Most people who have been to Thailand and have availed themselves of street food, come away with a feeling of pleasure and shock. First it’s usually above average in taste and presentation and second, it’s cheap.
Witness the simple omelette I have had each of the last three days.
Just outside my apartment building on soi 22 Sukhumvit, about seven metres toward Suk, is a mobile vendor. It’s the only thing he and his wife make. There are bowls of green onions and the ever present chilis (and sometimes pork). And a wok heated by a propane flame.
Delicious! It seemed like it taste of real eggs. Back home, I’ve found most plain omelettes terribly bland and it took them 15 to 20 minutes to make. Streetside, just 2 minutes. And only 20 baht, with generous helping of white rice. That’s 70 cents Canadian.
Just metres away is foreigner-owned restaurant. I had the same type of omelette three days ago and I’d have stepped around it had it been a street deposit. And it cost 70 baht, plus 15 baht extra for the rice! Total $2.90, four times more than the street price.
Now you know why it pays to eat on the streets of Thailand for both pleasure and economy.
Rick I think you have produced the perfect picture proof that eating from Thailand's street stalls is amazing value and quality quick food. Udon Thani's nightmarket has stall after stall of food counters and huts and everyone does good business. So many punters can't be wrong.
Thai omelettes are definitely are a thing I like getting my teeth into. Yours is great value especially as you're in Bangkok.
Posted by: Martyn | 2010.10.13 at 15:49
Way to go! Enjoy your meal sir.
Have a good day, Boonie
Posted by: Boonie | 2010.10.08 at 13:25