tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post4032185727709034624..comments2024-03-09T00:56:57.993-08:00Comments on Sherman's Food Adventures: Nahm Thai BistroSherman Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949865479421864noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-72566674890513405302011-09-25T01:05:55.988-07:002011-09-25T01:05:55.988-07:00I have been wanting to try this place since I firs...I have been wanting to try this place since I first noticed it and think I will not. Thanks for the review on the pad thai! While I don't have the most distinguished palate, I LOVE, like LOVELOVELOVELOVE pad thai, and can tell the difference between authentic and the ketchup stuff, and fmed is right, it does end up tasting processed. So I guess my visit there is going to be pad thai free. sigh.Hayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551265729229397183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-21310469362425482352011-07-25T11:12:24.874-07:002011-07-25T11:12:24.874-07:00@JS Exactly what I meant. I don't prefer the ...@JS Exactly what I meant. I don't prefer the ketchup kind myself, but for the majority of people it works. So the restaurants are in the business of doing business. NOT to satisfy a few people who want it authentic.Sherman Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949865479421864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-80816582986132330892011-07-17T09:54:00.104-07:002011-07-17T09:54:00.104-07:00Or: the scary thing is, some people actually prefe...Or: the scary thing is, some people actually prefer pad thai with ketchup. Must be mainstream: because Heinz now includes a pad thai recipe on their ketchup bottles.eatingclubvancouver_jshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712647042996857848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-58405412986419138892011-07-16T23:18:10.220-07:002011-07-16T23:18:10.220-07:00@fmed Hey, I'm with you there. I guess I'...@fmed Hey, I'm with you there. I guess I'm a bit too soft when it comes to this. You bring up a good point where Tamarind is readily available at Stupidstore. So there is really no excuse. My point is that places such as Thai House get away with Ketchup is because the clientele can't tell the difference and/or don't care. So I guess they are what you call lazy then. Which I agree wholeheartedly. But then again, if it sells...Sherman Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949865479421864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-80862093438577268312011-07-16T21:17:22.765-07:002011-07-16T21:17:22.765-07:00I will put on the Authenticity Police hat for pad ...I will put on the Authenticity Police hat for pad thai with ketchup. There is absolutely no reason to do it. All the proper ingredients are readily available and pad thai made with ketchup just doesn't taste very good compared to a well made pad thai with tamarind. <br /> <br />Of course the issue of gastronomic subjectivity will come up...but really - ketchup overwhelms everything you add it to and it tastes extremely processed. It doesn't even taste Thai...so why bother? <br /><br />Finally, I don't buy the notion that adding ketchup panders to the local palate...I think it is lazy, cynical cooking done my cut rate restaurateurs. <br /><br />-fmedfmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461588116298522352noreply@blogger.com