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Word: farang (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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...There are two reasons for that. Some chefs take their farang (foreigner) customers too seriously: after getting complaints about chilies and other strong flavors, they wind up obliterating the essential character of a dish for fear of offending delicate Western tastebuds. Meanwhile, a lot of visitors forgo many of the city's delights by refusing to eat anywhere that lacks the appearance of a sanitized upmarket eatery, mistakenly assuming that Thais are somehow more tolerant of badly washed food and dirty cutlery. The following places don't have air-conditioning to match global fast-food chains?but neither do they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Gourmet in Bangkok Needs Street Smarts | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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