Are instant pad thai's really that bad?
So I tried them all to find out.
Sawaddee Ka 🙏🏼
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Whenever I’m in grocery stores and see food products labelled as “Thai,” it always annoyed me. Because I know that whatever is inside would have little resemblance to the Thai food it claims to be. And then one day I opened my freezer and found this…
After I was done calling my husband a traitor, I started to wonder…maybe it’s not all that bad?
Well, there is only one way to know. And I had to bring you along for the ride and make a video out of it! 😉
So I went grocery shopping at a few places (including our beloved Costco) and grabbed all instant products that are labelled “Thai.” I came home with A LOT. I was surprised how many “Thai” products there were on the shelves if you looked for them.
But I also noticed that over half of them were some form of pad thai: frozen pad thai, instant pad thai, pad thai kits, you name it. It seems like people REALLY want their pad thai anyway they can get them! So I decided to dedicate my latest video to tasting grocery store pad thai.
Video: I Tried and Rated Instant Pad Thai!
Here it is. According to commenters, apparently I was funny in this video, so if nothing else, I hope it provides some lighthearted entertainment 😉
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I love to cook but don’t think I would ever buy any any pre-made Pad Thai products! Just saying!
Pailin,
You're so brave for trying these "faux" foods! Thing is, I only cook for one; freeze everything from hummus to tabbouleh to harissa; they come out fine, for one reason; garbage didn't go in, so garbage couldn't come out. Forget dehydrated, there is no reason, we cannot have high quality frozen food, whatever the cuisine.
I've bought a lot of frozen food over the last year; there's times when we just don't have the energy to cook and clean. Fact, in the course of complaining to producers about their foods about basic things like "is this a dessert? why are you using so much sugar?" Or, "you used chicken breast, and you didn't tenderize it? There's such a thing as chicken thighs." The result of these complaints has netted me about $200 in coupons for free food. That said, I don't see an improvement; I guess the market wants crap; excuse my English.