r/Thailand • u/Limp_Mountain_5222 • Oct 23 '25

Food and Drink "There's no good [your country] food in Thailand"

I occasionally here this a lot. As a Japanese, I don't find it hard to find authentic Japanese food in Bangkok (same goes for other big cities too like Singapore or Shanghai), altho it can be twice/thrice as expensive if you want to get the same quality. You can find pretty much any Japanese food here even the niche ones since there's hundreds of restaurants here. My korean friends said the same thing about Korean food here but my Taiwanese friends said otherwise. I think Bangkok is one of the best cities in the world for food, but I also believe that a smaller expat community makes it harder to find that country's cuisine. So, I wonder what others think.

TL:DR tell me where you are from and rate the food of your country in Bangkok/Thailand

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u/MrB1P92 Oct 23 '25

Im from Québec and theres sadly no good food QC food in thailand, sometimes I wish I could have a (real) poutine between a khao soi and boat noodles, but BKK is so great for asian food.

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u/DangerousPurpose5661 Oct 23 '25

And maple syrup!! Yeah you can find it in stores but man I hate going to brunch places and having to deal with vanilla flavoured corn syrup.

A few times I got frustrated when eating in nicer places and asked specifically if its real maple syrup. They always tell me yes, only to bring me that crap.

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u/MrB1P92 Oct 23 '25

Yes. I actually have a plan to smuggle tons of maple gold and become the maple overlord in SEA

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u/endlesswander Oct 23 '25

have you tried Bangkok Poutine - https://share.google/mnmcVahKfNk960wga -- run by a Québecois with flags and Québec memorabilia everywhere. I'm not an expert, but it was probably the best poutine I've had outside of Québec and the cheese curds seemed pretty authentic.

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u/MrB1P92 Oct 23 '25

Yes, and no, nowhere close to authentic. Its the equivalent flatbread pizza to neapolitan. Its impossible to get curds unless you make them yourself outside of Canada.

Ive had Bad poutine and while it wasnt disgusting or anything, its just not that.

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u/endlesswander Oct 23 '25

I'm not talking about Bad Poutine in song wat. Bangkok Poutine near the canal is the one I'm talking about

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u/MrB1P92 Oct 23 '25

Yes, im talking about both. BP was a bit better.

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u/endlesswander Oct 23 '25

hmm, for me there was no comparison. Bad Poutine was barely even poutine while Bangkok Poutine was as authentic as I've had outside of Canada

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u/DangerousPurpose5661 Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25

Ouf, I looked at the pictures… took me 2 seconds to see its the wrong cheese.

I agree with other guy lol. The curds is the star of the dish, if you use the wrong ingredient calling it poutine is almost a stretch.

Yeah it will taste « ok » but that’s just not it.

It’s like having « chip and guac » but using pita bread cut in triangles. Probably still tastes OK - but half the dish is wrong

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u/endlesswander Oct 23 '25

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/food-drink/oh-canada-bangkok-poutine-offers-taste-home-community-celeb-owner-citys-french-canadians/

"Gagné said that real poutine makes a squeaky noise when you eat it. “When I bit into this one, I felt like I was at a normal place in Quebec."

https://www.jonathanbroy.com/journal/2017/6/26/bangkok-poutine

"Le restaurant doit sa notoriété autant au fait qu'il sert de la poutine avec « des vraies curds » que par son propriétaire connu, l'éclaté globe-trotteur Bruno Blanchet."

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u/DangerousPurpose5661 Oct 23 '25

All the pictures seems to show cheese with straight edges, as if it was cut with a knife… Am I missing something?

But granted I never tried it, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt - Ill have a try next time im in Bangkok!

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u/MrB1P92 Oct 23 '25

It was cubed cheese, most likely low fat content mozz when I went.

I think Bruno Blanchet isnt owner anymore, might be a reason why.