Why There Are so Many Thai Restaurants - The Politics of Food
Ever wondered why there are so many Thai restaurants out there around the world? It isn't just because Thai food is so good, but also programs the Thai government has taken to increase the number of Thai restaurants abroad. So, why would they do that?
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[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian...
[3] web.archive.org/web/201309260...
[4] Pham, Mary Jo A. "Food as Communication: A Case Study of South Korea's Gastrodiplomacy." thediplomatistdotcom.files.wo...
[5] 2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/...
[6] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
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American food?! There's no such thing as American food! They just stole it from other countries because Americans suck at making their own food!
@haroeneissa790
3 жыл бұрын
Did you just comment with an alt account to like your own comment?
@Alkalus
3 жыл бұрын
@@haroeneissa790 damn i was going to ask that
@phoenix-king779
3 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of red rice
@brromo
3 жыл бұрын
Apple pie is all American
@ryeryeryerye
3 жыл бұрын
@@brromo eh
Speaking of, we also have our own restaurants worldwide. A chain called Pyongyang. But ours are state-owned.
@TheScrotum96
3 жыл бұрын
Can you pyong my yang?
@Alkalus
3 жыл бұрын
What do you serve? Grass?
@rollingarmadillo8794
3 жыл бұрын
@@Alkalus you dare mock the supreme leader?!?
@Alkalus
3 жыл бұрын
@@rollingarmadillo8794 It’s just a joke. Wait.
@kaitojhh
3 жыл бұрын
"i meant spicier kimchi. you should REALLY TRY THE KIMCHI"
Thai red curry hits the spot, their cuisine is so good. Diplomacy never tasted so good
@disembodiednarrator
3 жыл бұрын
It’s our boy Avery again!
@singh_z_king7350
3 жыл бұрын
Was up avery
@mindlesswav
3 жыл бұрын
green papaya salad though>>>>>
"Thailand probably does this the best" The US: hold my Mcdonald's
@Zestrayswede
3 жыл бұрын
McDonald's feels less "America" and more "international fast food chain" though. You don't sit down at a McDonald's and feel cultured, Steakhouses however, they feel real' american.
@wartrix6046
3 жыл бұрын
@@Zestrayswede I do agree that Mcdonald's isn't exclusively American but American culture, clothes, food, and companies are probably the most widespread of any modern nation.
@justanotheryoutubeaddict4147
3 жыл бұрын
@@Zestrayswede I feel McDonald's as an American thing (I'm not American but still love McDonald's)
@Zestrayswede
3 жыл бұрын
@@justanotheryoutubeaddict4147 Hey, I'm not american either, i'm swedish.
@SzymonPmc
3 жыл бұрын
@@Zestrayswede it does have one american thing, tho - diabetes
Just ate Chinese, so this is an interesting coincidence.
@hushpuppy1735
3 жыл бұрын
You ate a chinese?
@hushpuppy1735
3 жыл бұрын
@Comic Sans Hmmm no, he definitely ate a chinese.
@iaw7406
3 жыл бұрын
Cannibal.
Very interesting. Soft power can be powerful. Take Halloween for example, an American festival that spread across the world. In reality, it started in ancient Ireland, so now there's a big move by Ireland to tell this to the world with the "Ireland Home of Halloween" campaign. It moved to America with Irish immigrants, which changed and built upon Irish traditions.
@rubensneto9049
3 жыл бұрын
I once more blame the English.
Now that I think about it, Japan probably has the most successful soft power image. There is anime, it's food and loads of people in general just like Japan
@512TheWolf512
3 жыл бұрын
Need a deeper look into this. Maybe they didn't even try on a state level, they're just naturally good and spread around via regular capitalism instead
@TheRealFiveName
3 жыл бұрын
non-asians be like: Love japan, Hate china
@Clos93
3 жыл бұрын
Japan has a lot of soft power, but the US is the ultimate global power, and soft power. Millions of people around the globe use Google, have an iPhone, wear American brands, and listen to American music genres like hip-hop, rock, etc...
I'm surprised he didn't talk about italian food, the italians have restaurants everywhere
@dr.winner2516
3 жыл бұрын
He compared the amount of immigrants from different countries, Italians had a lot so naturally they will have restaurants everywhere in the USA
@siddharthmishra48
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of the time its not Italians themselves owning the restaurants, it’s just savvy locals making pizza and pasta and calling it an Italian restaurant
@nojnavick
3 жыл бұрын
@@siddharthmishra48 they make some good italian food though
@iROChakri
3 жыл бұрын
Compared to Italian people or Italian Americans in the states? Italian restaurants are so few lol
@felicepompa1702
3 жыл бұрын
@@nojnavick no they don't, and I'm actually italian so I have the right to say that
i just got done with eating breakfast when i saw this video. literally perfect timing.
1:17 I had to do a double take, but thrilled to see that you did indeed feature Cleveland in this video!
this typr of content is so good
04:31 I'd say that the US started expanding its brand of "American cuisine" way earlier than 2012. Several McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Starbucks, Subway and other fast food restaurants have been opening for decades worldwide, way before 2012.
@whodat9198
2 жыл бұрын
lol that's not american cuisine, that's just cheap corporate opportunism. let me know when you see Franklin or Blacks BBQ popping up all over europe and asia
@DanielGalimidi
2 жыл бұрын
@@whodat9198 "Cheap corporate opportunism" sounds pretty American to me.
@whodat9198
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanielGalimidi you missed the cuisine part. is this your second language?
@DanielGalimidi
2 жыл бұрын
@@whodat9198 No, I saw it. Still pretty American.
@whodat9198
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanielGalimidi just like spumoni and fettuccini alfredo. I saw that too, very very italian!!
Really interesting concept.
I wish Ethiopia would do this more, because I’m craving some of that food. Those spices... that injira... 🤤
In the uk we have loads of african immigrants but barely any restaurants. We have lots of thai and japanese restaurants though drspite the lack of immigrants. Not much korean.
@iROChakri
2 жыл бұрын
Thats cus Thai food is just amazingly delicious. The way they've come up with combinations of ingredients ... mind blowing.
What about.talking about the current historical situation in Thailand that is shocking waves all over the country..?
@Hand-in-Shot_Productions
3 жыл бұрын
I've heard of the Thai protests! The Kingdom of Thailand has just joined Hong Kong, the USA, and Belarus as notable examples of protesting in 2020! For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Thai_protests
Craving Thai food now. Darn diplomacy!
That Rewind clip caught me by surprised and sent me back to 2018. Boy how naive we were back then
3:30 This clip fits perfect =D
@ishandey6061
3 жыл бұрын
'K-pop' honestly just scared me
Ah cool, you have set your YT on German! Zum üben? Da du erwähntest in deutschland zu wohnen, sofern ich mich richtig erinnere?!
@sirBrouwer
3 жыл бұрын
He even spoke English with a slight German accent at 4:47. And yes he is trying to get a dual Italian nationality so that he can live both in Germany and keep his US nationality. In Germany he would have to give up being a US national. So Italy is a nice work around and that he still can live in Germany.
@ishandey6061
3 жыл бұрын
He sort of moves between Berlin and Portland
I'm in Nan, Thailand right now lol
I haven't been this early since organisms developed mouths.
0:41 these are clips from souq waqif Doha Qatar
3:31 That scared me
Also exporting food and cultural also increases the demand of thai or korean good, Thai restaurant owners abroad will no doubt send at least some money back home to family and friends which will support the economy. Korean pop bands on tour will generate considerable revenue that go back home
Same
Guess France is late to the party. I would like a french restaurant.
@mohammadsavad4331
2 жыл бұрын
Arent they already popular
Stellaris energy credits?
@KhAnubis
3 жыл бұрын
Finally someone noticed!
0:51 Wait, are those solar panels? On a traditional Mongolian yurts?? whoa those Mongolians developed solar panels long ago before us
never heard about so many thai restaurants. Maybe not common in melbourne
Singapore is one place renowned for its food diversity, with some people coming to Singapore just for the food. Does that count?
North Korea has something similar
damn for some reason this didn't show up in a subs, does youtube not like this channel or something
No such thing as American food? *sad corn noises*
@dimesonhiseyes9134
3 жыл бұрын
Sad potato sound. Sad peanut sound. Sad yam sound. Sad tomato sounds (in italian) Sad squash sounds Sad blueberry sounds.
@reinhardheinzwarfelr8215
11 ай бұрын
More like mexican food
This didn't explain How Thailand promotes is Gastronomy in other countries.
I do love Thai Food. The chilies and cilantro reminds me of Mexican Food my Mom cooks!
Nobody cares if you are first, but care that you watched the video early.
Oh no! The Cornish are invading with their pasty stands, aaaaaaah
@munafiqwill3932
3 жыл бұрын
Big up Kernow
Surprised France didn't make it into the video, their entire _Gastronomie_ was based on a government push in the Middle Ages to develop cuisine based on regional ingredients, and break their dependency on Indian spices imported from Italy, which was very expensive.
brb opening ethnic restaurants in the capital districts to influence lawmakers opinions
_Nasi Padang has entered the chat_
America has been into food diplomacy since forever. How many McDonald's, Subways, Starbucks don't you find in any given country in the world?
Aren't all the Thai restaurants in Berlin run by Vietnamese people though?
@ventu7907
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, just like all Japanese restaurants are run by Chinese people
@richcle
2 жыл бұрын
Thai food use very healthy ingredients, unlike other like chinese use msg and so much sugar in it food to make it taste good , vietnamese food forget it no good at all . So most of these others like to us Thai name to advertising they food .
That explains all those Malaysian restaurants that doesn’t exist, LOL. There is this Malay on KZread telling other Malays Malaysian food are the most popular Asian food in the US especially New York. I asked does he think there are more Malaysian restaurants in New York over Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and he went silent. LOL
I don't know why the world gastro disgusts me so much
This is basically countries going for the cultural victory
You'd be surprised how they are following Korea's Kpop Wave with the Thai BL Wave sweeping Asia and Latin America into a BL frenzy the same way Kpop hits teens now across the world
* happy thai noises *
France, Morocco, Russia, and North Korea also all practice gastro and culinary diplomacy! And it's certainly not new at all.
I live in us all my life I see how american love chinese food , But , Later they realize is not at all healthy, Here come Thai food using the herb and ingredients that is so healthy and it taste very unique and delicious. That is the reason why you see add that said Thai food or Thai restaurant even though is not , Those chinese especially are the one that did this the most , Because food look similar, But the ingredients are not . At you all know by now chinese can copy any thing. Look are there quality are not .
Just like India's cricket diplomacy
I am Early boiiiii
@archdornan1155
3 жыл бұрын
ME TOOOOOOOO
@archdornan1155
3 жыл бұрын
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@mysterious7215
3 жыл бұрын
@@archdornan1155 ya boiiii
@archdornan1155
3 жыл бұрын
@@mysterious7215 YESSSSSSA
Hearing my own city in a sentence about Korean culture on a video about Thai Gastrodiplomacy was very unexpected. (Brisbane)
What's funny is even the US with so much cultural influences had soft power programs. Such as the Jazz diplomacy thing
Welp it didn't really work out... First things come to my mind if I think about Thailand are in order: sex tourism/prostitution; dictatorship; (surprisingly) high acceptance of trans/gay; factories; regular tourism
@tangodayoo
3 жыл бұрын
Thailand is really diverse.
Indians do it the other way. They immigrate as skilled labor (except to Middle east), and with more Indians, comes more Indian restaurants.
I'm Thai but I really like hamburgers.
As a Thai, I would said that you gave to much credit to my inept Government, they're not and never will be smart enough to do something like that.
6:04 "better food and boobies than guns and politics, right?" First time Khanubus has expressed his likings towards boobies
@sirBrouwer
3 жыл бұрын
i think he said movies but y our option is also one.
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Disliked due to hints of logo censorship.
1st
Never had Thai food or seen a Thai restaurant in my life
@alphaexpress6881
3 жыл бұрын
Go out more
@pamndz1
3 жыл бұрын
@@alphaexpress6881 Yea, you reckon there's a lot of thai restaurants open right now?
สวัสดี ผมเป็นคนไทยครับ :D (Use google translate to understand)
i dont understand why do they call europeon as immigrant in USA. They are literally europeon and so their culture is europeon, more europeon come to USA so that makes them immgrant, what the hell is wromg with this immgrant thing
As italian myself I don't think italian food boost anything at all. All my life pizza and pasta have been used as an insult from other nations (even if I don't see where the insult lays). it is easy to make assumptions looking from the outside, but if people is racist, is racist. Food is not going to improve absolutely nothing.
@itheuserfirst3186
7 ай бұрын
Okay, princess.
America has been into food diplomacy since forever. How many McDonald's, Subways, Starbucks don't you find in any given country in the world?
@markb1170
3 жыл бұрын
But these are fast-food chains that value profit and expansion above all else, and not exactly food diplomacy. I‘ve seen some american restaurants/diners (non fast-food) where I live (Germany) but they are certainly far and few compared to say for example, thai restaurants.