Hey all,

I am wondering if anyone knows any Thai food that is good for a bulk-period? I know basically what I need in the diet but the food here is confusing me quite a bit and I can't really find as good of a selection as back home.

Right now I try to eat tons of chicken, both fried, grilled and soups and a lot of fish. However the rice is as white as it gets and contains no nutrition, so I am wondering what to substitute it with? Brown rice can be found occasionally but not always and I am getting tired of veggies and normal salads! The cutting period will be easy though

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Dave

Thai food on the norm has lost of oil and fatty sauces and lots of carbs so yes god and bad for bulking with that said you know as you bulk you will be gaining fat but keeping that fat in check is the key to a good bulking cycle. there are tons of foods out there that are high in good carbs and protien that you can eat with out all the bad effects of oil and high fat content sauces and fried food. If you would like i can gie you a list of stuff to eat to achieve this so you can keep you body fat in check and bulk up at the same time.

It would be great if you had a list of good foods. The western foods here are really expensive and hard to come by, a few in the local super market but not much...

As you said almost everything here is oily and very fat, a lot of the vegetable soups are ok though I think but it gets a bit boring.

Hi huadave -
I'd personally reccomend Khao pahd (Freid rice - Pronounced like 'Cow pat'). It usually consists of rice, which I have to admit in my previous experience, hasnt been too oily or fatty, and a range of vegetables like bamboo, beans, carrots, or basically any greens knocking about in the kitchen.
You can choose seafood (Talay - Pronounced as is read), Chicken (Gai - Again pronounced as read), or Beef (Which funnily enough is pronounced exactly as what they do! Moooo!).
By adding the meat word to the fried rice word ie, Khao pahd talay, or khao pahd gai, you are asking for seafood fried rice, or chicken fried rice.
They also tend to be quite generous with thier meat portions, so you should get enough protein.
Just another tip: try not to eat where all the tourists go. If you see the locals hangin around a local restaurant, then go there, even if it seems a bit intimidating. You can pick up a fried rice meal and a green tea for about 3-5 bucks.
Oh, and if you dont like your food hot, just say Mai Phet (Pronounced 'My pet'), and they'll make sure it isn't too spicy for you.

Hope this helps

notafish thanks for the post, I eat that a lot and stay away from the tourist places. My favourite place costs about 20-25 baht per meal, $0.70 or so