Cabinet allows greater imports of potatoes, onions from Australia, New Zealand under trade pacts

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Sorry dude, trite tear jerkers by Gerry and the Pacemakers dont put me in the mood for a testosterone spew. That one is good for girls soccer or a ladies church croquette tournament. I hear tunes like that I reach for water cress finger sarnies  and Pims Cup instead of A FAT JUICY BRAT SMOTHERED IN IMPORTED ONIONS and a beer, how that for a segue back on topic?

It's somewhat ironic the Liverpool theme originates from the American musical "Carousel" by Rogers and Hammerstein. But I forgot, Americans excel in trite tear jerkers. "Love Story" ring a bell?

Most of the onions will come from Un Zed, grown in the volcanic soils near Auckland. Pukekohe from memory.

You getting back on topic. That's novel.

 

[Lacessit]

7 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

See thats something I would dive into on a day my teeth arent hurting. I like all that dried offal stuff. 

Maybe if you gave chewing a**es a rest for a while, your teeth wouldn't hurt so much.

[trainman34014]

1 hour ago, BRUFC said:

Well written!

I'm sorry, all I've seen here are frankfurter type things. I didn't eat them in UK and I won't eat them here. Same goes for KFC, McD, Burger King, Starbucks and Isaan 'pickled' fish stuff that's been stewing for yonks.( I don't know what that's called)

A poster, 'Huckenfall', I think, posted about KING sausages available at his local Makro. 220 baht from memory. I've been to Nakhon Nayok Makro several times since but all I see are frankfurter type things.

Cumberland Sausages in Makro, bought a pack of ten just yesterday for 199.

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

9 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Wabbit food, same same. At least they shouldn't be loaded with pesticides like the Chinese stuff they sell here.

Think lot of Chinese food grown with human sewage, wash in Potassium Pomegranate.

Sh#t happens.

[BRUFC]

5 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Cumberland Sausages in Makro, bought a pack of ten just yesterday for 199.

I shall look at my next visit. Thanks.

 

[trainman34014]

10 hours ago, BRUFC said:

I shall look at my next visit. Thanks.

 

Makro also have good stocks of German Sausages like Bratworst etc; more expensive but they are all better than the Frankfurter type rubbish that the Thai's call Sausages.

 

What i would like to see is some decent Meat Pies, Pork, Beef, Chicken etc, nothing at all here unless you want to pay outrageous prices at Rimping or a couple of specialist importers.  I make my own but it would be so much easier to pick something out of a chill cabinet.

Edited January 16, 2020 by trainman34014

[Number 6]

Thais have no use for potatoes lol. My wife refuses to eat them when in States.

 

Next they'll be removing tarrifs on black hair dye or chilli's.

[Number 6]

5 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Makro also have good stocks of German Sausages like Bratworst etc; more expensive but they are all better than the Frankfurter type rubbish that the Thai's call Sausages.

 

What i would like to see is some decent Meat Pies, Pork, Beef, Chicken etc, nothing at all here unless you want to pay outrageous prices at Rimping or a couple of specialist importers.  I make my own but it would be so much easier to pick something out of a chill cabinet.

Because this is Asia. Why would you expect meat pies or whatever. This is just unhealthy, processed food. It's good you make your own.

[DrTuner]

5 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Thais have no use for potatoes lol.

French fries...

[DrTuner]

4 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Because this is Asia. Why would you expect meat pies or whatever. 

The time when food was only from local ingredients passed by decades ago. In Europe finding a Thai food shop even in the smaller cities is not hard. In here, Thais put a luxury tax on imports. I do find some logic to it, German sausages are a luxury compared to the local ones.

[Don Mega]

5 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

 

What i would like to see is some decent Meat Pies, Pork, Beef, Chicken etc, nothing at all here unless you want to pay outrageous prices at Rimping or a couple of specialist importers.  I make my own but it would be so much easier to pick something out of a chill cabinet.

 

5 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Because this is Asia. Why would you expect meat pies or whatever. This is just unhealthy, processed food. It's good you make your own.

Little bakery near me in Pattaya make lovely pies and sausage rolls... be silly for me to make my own !!

[Number 6]

5 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Pattaya

That's not Thailand

[Don Mega]

19 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

That's not Thailand

Where is it then ?

 

If you want to be pedantic about I live in NongPrue.

[Number 6]

17 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Where is it then ?

 

If you want to be pedantic about I live in NongPrue.

Pattaya is a expat/tourist enclave. Everyone lives there life, goes about their business it has nothing to do with Thailand. I lived there many years ago in the slow season six months a year. There's nothing Thai about Pattaya at all. Foreigners outnumber locals 10:1 or more. Probably has as much fast food as Bangkok by now. Twenty years ago it was difficult finding decent Thai food there. Respectable thai avoid the place. Just full of upcountry bumpkins. In seven years never met anyone born in chonburi.

 

The fact you can get meat pies which Thais would never, ever eat pretty much proves the point. I doubt I could find them at my three supermarkets located closest to me in central Bangkok

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Number 6

[ChipButty]

Might get some decent onions for a change I remember when onions made your eyes water and some decent garlic wouldn't go a miss

[Don Mega]

34 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

 There's nothing Thai about Pattaya at all..

 

Other than a meat pie now and then my whole life in Nongprue is Thai so I dont know what you are dribbling about.

[rickudon]

On 1/15/2020 at 12:30 PM, steven100 said:

The importation of vegetables under the Australia & NZ trade pact will be minimal as they will be far too expensive for local consumers and the purchases from farang will be so tiny that the importer will not bother as the fruit will rot before it is sold. 

Wrong. Makro have Australian carrots and new Zealand apples for sale - the apples were only 10 baht more than the Chinese ones .....

[johng]

11 hours ago, rickudon said:

new Zealand apples for sale

The red "New Zealand" apples ( can't remember what variety name they call them ) sold in Makro  are delicious and a good price too.  I don't much like the "Granny Smiths" though..more like cooking apples ????