrated while trying to cook it. Apparently, a couple of hours is mor...

I see the vendors handle money and then handle food.
Surely those cheapo plastic gloves would only add a few satang per meal?
And of course we all know how the cook cleans his bottom in the toilet.

Thankyou all for your advice.
It looks like 10,000 B a month should cover our food bill OK including dining out once a week.

I am preparing our budget for retirement an need to compare a few estimates regarding food costs. My wife is Thai and she eats Thai food almost exclusively. She was brought up poor in the country and doesn't have expensive tastes. I would think that buying supplies at the local Thai market and cooki...

Mmmm-- , that rib eye fillet looks good! I am considering Udon as an alternative retirement destination and would be interested to know the price of western style meat up there? 120 baht for a meal of a 12oz piece of fillet sounds pretty good to me. I imagine the pork cuts would be much cheaper. Any...

Thanks for that info gentlemen.

I know this is an old thread. I was doing a search on Bacon in Thailand and Google and I ended up here. I love a good feed of meaty bacon for breakfast now and again. From my experience in Thailand (not Udon yet), the bacon served up in Thailand is the American version of Bacon. That is, -- just the...