Slowly i am getting around here in this smelly noisy city and starting to explore the veggie restaurants.
Last weekend i did go to the MBK Center, for anybody not living in Thailand, the MBK Center is a big posh modern Shopping Center especially populair with tourists and foreigners. (Thai people buy the same things somehwere else cheaper...;-) )
The MBK Center has 6 floors and each floors has restaurants. Before i did go i did a little digital research and the results showed 4 possible veggie restaurants.
The most awkward was the TAMARIND EXPRES on the 5th floor. While the restaurant advertises itself as "Vegetarian", it also sells "Ham Sandwiches" and "Chicken Sandwiches". (i checked, its not Soy Chicken..)
And now it comes. The staff explains to me that some customers don't eat vegetarian food.
Actually, this seems to be something specifically "Thai". A while ago i had the same experience in a food stall outside Bangkok selling JAY food. ("JAY" is thailands equivalent for "strict-vegetarian". When i saw chicken and pork noodles in this "JAY" booth, the staff told me the same ; "some customers dont eat JAY ".
Anyway, visiting the MBK, the 6th floor has a great and cheap vegan foodstall number C-8.
Anyway, visiting the MBK, the 6th floor has a great and cheap vegan foodstall number C-8.
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hi, this comes quite shocking to me, as thats one of the few convenient places where i can shop and dine.I thought the food variety was quite good and i was comforted i could find good vege food.I didnt expect that its not entirely vegetarian!i guess ive to be careful next time when i visit tamarind again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note herwin!