Just for fun: Food culture in Thailand

1. Coconut sweetcorn pancakes. 2. Sweet pork on sticks. 3. Sticky rice.
2. Barbecued rats.
3. Last night's left overs.
4. My wife's curries.
5. Rice.

I love Thai dishes ever since my first taste of it when I was in my 20s.  And I didn't stop.  I frequent Thai restaurants in US though they are Americanized so much.  It makes it a natural step for me to plan my retirement in The Land of Smiles. 

Spicy Clams

Tom Yum Kung (Creamy Shrimp Soup)

Curry Squid

And the big squid has not even arrived yet.  All for $40. 

Where I'm from $40 means a bit of salad, salmon and drink.  That's it.

And the big squid has not even arrived yet. All for $40.


Where I'm from $40 means a bit of salad, salmon and drink. That's it.
-@Bigrad Wolf

Many seafood restaurants are way to pricy, almost like tourist-traps. Picking the right one will save you a lot of money. $40 = ~฿1.375 is a lot of money for Thai people. Never ever convert ฿ to $ or any other western currency, that's one of the biggest mistakes rookies do in Thailand.

^ This is more of a once every 2 weeks splurge.  I'm good with $10 per meal in a nice clean setting.  That's $20 a day  instead of my regular $80 a day, which saves me $60 per day.   Sweet life! 

^ This is more of a once every 2 weeks splurge. I'm good with $10 per meal in a nice clean setting. That's $20 a day instead of my regular $80 a day, which saves me $60 per day.  Sweet life!
-@Bigrad Wolf

You don't seem to have a clue about how much Thai food should cost per meal. Start thinking in baht, not $. This is Thailand. Get it?

$10 per day is a little on the pricey side even for 3 meals.

Where are you located? Apologies if you have said already

For breakfast I just have fruit banana, pineapple etc.

I think if you are paying $10 for a plate of noodles-rice, etc...that might be a little high. But if you are paying for the food, scenery, good service, and atmosphere...not that big of a deal.

There's a good little local BBQ chicken road side stall near where I live. You can't beat the price...although I'd be willing to pay double if I didn't have to pick out the broken bones in between bites.

It depends on what you're eating and where. $10 is just about 347 THB. I spent 120 THB on fries and another 600 on beer (2 cans of Leo and 2 pitchers of Bud draft). That doesn't include the 75 THB on BBQ mushrooms wrapped in bacon and another 50 on som tom. This is only for snack food at a Skating Park. However, if you wanted to eat Thai on the street you can do it for 30 THB for ramen noodles and water.