Biscuits and Gravy

[zeitgeist]

I've never eaten biscuits and gravy, is there a restaurant in Hua Hin that does it? When most restaurants say 'American Food' they mean hamburgers, anyone know of 1?

[Siani]

I've never eaten biscuits and gravy, is there a restaurant in Hua Hin that does it? When most restaurants say 'American Food' they mean hamburgers, anyone know of 1?

This is the first time I have heard of it. Apparently....
"Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the South.

It consists of soft dough biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper. In some parts of the southern United States this is also called sawmill gravy."
American English and British English use the word "biscuit" to refer to two distinctly different modern foods. Early hard biscuits (North American: cookies) were derived from a twice-baked bread, whereas the North American biscuit is similar to a savoury European scone.

Really don't know if you can get it in HH...maybe some US residents will know.

[Pedro C]

I've never eaten biscuits and gravy, is there a restaurant in Hua Hin that does it? When most restaurants say 'American Food' they mean hamburgers, anyone know of 1?

This is the first time I have heard of it. Apparently....
"Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the South.

It consists of soft dough biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper. In some parts of the southern United States this is also called sawmill gravy."
American English and British English use the word "biscuit" to refer to two distinctly different modern foods. Early hard biscuits (North American: cookies) were derived from a twice-baked bread, whereas the North American biscuit is similar to a savoury European scone.

Really don't know if you can get it in HH...maybe some US residents will know.

It does still surprise me how many inquiries we get in the forum from people who are looking for all kinds of foreign food.

Folks: YOU ARE IN THAILAND - FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

While Thailand is (unfortunately) becoming more intertationalized with KFCs and McDonalds galore, etc etc, you should still not expect to find native dishes of your home country here.

For Gawd's sake support the local economy, eat the local stuff. Love it or leave it!

And ya don't git grits here neither, homeboy!

[Siani]

I've never eaten biscuits and gravy, is there a restaurant in Hua Hin that does it? When most restaurants say 'American Food' they mean hamburgers, anyone know of 1?

This is the first time I have heard of it. Apparently....
"Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the South.

It consists of soft dough biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper. In some parts of the southern United States this is also called sawmill gravy."
American English and British English use the word "biscuit" to refer to two distinctly different modern foods. Early hard biscuits (North American: cookies) were derived from a twice-baked bread, whereas the North American biscuit is similar to a savoury European scone.

Really don't know if you can get it in HH...maybe some US residents will know.

It does still surprise me how many inquiries we get in the forum from people who are looking for all kinds of foreign food.

Folks: YOU ARE IN THAILAND - FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

While Thailand is (unfortunately) becoming more intertationalized with KFCs and McDonalds galore, etc etc, you should still not expect to find native dishes of your home country here.

For Gawd's sake support the local economy, eat the local stuff. Love it or leave it!

And ya don't git grits here neither, homeboy!

What a load of rubbish. All foreigners when visiting different countries like to enjoy the food they are brought up with, if it is possible, that is. It's quite normal. They like to try local foods as well, some like to eat it all the time, some do not. Some, like me, like to sample all types of cuisine.
I am the first to say "eat Thai" as I love it, but sometimes it can be difficult to eat it every single day. In the UK, we have Thai restaurants, often there are tables full of Thai people eating Thai food, along with westerners.. For goodness sake, in the modern world, we have a choice, variety....surely?

[pharvey]

Well said Siani.....

I've been in China for 12 years and Asia for pushing 20. Whilst I love Asian food.... with the exception of Korean and their bl**dy Kimchi , I will certainly have western dishes also - always have, always will do.

What the hell is the problem with eating what you want to eat? Not supporting the local economy? What a load of BS - where am I buying the meal or the ingredients?

[MrPlum]

It does still surprise me how many inquiries we get in the forum from people who are looking for all kinds of foreign food.

Some folk are food lovers. They talk about nothing else. 1000+ views on dried peas seems a smidge high, though.

[Big Boy]

Some folk are food lovers. They talk about nothing else. 1000+ views on dried peas seems a smidge high, though.

No it reflects the helpfulness of people on here. We all have questions of one sort or another, and it is good to have somewhere to turn to get the answer. No matter how trivial the question, we are grateful for the answers.

There are no (well not many) silly questions, just silly answers. The answers are easy if you know them, but if you don't, without this resource where do you turn? Have you contemplated going into Tesco, or even your local Ma & Pa shop and trying to explain that you're looking for dried peas? Is there a Thai word for 'dried peas'?

Be warned, I've got one final request that I'll be asking either later today or tomorrow to make our Christmas fare complete

[PeteC]

" Is there a Thai word for 'dried peas'? "

I would use tua heng, but probably not exact enough. They seem to use 'tua" for every kind of bean/nut. Pete

[MrPlum]

Be warned, I've got one final request that I'll be asking either later today or tomorrow to make our Christmas fare complete

Lol. Can't wait.

[Lung Per]

It does still surprise me how many inquiries we get in the forum from people who are looking for all kinds of foreign food.

Some folk are food lovers. They talk about nothing else. 1000+ views on dried peas seems a smidge high, though.

Yes - and this reminds me of another thread in this forum about people being grumpy.

When you travel the world as some of us do you can't help but notice that more and more of the mall shops all over are the same. E.g. H&M, GAP, TRIUMPH, LEVIS and many many more. At this point in the early hours all their names escape me. Add to those the "food" peddling franchise chains McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Schwensens, Haegendasz, etc.etc.

Soon you won't have to go anywhere, you can just stay at home. They've got the same selection all over.

End of rant.

[Pleng]

Folks: YOU ARE IN THAILAND - FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

While Thailand is (unfortunately) becoming more intertationalized with KFCs and McDonalds galore, etc etc, you should still not expect to find native dishes of your home country here.

For Gawd's sake support the local economy, eat the local stuff. Love it or leave it!

And ya don't git grits here neither, homeboy!

Pedro: I CAME HERE FROM ENGLAND, FAR AWAY FROM HERE

When I was home, I never (thankfully) saw people complaining when I had a Thai, Indian Chinese, Italian or any of the other myriads of options available to me. I never heard anybody snarling "go get some fish and chips; support the local economy" (not really sure how one is giving more support than the other to be honest). If I had met anybody like that I'd have kept my distance. Be careful otherwise you may find people start giving you the same service...

[Dannie Boy]

I think that food is the one thing we can be sure of that none of us will all agree on and one of the beauties of living in Hua Hin is that the vast majority of whatever you want is available and even for some of the more obscure things they are often available but you don't know where, so as BB said, this is where the forum comes to the aid - those that know can advise those that don't - we call in win:win don't we?

And then there are some thing's that you just cannot buy here - for a 2 week holiday that's not a big problem, but if you live here permanently then there are only two options, learn to do without/find an alternative, or bring a generous supply with you when you visit home or have visitors coming - this may not work for everybody, but I always take an empty suitcase with me when I go to the UK and bring back as many of the things I want as my luggage allowance permits. Of course if you don't go back home regularly, your options are very much restricted, hence the benefit of shops like Villa Market, HH H&B and other outlets that stock a reasonable range of western foods.
Bon Appetite

[midlandmike]

Having lived in the deep South of the US, there are some food that mystify an outsider.
Biscuits and gravy being one and GRITS being the most mysterious.
On the other hand there is some wonderful southern food-- the Cajun and Creole food of Louisianna being the most tasty.

[HHADFan]

I've never seen biscuits and gravy on a menu here, but it's not that hard to make.

This "Angel Flake Biscuits" recipe is the closest one I've found I've found to the recipe my parents used. http://www.bigthicketdirectory.com/chri ... cipe1.html Transcribing their recipe would be a big PITA. "Angel Flake Biscuits" is a very old recipe with dozens, if not hundreds, of variations.

Here's how to make cream gravy: http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2007/ ... -crop.html Really, it ain't rocket science. Fry up some sausage and make some gravy. If you're a Brit, German, or whatever, use a sausage you'd enjoy for breakfast, as long as it's uncooked and will leave some grease in the pan.

Pedro, my Thai girlfriend eats my Southern (American), Cajun, Italian, Mexican and French food. I eat her Thai or Thai/Chinese food. For either of us, the only criterion is taste. Lighten up. Discussing food is way more pleasant than arguing endlessly about political matters over which we have little or no control (otherwise known as "Current Affairs" and lately "News").

[Takiap]

Pedro, my Thai girlfriend eats my Southern (American), Cajun, Italian, Mexican and French food. I eat her Thai or Thai/Chinese food. For either of us, the only criterion is taste. Lighten up. Discussing food is way more pleasant than arguing endlessly about political matters over which we have little or no control (otherwise known as "Current Affairs" and lately "News").

Exactly, and why not eat a wide variety of foods if that's what you like. Personally I think many Thais are crazy for not even wanting to try Western dishes. There are many dishes which are just as nice, if not better than many Thai dishes. Thai food is lovely, but it's not the be all and end all of food. For example, the lamb curry or mutton curry I have when I'm in Malaysia is as good as any Thai food I've eaten. In fact, those Indian curry houses in Penang are superb if you ask me, not to mention the fact that they are always spotlessly clean.