Pattaya

thaiad24 · #1 26-03-2009, 15:47

Like many people I have tried deep fried bugs from the street stalls but Im wondering what other weird and wonderful things are on the menu in Pattaya?

Whilst watching top gear vietnam special, I saw them eating things like snake and sparrow and I was hoping that I could find places serving similar things in Pattaya?

Anyone know of any restaurants?

Cheers

Flipper · #2 26-03-2009, 17:43

Not off the top of my head mate, I usually only venture as far as roches, maybe the occasional bag of ants with flies thrown in for good measure, letme know if you find out..

Mr Paddy · #3 26-03-2009, 18:24

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, I saw them eating things like snake :

Can ya go somewhere to drink snake blood like in the movie the beach or is that just bullshit? has anyone ever tried it?

Cheers

wylos · #4 26-03-2009, 20:22

u can buy/eat nok(bird) in pattaya,where u can get it am not sure....

snake i have eaten up-country and in vietnam,sure if u looked hard enough u would find in pattaya,but its far from every street corner i would say.

JayBee · #5 26-03-2009, 20:23

Do you like pig's faces? They are everywhere in Pattaya.

Flipper · #6 26-03-2009, 20:32

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Do you like pig's faces? They are everywhere in Pattaya.

Nice one 5555...

JayBee · #7 26-03-2009, 20:41

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Originally Posted by Flipper 2008

Nice one 5555...

No, really!!

wylos · #8 26-03-2009, 20:45

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No, really!!

...pork head 5555...or more realistcally thai.....head pork

Flipper · #9 26-03-2009, 20:48

Sorry man, assumed you were been smart, hasip hasip I think..So pork heads then, Ye or Ne? in your opinion...

Captain · #10 26-03-2009, 21:10

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...pork head 5555...or more realistcally thai.....head pork

You mean they eat that in Thailand also????
I thought it was a Belgian speciality.

wylos · #11 26-03-2009, 21:21

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You mean they eat that in Thailand also????
I thought it was a Belgian speciality.

yep...always available in all the markets i been to....plus they use it for some buddha/monk stuff.

Captain · #12 26-03-2009, 21:29

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they use it for some buddha/monk stuff.

I know. Allways found it strange finding a pigs head and a bottle of Mekong before the altar.

JayBee · #13 26-03-2009, 22:02

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Sorry man, assumed you were been smart, hasip hasip I think..So pork heads then, Ye or Ne? in your opinion...

Never tasted it. Looking at the eyeless face of a pig staring back at me does not do much for my appetite!

Flipper · #14 26-03-2009, 22:54

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Never tasted it. Looking at the eyeless face of a pig staring back at me does not do much for my appetite!

I'll have to try it in June so, I've tried most things so I'm sure it one more wont be a problem, I'll get back to ya on it, even if it's rank, ya know I'll stear ya down the wrong road, no point in been sick alone 5555

sundancekid · #15 26-03-2009, 23:34

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Never tasted it. Looking at the eyeless face of a pig staring back at me does not do much for my appetite!

How about the good ol Norwegian delicacy smalahove (sheep's head) then. Yummy.

Flipper · #16 26-03-2009, 23:55

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How about the good ol Norwegian delicacy smalahove (sheep's head) then. Yummy.

To wake up beside or eat 555, if its the latter, I've had it, along with cows tongue and ox's tail, uncle of mine used to be savage for that kind of stuff when I was a kid, tried to get me to eat what i think was a bulls testicle to, Had to draw a line there, beat or not, I aint hacin balls in my mouth..55

Simbo · #17 27-03-2009, 00:30

In the past 4 years I've eaten rat, dog, frog, and venison, plus other things I'd not want to think about. Pigs heads on sale in Makro at the moment for B38- enjoy

wylos · #18 27-03-2009, 00:55

yeah rat season just passed......all out setting their traps.

tried it maself,not bad.very strong smell and taste compared to chicken,darker meat.

nelson97 · #19 27-03-2009, 03:23

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How about the good ol Norwegian delicacy smalahove (sheep's head) then. Yummy.

blodddyyy heeellllllll mate that looks crook, what part do you eat ?? do you eat the skin as well ???

king_andre · #20 27-03-2009, 04:45

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How about the good ol Norwegian delicacy smalahove (sheep's head) then. Yummy.

The meat around the cheeks would be good! I drink a beer which had a small live fish swimming around in it once when I was living in Japan. Felt it moving in my gut for a while.

I would refer to eat a few fried bugs over a couple bovine testes any day!

Matt Knickerbox · #21 27-03-2009, 08:38

Some places in Pattaya have live shrimp to eat........ kinda freaky.

Try a restaraunt named Viettienne. It's actually kind of upmarket but they showcase foods from laos, issan and vietnam.
The issan food features frogs, snails, snake...

Up in Laos they have the bottles of whiskey stuffed with snakes, scorpions and whatnot. I can never find that stuff in Thailand though.

Enjoy

swiftdave · #22 27-03-2009, 08:47

My old boss used to eat goat's head. Friend of mine married his daughter and snuck down one night for a midnight snack. Opened the fridge and had to peek under the tin foil. Half a goats head with teeth and eyeballs staring back at him.

1904 · #23 27-03-2009, 08:56

GF & family have just finished dish of Bull Frogs - arrrrrrgh!!

LivinLOS · #24 27-03-2009, 10:08

Nothing wrong with bullfrogs.. Just need to have the bones removed..

Great Phad Krapow Gop

nelsonone · #25 27-03-2009, 10:22

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Nothing wrong with bullfrogs..

tastes like poooossay....erm...chicken....innit!

Matt Knickerbox · #26 27-03-2009, 12:52

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GF & family have just finished dish of Bull Frogs - arrrrrrgh!!

I dont like when they squish in your mouth

......... washes down with Singha well though.

Flipper · #27 27-03-2009, 15:02

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I dont like when they squish in your mouth

......... washes down with Singha well though.

Man thats gotta be rough..How could ya drink Singha 5555

kwgregg88 · #28 28-03-2009, 01:43

Rocky Mountain oysters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

nothing wrong with a little dish of rocky mountain oysters, my "mate" told me they were a little on the salty side but good with beer.

I grew up in the southern US so fried frog legs was a regular meal, and naturally crawfish is the best it gets.
Also have eaten rattlesnake at the rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.

Simbo · #29 28-03-2009, 01:55

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Rocky Mountain oysters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

nothing wrong with a little dish of rocky mountain oysters, my "mate" told me they were a little on the salty side but good with beer.

I grew up in the southern US so fried frog legs was a regular meal, and naturally crawfish is the best it gets.
Also have eaten rattlesnake at the rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.

I remember the stuff Granny used to cook in the Beverly Hillbillies. I think Hog Jowls and Collard Greens were Jethro's favorite! The Beverly Hillbillies - Theme Song

I thought the original lyrics were' shooting at a coon' but apparently its now 'shooting at some food'.

Suikku · #30 28-03-2009, 02:38

This delicacy is from Finland, it's called mämmi. It's eaten at Easter. I don't know how to explain the taste. Usually foreigners have some doubts about it

, I can't imagine why

I like it though. This is the second Easter in a row i'm not getting this delicacy because i'm in Phuket. I don't mind though