It’s hard to find real Thai food in North America.

Dave Murray

Dec 24, 2019·1 min read

It’s hard to find real Thai food in North America. Maybe sweet Bangkok style but not the up country stuff. People often ask about my favorite Thai restaurant. My house. We like the real thing.

Dave Murray

Retired and living my golden years in a world full of angry people.

“I don’t think I’m saying anything crazy by saying that more or less all the Thai restaurants in Toronto are green, yellow, red curry, pad thai, khao soi restaurants,” Favorites chef Haan Palcu-Chang said. “They’re seriously skewed to a Western palate. Which means that a lot of stuff is way too sweet, not acidic enough, not spicy enough, missing a lot of the intense fermented fish sauce and shrimp paste that are ubiquitous in Thailand.”

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