Which one do you prefer? I've been eating a lot of thai food lately since this new Thai restaurant opened up close to my house. I love chilli mint and chicken pannang Also Issan sausages
Pad Thai is my favorite dish by either of those traditions, but overall, I like Chinese cuisine more. This will be tough to compare, and I'm not sure how meaningful it will be. The reason is that 99% of Chinese restaurants over here are "Chimerican" while most Thai places, even in rural areas like where I live, are more authentic in their representation. Additionally, authentic Chinese cuisine varies more from region to region than Thai cuisine does from some of its neighboring countries (ex. Laos). Additionally, there's a lot of Chinese food that is consumed by Chinese today that I simply wouldn't touch. Gutter oil is disgusting. The question of "culinary tradition" almost becomes academic the moment China's name is whispered.
Are you sure the Thai restaurants you are eating at are not run and owned by ethnic Chinese? Plus Thai cuisine has a huge Chinese influence. It is Chinese food with a tropical twist. Pad thai is just Lo Mein. That chicken panang is just chicken with string beans in a tropical sauce.
I've never actually *real* Chinese food to compare it too....just the standard crap from P.F. Chang's and lesser places so I can't compare honestly compare the two. My top 3 thus far: 1) Thai 2) Vietnamese 3) Indian + Korean = too close to call.
that's often the case, but what i find most appealing about better thai restaurants is that there is a really nice flavor totally distinct from chinese. think of the palate and all the basic flavor profiles: thai has most working at once. Sweet, savory, sour, spicy, bitter. Awesome when done well. but a lot of places tend to hit just one or two notes and give a sort of one dimensional version of thai food. this is a great point, but most of us don't get to experience the variety. as someone else pointed out, there's a lot of americanized dishes you find throughout the US and not so much attention to regional styles.
I eat more Chinese food than Thai food. But I also eat more Malaysian food than Thai food. And I eat more Vietnamese food than Thai food. Pad Thai has rice noodles and lo mein has wheat noodles. All the cuisines in East and SE Asia have a big Chinese Influence (rice, soy bean products). Like how the Romans spread bread and cheese throughout Europe. In SE Asia there's also a spice trade influence coming from India to Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. And then there's a raw herb/vegetable band from Thailand to Vietnam. I'm not too familiar with Laos or Cambodia, but they probably exhibit those influences.
they need to do something with that name. I almost saw that as Handy Nasty, and thought it was a pron link. Put a hyphen in between Han and Dynasty
Depends on my mood...Chinese, Japanese, and Thai are all very different when it really comes down to it. I love them all. A good spicy Thai Curry with about 3 pounds of rice hits the spot sometimes..as does Sushi at other times, and Chinese junk food like Sesame Chicken once in a while too.
No competition. Chinese foods >>>> Thai food just due to volume and variety. Both very tasty and delicious. But given that both can be equally amazing the variety wins.
Have you done Philly yet? Han Dynasty is right by Eulogy which is one of the best beer bars in the city.
I've never actually tried Thai food. Not sure which I would prefer, but I don't really care for Chinese that much myself. Mainly because I've never liked onions and I don't eat them, and they're in pretty much everything. A lot of Chinese dishes at least, so I'm usually stuck ordering basic stuff with big chunks I can pick out or I have to ask them to make it with no onion. #firstworldproblems
Little bit a dis, little bit a dat. Panang curry all day, but you can't exactly fuck with a peking ravioli either.
Chinese is too fried and oily in most cases; even worse when americanized (like most restaurants). There's a lot of stuff that tastes pretty good, but leaves you feeling heavy unless you didn't eat as much as you wanted Thai food is more limited, but I feel it's focus is an advantage because it's all truly amazing. I also feel incredibly energized after eating it Thai for me. I feel like I could eat it eryday and still be in good shape
Seems like the Chinese haters are eating Americanized crap. It would be like judging mma versus tennis and only having watched crack whores fight over ****.
