I am uninterested in the debate over authenticity when it comes to food. Taste should be paramount. Hasn’t it become difficult to define authenticity as food culture continues to be shaped by immigration and adaptation?
Hence, I enjoy very much the resort-atmosphere Thai restaurant chain, Busaba Eathai. My favourite dishes are Thai calamari with ginger and peppercorn, and Chinese broccoli with garlic and shiitake, to go with Jasmine rice.
Pandan leaf tea with cashew and coconut cookie is the perfect ending to every meal.
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Hi Tommy
I agree! I love Busaba Eathai too, especially the Pandan leaf tea and cashew & coconut cookie. The perfect respite during a shopping trip at Selfridges. Only problem is, I want to try everything on the menu. My eyes are always bigger than my belly!
to immigration & adaptation, i add the willingness & ability to grow/produce new foodstuffs. brings the concept of ‘homegrown’ to a new level. lovely photo of flowers & candles.
i love love love the photo of the flowers and candles! thai calamari with ginger and peppercorn is so delicious! I still have to try the pandan leaf tea. I think I’ll like it since I love pandan bread so much.
I love the Thai calamari too!
this is my first time reading about pandan leaf tea. I love pandan so much! Wonder if I can find this in Singapore. I am still hunting for elderflower essence for tea (instead of tea leaves)
I was nodding away as I read your post. Totally agree with you. I love Busaba Eathai as well (the pandan leaf tea is one of my favourites), and whenever I take people there, I always warn them that while it isn’t what they would consider ‘authentic’ Thai food, it is very tasty.
BTW, not sure if you’re aware, your images can’t be viewed via RSS feed using Google Reader on a Mac.
I agree. Taste is much more important that whether the establishment serving it is authentic to the ethnicity and culture. Who cares so long as they achieve the tastes that the culture made?
I love reading your food posts.
I’m so hungry now.
I don’t agree with Jia. I can see your images in my Reader just fine in Firefox for my Mac.
I had broken images on your posts earlier today in Bloglovin’ in IE too, not sure why.
I agree with you on the taste vs authenticity thing. Like the Döner Kebab – faux Turkish food invented in Germany by immigrants, when done well it’s pretty tasty. Who cares whether it has been made for x generations if it tastes good :)
hmm…i’ll jot that down and try fit them all in my itinerary. thanks Tommy :)
i agree, what is authenticity? as a french, and a french who loves to cook, i really appreciate a new tale on french cuisine.
i meant a new take.
as soon as i read the first sentence i immediately thought about Busaba! I know many people diss it as it’s not real Thai, but since i discovered it six years ago i fell in love with food. and we have the same favourites – i couldn’t live without the clamari!
I ate there like 3 times, would have gone there more often but the queue was always a bit of a put off. Nevertheless, loved the food there! :D
I love the pictures here but I don’t unerstand all the replies thing.
Weird comments that doesn’t fit with the text from the blogger.
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Pitty because I love the pictures!
好喜欢这套茶具，尤其是那个杯子。我买了个同样style的花瓶，可惜现在要转手了，因为我9月底回国。希望回国后还能看到你的blog！！！我好担心，因为我把你的blog介绍给国内的朋友，他们好像都看不到！
i heart busaba! it’s crack calamari i tell u! the panton st one is far less crowded than the wardour st. My staple is the dolly pad mee (which is really like maggi goreng that one finds in singapore). Yum :)