Food Theory: The Undercover Mission of Thai Food!

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    I love Thai food. It is always at the top of my list when we are choosing where to go eat or take out. Because of that, I've started to notice something. There are a LOT of Thai food places. In fact, they are popping up in more and more places. Don't get me wrong, I love the options and it makes it super easy to find my favorite dishes whenever the cravings hit me. What I want to know though, is why Thai food restaurants seem to be competing with Starbucks for most restaurants in an area. Well Theorists, I think it's time to do some eating - I mean RESEARCH!
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  • @robertrennie6517
    @robertrennie6517 Před 3 lety +1160

    I don't know where Mat Pat found this theme song, but every time I hear it I feel like a 90s kid sitting on my Grandmas rug watching my favorite show eating some Mac & cheese

  • @mel-overthinks
    @mel-overthinks Před 3 lety +3300

    No joke, this happened to my cousin. He went on a vacation to Thailand with his best friend quote: "to get a real taste of the food and culture there"
    He always loved the food and spend like 3 weeks backpacking around eating and stuff

    • @tobybartels8426
      @tobybartels8426 Před 3 lety +72

      And how did he like the spiciness?

    • @mel-overthinks
      @mel-overthinks Před 3 lety +256

      @@tobybartels8426 He was a bit surprised by the spice level and by the 'unproccessed' nature. It was his first time seeing a shrimp served with its head, y'know. But once he was there for a few days he loved it.

    • @deburgh65
      @deburgh65 Před 3 lety +79

      He is a man of culture, Salute.

    • @lightspeednerd6467
      @lightspeednerd6467 Před 3 lety +9

      if you like trying garbage thai food go to banner elk North Carlina

    • @01kkp60
      @01kkp60 Před 2 lety +14

      @@lightspeednerd6467 bruh

  • @KurtisC93
    @KurtisC93 Před 3 lety +619

    This is what I call recognizing the value of an asset and capitalizing on it. The Thai government knows that their country has a unique, diverse cuisine, and giving people around the world a chance to experience it would predispose them to an increased interest in Thai-related things.
    Thailand deserves to have its gastronomy on the map. It's delicious, and they are shrewd for having promoted it so effectively.

    • @jacobackley502
      @jacobackley502 Před 3 lety +33

      Very true! He acts like it's a conspiracy but really it's just spreading the information that it's good, not trying to deceive people into thinking it's good. The thai strategy is brilliant and friendly.

    • @patlnzwaa555-
      @patlnzwaa555- Před rokem +4

      @@jacobackley502 not sure about friendly..

    • @jomontanee
      @jomontanee Před rokem +6

      @@patlnzwaa555- We Thais are one of the friendliest and nicest people in the world.❤🇹🇭

    • @patlnzwaa555-
      @patlnzwaa555- Před rokem +9

      @@jomontanee the thai government i meant 😅. As a thai i would never bad mouth my own citienship 😂

    • @AcheTH
      @AcheTH Před rokem

      Lol why not just claim that every thing in the entire world originated from Claimbodia ?​@@UdDomm

  • @magikarpkingdom9698
    @magikarpkingdom9698 Před 3 lety +1653

    Honestly, I respect the thai government. This feel like a positive way to not only get people interested into your country, but also deliver a positive experience with food. A win win on both fronts in my opinion anyways

    • @magikarpkingdom9698
      @magikarpkingdom9698 Před 2 lety +17

      Spoken like a true countrymen, extra respects to you sir.😋👍
      LOL

    • @MeisaCarrotFarm
      @MeisaCarrotFarm Před rokem +187

      *Thai people not government pls🥹

    • @paaw3382
      @paaw3382 Před rokem +126

      Totally not the government

    • @OMEGAXD303
      @OMEGAXD303 Před rokem +83

      I think you mean thai people not thai government.

    • @magikarpkingdom9698
      @magikarpkingdom9698 Před rokem +35

      Ok okayyyy, y'all convinced me, Thai people it is😅 LOLs

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 3 lety +9584

    All puns aside, spreading Thai food around the world was a pretty genius economic plan

  • @NathanMcMasters
    @NathanMcMasters Před 3 lety +343

    How do you make videos that are so engaging for an adult intellectually but also feels like I'm a kid watching cartoons again? Fantastic job Matt.

    • @hannahisadisaster337
      @hannahisadisaster337 Před 3 lety +9

      the editors working with him are great

    • @jaymartin7217
      @jaymartin7217 Před 3 lety +3

      i k r

    • @mcdonalds7266
      @mcdonalds7266 Před 3 lety

      Nathan pls don’t take anything he says as fact I once fact-checked the pasta one and to say the least it wasn’t pretty I love watching him for fun but not for education

    • @NathanMcMasters
      @NathanMcMasters Před 3 lety

      @@mcdonalds7266 lol yeah I don't think I'll be eating that much pasta anytime soon anyway. The one on measuring fast food cup sizes with ice and drink ratios however I definitely felt convinced based on my old diet of fast food everyday.

    • @mcdonalds7266
      @mcdonalds7266 Před 3 lety

      @@NathanMcMasters yeah I didn’t fact check those so yeah you can order that

  • @madisonrose1893
    @madisonrose1893 Před 2 lety +72

    I'm from Malaysia, a neighbor country of Thailand and Tom Yum soup is in my top 3 favourite dish. I think the Thai government plan is so cute and wholesome. Love for food!!!

  • @bacawaka2813
    @bacawaka2813 Před 3 lety +103

    I love Thai food. Issan sausage, Pad Thai, red curry, mango with sticky rice, pad see ew, khao man gai, Thai ice tea, Thai ice coffee, are some of my favorites.

    • @upanokk6776
      @upanokk6776 Před 2 lety +3

      Try local Thai food , you will like many . I like local food more than famous food . Food that I have never heard their names.

  • @shamylar
    @shamylar Před 3 lety +758

    Being half Thai myself, its great to see thai food becoming more and more popular. Its about thaime.

    • @jessicasimonsson7945
      @jessicasimonsson7945 Před 3 lety +3

      same

    • @amely-i.sp.
      @amely-i.sp. Před 3 lety +12

      I tired a lot of thai food, and it's SO GOOD

    • @Maussiegamer
      @Maussiegamer Před 3 lety +16

      you deserve to be hurt for that pun

    • @slumba7722
      @slumba7722 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Maussiegamer for reuseing matts pun

    • @t.b.664
      @t.b.664 Před 3 lety +34

      @@Maussiegamer Now why would you thaiype that, puns are amazing

  • @iccyvallyne610
    @iccyvallyne610 Před 3 lety +460

    Im from Thailand, and most of my friends had to go back to their country because of covid. So whenever I eat Thai food, I have to do a live Mukbang in video call because they all crave Thai food 🤣

  • @jeremyhowdyshell2259
    @jeremyhowdyshell2259 Před 2 lety +73

    I don't even care that it is essentially the Thai government grooming me to go to Thailand. Their food is amazing and it deserves to be experienced by all people.

  • @Viccinate
    @Viccinate Před 2 lety +216

    This might be a bit late, but as a Thai seeing this covering in a food theory video is absolutely amazing. Never thought our food have reached palettes thousands of kilometers away. Much love from Thailand 🇹🇭

  • @japjustjap3273
    @japjustjap3273 Před 3 lety +1868

    I'm Thai and live in Thailand right now, and I just wanna say that the puns at the start of the video are masterpieces, I'm not in the slightest bit offended

    • @Mordekool
      @Mordekool Před 3 lety +48

      7:03 you are now

    • @goldendarkness104
      @goldendarkness104 Před 3 lety +7

      lmao same

    • @user-uq6se9ly4m
      @user-uq6se9ly4m Před 3 lety +40

      ตอนแรกนึกว่ามีผมคนเดียวพี่ดู

    • @japjustjap3273
      @japjustjap3273 Před 3 lety +56

      @@Mordekool nah bro it just made me feel superior

    • @Mordekool
      @Mordekool Před 3 lety +10

      @@japjustjap3273 I’m talking about how mat pat butchered that pronunciation btw

  • @shawnrosspeters
    @shawnrosspeters Před 3 lety +296

    I actually went to Thailand with my wife for a vacation about 6 years ago because her uncle was teaching English over there. I'd never really eaten Thai food before that trip but we wanted to go for all the ruins, elephants and beaches. Ever since our trip, I've been a huge fan of authentic Thai cuisine because it's awesome!

  • @theveganflower5135
    @theveganflower5135 Před 2 lety +51

    I literally made Thai fried rice and while at an American Asian store, I asked a lady that was getting the Thai ingredients on my list for help, and was able to make something that was very close to my favorite Thai restaurants rice. Now I'm craving Thai, thanks mat

  • @kirksulu
    @kirksulu Před rokem +42

    It's good that they "standardize" how the food should be, otherwise, you'll see peanut sauce in Panang curry, or peanut sauce Pad Thai found in those so called "Thai" restaurants , but owned by non-Thais.

  • @Alastair_Ash
    @Alastair_Ash Před 3 lety +2296

    This is the literal embodiment of the phrase “the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach” just it isn’t their heart, it’s their wallet

    • @aratusingtheinternet
      @aratusingtheinternet Před 3 lety +4

      tuth

    • @JonnySpec
      @JonnySpec Před 3 lety +40

      The way to someone's wallet is through their heart, and the way to that is through their stomach?

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +5

      Matpat !!! How dare you show the pic of ginger and called it galangal!!! You are a part of the confusion!!!

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +8

      It is not just a manipulation. Thailand is a truly great tourist destination.I had been there .it’s amazing.😁😍👍

    • @nichsulol4844
      @nichsulol4844 Před 3 lety +1

      nah i don't care that broken machine pod charging

  • @chrys_rawr
    @chrys_rawr Před 3 lety +189

    As an Alaskan who recently discovered how much I love Thai food, I feel called out! But they do have the best vegan options here in Alaska since we don’t have many options which is what brought me to having more Thai food in the last year.

    • @chrys_rawr
      @chrys_rawr Před 3 lety +1

      @Originz Fishing I was born and raised here. I’ve been trying to get out lol, but at least I’m a trained chef so I can make my own food.

    • @kKizz
      @kKizz Před 3 lety +2

      I'm not a vegan but many of the traditional Thai desserts/snacks are vegan friendly. Not sure if they are available in the US tho...

    • @lilliandye4439
      @lilliandye4439 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes!!! Just showing some friends around Fairbanks and this video pops up directly after telling them they have to have Thai it’s THE food of Fairbanks

    • @andreavance6694
      @andreavance6694 Před 3 lety

      @@lilliandye4439 I’ve already eliminated some Thai places here due to them not making the sauce or potatoes correctly in yellow curry. I still have many to try but Mom’s Kitchen is winning so far. Although I probably wouldn’t eat there in person. 🤣

  • @nicoletteroman890
    @nicoletteroman890 Před rokem +12

    THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE
    I live in a really small area in Washington, like super small (the closet Walmart is almost an hour away, 10,000 person population) but we have 3 THAI RESTAURANTS in our local downtown when we only have like 20 restaurants total and there's a whole program at the highschool to get kids to go to Thailand. I was always so confused about why Thailand and Thai food, it felt so random, but this makes sense

  • @ranjanbiswas3233
    @ranjanbiswas3233 Před 2 lety +23

    Thai restaurants are the most effective advertisement campaign for the country. No need of unnecessary spending on Tourism, just let others taste your food. They will surely come for authentic source. Smart people. 😎
    Just imagine, they can fulfil their two dreams together, helping the birth country financially and living in abroad with stable income.

  • @Maddhatervideo
    @Maddhatervideo Před 3 lety +868

    I'm so happy to see my town being mentioned as the main example. It made me smile. We are such a small town and when a friend says "let's get Thai food" the common response is "from where". Also thank you theorist crew for not calling us not part of the US.

    • @kami6401
      @kami6401 Před 2 lety +12

      Alaska is a part of the Union my guy, don't tell me you're a Canadian Separatist?

    • @Maddhatervideo
      @Maddhatervideo Před 2 lety +17

      @@kami6401 na just a fairbanks person living life and trying to learn

    • @2DJoYogurt
      @2DJoYogurt Před 2 lety +10

      When I went up to Fairbanks to meet family we almost got Thai food because another new one had opened 😆
      (Glad that I’m not the only one that when I tell then I’m Alaskan They think we aren’t apart of the US 🤦‍♀️)

  • @spl45hz
    @spl45hz Před 3 lety +366

    Me listening to you telling me they manipulate you to travel to thailand, after I arrived in Bangkok yesterday: ...

    • @finnpaisal9812
      @finnpaisal9812 Před 3 lety +16

      Good luck surviving covid with 99% of everyone not vaccinated yet because shitty government

    • @theworld5684
      @theworld5684 Před 3 lety +5

      @@finnpaisal9812 They say they're gonna have the vaccine given to people in October. Please-

    • @whyarewestillhere1073
      @whyarewestillhere1073 Před 3 lety +3

      @Andrew (Esara) Holst We've been suffering for 7 years. How is it not shitty?

    • @Jef_Jingles
      @Jef_Jingles Před 3 lety +1

      @@finnpaisal9812 well the survival rate is 99%

    • @kanthatchayaphan5309
      @kanthatchayaphan5309 Před 3 lety

      Well good luck coz its really hot here

  • @kyuura4324
    @kyuura4324 Před 3 lety +166

    “What is Thai food hiding?”
    A gun, next question
    Ok apparently I wasn’t too far off

    • @coreyford3556
      @coreyford3556 Před 2 lety +2

      Well yeah I guess

    • @onion2146
      @onion2146 Před 2 lety +3

      From information from where I live I can confirm that Thailand isn’t hiding guns after a certain time period

    • @davidfreeman3083
      @davidfreeman3083 Před 2 lety

      The people who control the guns and can legally use them against you. Next question.

    • @onion2146
      @onion2146 Před 2 lety

      Also there is a 2nd reason that I feel too uncomfortable to talk about

    • @dasginosis
      @dasginosis Před 2 lety

      Thai here. We serve red rice to people who’s hiding gun in food.

  • @SirHellNaja
    @SirHellNaja Před 3 měsíci +2

    Ngl, this seems like a good way to get people to love you
    I've seen Thai soldiers deployed to South Sudan with UN. At first the local village was a bit uneasy around them when the soldiers arrived at the village, but they're okay. After everyone takes the first bite of the Thai food they brought, they all sat a lot closer to each other.

  • @pixieshollow
    @pixieshollow Před 3 lety +332

    Awe the picture of Oliver, Stephanie, and MatPat just made my day it was so cute.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 3 lety

      ATTENTION BROTHER!!! I have two very very sweet girlfriends who I show off (I smell like 100 not-alive orangutans oh nooo) in my perfectly great videos that most people consider to be the reason of life! Thank you for you attention, dear dude kid pi

    • @scarlethawk110
      @scarlethawk110 Před 3 lety +3

      Time stamp?

    • @fascinatingfaux811
      @fascinatingfaux811 Před 3 lety +2

      OH OH OH OMEGA MART YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHATS IN STORE FOR YOUUU!

    • @PichuHasStems
      @PichuHasStems Před 3 lety +1

      @@AxxLAfriku what type of dreams are you having, my friend?

    • @voided2661
      @voided2661 Před 3 lety

      you south african ????

  • @bookworm13x
    @bookworm13x Před 3 lety +978

    Soft power is hella scary. Just think about how much anime has affected art and entertainment outside japan. In fact, the anime Outbreak Company literally talked about this.

    • @Liam-iv7wk
      @Liam-iv7wk Před 3 lety +74

      Anime and video games are ironically one of the largest sectors of Japan's economy for what is the third largest economy.

    • @-haclong2366
      @-haclong2366 Před 2 lety +47

      American soft power has been going strong for almost a century, the world would become culturally homogeneous if we didn't have countries like Japan, South Korea, and Thailand to actually try to export their culture.
      As powerful as the Chinese are becoming, all they culturally do is imitate the U.S. Americans and Soviets, they cannot culturally Innovate. Meanwhile countries like Vietnam is storming TikTok, India is exporting its films, and South Korea its music. We don't need an exclusively American world where everyone wears cowboys hats and greets everyone with "Howdy partner", if I wanted that I'd move to China.

    • @jameswilliam1590
      @jameswilliam1590 Před 2 lety +2

      Not everything is about Japan freaking weeb shi

    • @reubenoakley8967
      @reubenoakley8967 Před 2 lety +18

      Don't forget how manga was influenced by American comics left behind in Japan after WWII

    • @mnunezhk
      @mnunezhk Před 2 lety +4

      yup like kpop and Korea

  • @pazintheworld
    @pazintheworld Před 2 lety +13

    I’ve lived in Fairbanks for 5 years and me and my husband get Thai food almost every week we can’t get enough lol so happy to hear anyone mention our little town

  • @htgh729
    @htgh729 Před rokem +45

    Im thai-descended (USA) and I approve this video. thai food is very, very good. I've been there before and there is a surprising amount of fried chicken everywhere idk why

    • @HyuranKizumi
      @HyuranKizumi Před rokem +4

      If Americans wanna ever taste home but don't wanna go back yet, they can always eat fried chicken

    • @louctendo1321
      @louctendo1321 Před rokem +6

      I'm thai descendent in Germany but my family kept all the food and cooking it's pretty cool and on top of it I can capitalise of eating spicy contest's in my school
      Edit Do Kids in other schools so that to?

    • @StarDuckberry
      @StarDuckberry Před rokem +4

      It’s easy! Because chicken is chicken! And chicken means food and food means delicious

    • @justascaredpussycat1869
      @justascaredpussycat1869 Před rokem +6

      Fried chicken is just easy and fast in Thailand. You can just order 2 chicken and a sticky rice with 40-45 baths(depend on the areas) and kept going. No particular reason, lol. I'm Thai btw.

  • @phantombagels2969
    @phantombagels2969 Před 3 lety +199

    Me getting home from working at my family’s Thai reastraunt to see matpat make a video about Thai food, can’t escape it today

    • @alexp1868
      @alexp1868 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +4

      Matpat !!! How dare you show the pic of ginger and called it galangal!!! You are a part of the confusion!!!

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +2

      It is not just a manipulation. Thailand is a truly great tourist destination.I had been there .it’s amazing.😁😍👍

  • @m4zedust453
    @m4zedust453 Před 3 lety +317

    *As a Thai-American person, I will be using those Thai puns. Thank you.*

  • @beelouwill303
    @beelouwill303 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Kow soi, kow soi, kow soi, is totally the king of all 🍜 noodles.
    Thai cuisine can never be compared as it has already won all of the tastes that you could never imagined it existed on your taste buds. No wonder why many locals dishes from Thai culinary are being adapted, adjusted & copied internationally.
    Thailand is definitely a place to be for real foodies lover out there wether at professional levels or not.
    You will be surprised on how marvelous Thai cuisine has renaissance throughout time, even till dates - where most Thai just seem to take on food tasting or food technology ashore as any other common hobbies.
    This is probably why Thailand never failed to to surprised the world kitchen with new amazing taste exhibitions and always provides us with fantastic innovation of delicious new dishes year after year.

  • @deijix
    @deijix Před 2 lety +13

    Thai food is one of my favorite types of food right next to Indian and South Korean. I went to a high school that was literally directly across the street from a Thai restaurant that mainly focused on noodle dishes and my friend asked to go there with me for lunch one day and we both had the chicken pad thai and it immediately became a regular place for us and thus began my love for Thai food. Most times if I’m in a new city I find the best rated Thai place and eat there to compare from other Thai restaurants I’ve been to. And I’ve expressed the desire to go to Thailand specifically for the food culture for years now. Of course I wanna go for the beautiful scenery, nature, and rich culture but mostly for the food lol. I’ve been successfully manipulated by the Thai government and I’m not even mad about it.

  • @loveland852
    @loveland852 Před 3 lety +525

    “Food is a unique outlet for cultural expression” he says as I bite into a pizza-bagel.

    • @mirzantp4663
      @mirzantp4663 Před 3 lety

      What

    • @onijester56
      @onijester56 Před 3 lety +11

      @@mirzantp4663 You take a bagel, often covering the middle hole with a pepperoni slice (though I've used deli-sliced ham, salami, and various cheese to various levels of effect), slather sauce (again, standard of tomato/pasta/pizza sauce) on it, and cover with cheese (typically mozzarella).
      Or he could be referring to the actually-commercial product, such as "Bagel Bites". Which is the same thing as described, only sold premade in the frozen-foods section.

    • @kolgax2064
      @kolgax2064 Před 3 lety +2

      Bagels are associated with being a Jewish food, but I looked it up and supposedly they specifically come from Jewish people from Poland. I think maybe that explains the salmon? I dunno I am not trying to argue or anything I just thought it was interesting.

    • @scarxnnivs
      @scarxnnivs Před 3 lety +1

      As I bite into my ramen.

    • @mirzantp4663
      @mirzantp4663 Před 3 lety +1

      I learn more about bagel today

  • @nanikach2727
    @nanikach2727 Před 3 lety +493

    As a Thai person whose parent immigrated from Thailand to spend the next 30+ years working/owning Thai restaurants... this makes sense. So does my childhood.

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +15

      Matpat !!! How dare you show the pic of ginger and called it galangal!!! You are a part of the confusion!!!

    • @mitriarts1100
      @mitriarts1100 Před 3 lety +5

      Same สวัสดี! Fellow Thai person

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +3

      สวัสดี

    • @phuri_za_th7460
      @phuri_za_th7460 Před 3 lety +2

      ร้านไร 555

    • @dingdong896
      @dingdong896 Před 3 lety

      หวัดดี

  • @like90
    @like90 Před rokem +9

    That’s a smart move on Thailand’s part. I do love Thai food and I would definitely visit there if i could.

  • @troyhenry6111
    @troyhenry6111 Před 2 lety +12

    I've absolutely love Thai. I went to Thailand just to compare the food. Both are amazing

  • @Asianevermore
    @Asianevermore Před 3 lety +461

    As a Thai person and long Time sub (6years), I thank you.
    You are an honorary Thai in my eyes.
    Free thai tea when y’all come over!

  • @kryona3309
    @kryona3309 Před 3 lety +193

    Oh god, matpat doesn't just have bad jokes... he's got dad jokes too.
    I often forget he's a parent but these jokes remind me.

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety

      Matpat !!! How dare you show the pic of ginger and called it galangal!!! You are a part of the confusion!!!

  • @Raystarbazzar
    @Raystarbazzar Před 3 lety +68

    Thai: **is a word**
    Matpats dad jokes: "It's a free real estate!"

  • @lisa-marie9099
    @lisa-marie9099 Před 3 lety +10

    Went to Thailand before ever having Thai food........ And then went there and realized how amazing Thai food is

  • @Zero-zo3fp
    @Zero-zo3fp Před 3 lety +170

    As Thai , I was ashamed I click on this video 1 hours late. I was surprise that there's this much people love Thai food.

    • @jamestheaverageman6959
      @jamestheaverageman6959 Před 3 lety +6

      well I mean its Thai food adapted to their tastes but yeah, a lot of people do like Thai food

    • @hi.241
      @hi.241 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/vLRyJ0dawjM/video.html

    • @Jesusongod
      @Jesusongod Před 3 lety

      I am 2 hours late.....

    • @faff2091
      @faff2091 Před 3 lety +2

      นี้ผมจะทักคนไทยทุกคนเลย เพิ่งรู้ว่ามีดูเยอะ

    • @Miranda-ry4ob
      @Miranda-ry4ob Před 3 lety +2

      พวกเขาชอบอาหารไทยแบบอเมริกัน มันไม่เหมือนกัน😄😂

  • @MisterNameGame
    @MisterNameGame Před 3 lety +151

    I'm Thai and I was like "finally, a video about Thailand" when I saw this video.
    Don't see videos about Thailand very often.

  • @amgkv2.025
    @amgkv2.025 Před 3 lety +9

    Honestly, I don’t ever want these videos to end. They could go on forever and I would just make it a part of my existence

  • @Imaginationdiva016
    @Imaginationdiva016 Před rokem +5

    As a Thai native, I applaud the Thai puns - got some good chuckle outta me

  • @cmknoll3
    @cmknoll3 Před 3 lety +285

    As an American who absolutely loves Thai food, I'm not even mad and will happily continue to be manipulated if it means more delicious Pad Thai, Spring Rolls with sweet chili sauce, Chicken Satay with spicy peanut sauce, and the other sweet, fishy, sour, and spicy goodness in my belly, thank you.

    • @RuyVuusen
      @RuyVuusen Před 3 lety +23

      It's not really manipulation more than it's just normal marketing.

    • @dieptrieu6564
      @dieptrieu6564 Před 3 lety +22

      Well it's just simple business. You make a products and sell it to people around the world. If someone like it, you get the money. They would have done this with or without the diplomacy

    • @ionfalcom1
      @ionfalcom1 Před 3 lety +10

      @@RuyVuusen It's still manipulation, it's just not a negative form of it, to most people.

    • @Jay-zb4iq
      @Jay-zb4iq Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed, it is delicious

    • @starnorthstarnorth
      @starnorthstarnorth Před 3 lety +1

      same✨

  • @uniraffesaur
    @uniraffesaur Před 3 lety +784

    How many dad jokes can MatPat squeeze into a single intro? Find out on today's episode of Food Theory!

  • @Al_i8
    @Al_i8 Před 2 lety +7

    Yo! this is so true and I just realized it! I introduced my partner to thai food and she liked it and said, ya know, this food is so good, I'd go there and try the authentic dishes from the source.

  • @dangkhoanguyentruong1425
    @dangkhoanguyentruong1425 Před 2 lety +1

    Love the video! Really like how there are unexpected aspects to food. Looking forward to see even more mind blowing content!

  • @vanvanvanyvan
    @vanvanvanyvan Před 3 lety +557

    Thai cuisine is a kind of food that is so underrated yet sooo good!! And can domiate if they want to but so low key! Kudos to the thai people for bringing this unique food into the world! Nomnomnom from your SEA neighbor

    • @cultist1368
      @cultist1368 Před 3 lety +16

      Yeah currently living in Thailand,the food is amazing

    • @jubjangfest6422
      @jubjangfest6422 Před 3 lety +1

      Where you from?

    • @vanvanvanyvan
      @vanvanvanyvan Před 3 lety +3

      @@jubjangfest6422 south east asia and i love my fellow SEA neighbors

    • @jubjangfest6422
      @jubjangfest6422 Před 3 lety +1

      @@vanvanvanyvan what country in SEA you are from? Thanks

    • @coreyford3556
      @coreyford3556 Před 2 lety +2

      It's just a fact.

  • @girhen
    @girhen Před 3 lety +710

    Wait until MatPat finds out the names of Pho restaurants. Atlanta's Pho King, there's a Go Pho Yourself eating challenge, I know there were more good puns I've forgotten...

    • @vxiong9325
      @vxiong9325 Před 3 lety +33

      PhoKing

    • @dragonboyjgh
      @dragonboyjgh Před 3 lety +31

      Pho Real

    • @MaryPiePierrot
      @MaryPiePierrot Před 3 lety +22

      I live in Missouri and really want there to be a restaurant name Mo pho

    • @JB-1138
      @JB-1138 Před 3 lety +8

      Pho King is everywhere.
      Not a chain, but individual restaurants.

    • @nellynavarretevalle
      @nellynavarretevalle Před 3 lety +3

      There's a restaurant in my town called Al Pho

  • @ipcheng8022
    @ipcheng8022 Před 3 lety +7

    Fun fact: many 'thai' puns also work in chinese, as 'Thai' has the same pronouncation as 'tai'(太) in chinese, which means very in chinese, a very common word in chinese.

  • @gothicfairy2407
    @gothicfairy2407 Před 2 lety

    I had a friend who was moved to my area from Thailand when we were in highschool, sophomore or junior year. As one of her select friends (I knew her through my best friend and art class, but she spent most of her school day in a seperate room learning English and stuff.) I got a ton of Thai snacks and food and they were amazing. A lot of her friends from Thailand also messaged us (her small group of new friends) on social media and it was a great cultural exchange!

  • @soysauce2586
    @soysauce2586 Před 3 lety +234

    Hotel Owner : The name of our hotel will be 'Thai me up'.
    Matpat : Imma end this whole mans career

  • @NoraHyrule
    @NoraHyrule Před 3 lety +239

    1:07 the little Gaijin Goomba gave me heavy nostalgia

    • @jirehtheprovider
      @jirehtheprovider Před 3 lety +18

      They both wanted to still be together...
      But youtube these days do not like those old group collaborations. very sad.
      But thai food diplomacy is indeed a tolerable kind of political tool

    • @evanbuchmann2003
      @evanbuchmann2003 Před 3 lety +13

      honestly i miss gaijin goomba, he brought so much into it

    • @whatthefridge1o1
      @whatthefridge1o1 Před 3 lety +1

      Ikr

    • @adrianj6795
      @adrianj6795 Před 3 lety +2

      You guys do realize gaijin goomba still has his own channel you can watch, right?

    • @wilfweNightsky
      @wilfweNightsky Před 3 lety +2

      Gaijin has his own channel and you guys can still watch him
      He usually makes breakdowns of identifying youkai and determining how accurate a ninja is based on tales or on how they did their ninja work
      Oh but he also toned down the pitch of the goomba part to make it "less annoying", but he's still there

  • @danavia_
    @danavia_ Před rokem +7

    Thai food is soo good and taste clean 😩 they got my heart for sure ❤

  • @Not_Duck
    @Not_Duck Před rokem +2

    i am thai myself and i like to say thank you to matpat for sharing your thoughts about thai food, i love your videos (Especially Game Theory) and i hope you come and visit thailand someday and have a taste of thai food. For starters i reccomend the thai green curry. If you want to take a challenge, try Somtum. for dessert try some mango with sticky rice and coconut cream

  • @clarissemarlyngomez8210
    @clarissemarlyngomez8210 Před 3 lety +74

    survey option: do you use youtube for educational purposes?
    me: yes
    *the educational purpose:*

  • @jennyneon
    @jennyneon Před 3 lety +85

    The Food Theorists's *thaiming* is great.

  • @Yoyoyo14
    @Yoyoyo14 Před rokem +2

    I feel so happy and included when someone mentions Thailand, ขอบคุณค่ะ!!

  • @Echo-dm6lk
    @Echo-dm6lk Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for respecting our Thai culture! I don’t in America in fact I live in the UK! We rlly appreciate u speaking about our food! 💗❤️

  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich Před 3 lety +1902

    He started the video with more puns than there are stars in the sky...

    • @thedevilknownasyourfriend7136
      @thedevilknownasyourfriend7136 Před 3 lety +20

      My dude, I see You EVERYWHERE

    • @zyansheep
      @zyansheep Před 3 lety +28

      @@thedevilknownasyourfriend7136 he's just a lonely sandwich commenting on the internet...

    • @nerd888
      @nerd888 Před 3 lety +14

      @@zyansheep I feel bad we need to get him some friends

    • @m.thompson3919
      @m.thompson3919 Před 3 lety +9

      You really need to invest in some glasses, L. Sandwich. There are way more stars in the sky than you give the sky credit for. 😜

    • @kentguiller
      @kentguiller Před 3 lety +7

      Hello there Lonely Sandwich

  • @rayg.1472
    @rayg.1472 Před 3 lety +518

    “Thai hard with vengeance” and “Thai pod” were my favorite
    Edit: Thanks for all the likes. Never expected this comment to blow up like this! 😊

    • @unomeyed4406
      @unomeyed4406 Před 3 lety +2

      I feel stupid because i dont get the "thai hard" pun

    • @kindabland8687
      @kindabland8687 Před 3 lety +9

      @@unomeyed4406 it's a reference to the "Die Hard" movie series.

    • @djpineapplz9234
      @djpineapplz9234 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/channels/d56qFUDS2dN75_4zQrJuCA.html

    • @HappyFaceDude
      @HappyFaceDude Před 3 lety +3

      Thai pods tastes really good

    • @Dclive-ju4wb
      @Dclive-ju4wb Před 3 lety +2

      👁 👁
      👃
      👄

  • @Niceosstar
    @Niceosstar Před rokem +2

    As someone who’s been to thailand, nothing compares to the tom yang soup in bankok thailand

  • @catala2542
    @catala2542 Před 2 lety +3

    honestly good food plays a big part for me to decide where to live so it definitely works

  • @lemonxtract
    @lemonxtract Před 3 lety +422

    Thai food: *exists*
    MatPat: There is an undercover mission with this specific cuisine from this specific country!

  • @TheBusyJane
    @TheBusyJane Před 3 lety +62

    This explains why it's so hard to find authentic Thai food despite so many Thai restaurants.

  • @justinsalinas1383
    @justinsalinas1383 Před 2 lety +6

    I love Thai food. Also I have been to Thailand multiple times. It's the best watermelon I ever had.

  • @kaeyakdeeznuts
    @kaeyakdeeznuts Před rokem +2

    as a half thai half american, thank u for posting this because i don’t often see thai appreciation on youtube

  • @imanoobuwu4124
    @imanoobuwu4124 Před 3 lety +79

    As a Thai person myself, This is very fun and Concern to watch.Since I don't really know what's the perspective of the other countries on Thai food Nor will ever know. Thank you, Matt.
    Keep up the good work
    [Wonky Grammar because i see this in my Notification tab as soon as i wake up qwq]

    • @liriosogno6762
      @liriosogno6762 Před 3 lety +2

      We love it! Dont worry

    • @_a_random_person._
      @_a_random_person._ Před 3 lety

      I want to taste Thai food... But in India, it is not that popular, so quite hard to find.

    • @thatoneweirdgal8469
      @thatoneweirdgal8469 Před 3 lety

      @@_a_random_person._ yeah, south america (or atleast where I live) doesn't have any places either so I'm just left to my imagination of it

    • @e.taylor1369
      @e.taylor1369 Před 3 lety +1

      I love Thai food a lot, and so does pretty much every one I know. Still, despite being very american even I find what they serve here too mild sometimes.

  • @Amm17ar
    @Amm17ar Před 3 lety +326

    As someone who loves Thai food, I can say their plan succeeded because when it came time for a vacation Thailand was atop the list and we ended up traveling there and food was a significant draw.

    • @bloopers_soupers7692
      @bloopers_soupers7692 Před 3 lety +5

      Only if our government worked half as good as their plan to take over the USA ehehehe. Please help us

    • @jazberrybear
      @jazberrybear Před 3 lety +5

      @@bloopers_soupers7692 what?

    • @bloopers_soupers7692
      @bloopers_soupers7692 Před 3 lety +6

      Our fucking president rigged the entire election please help us he is so fucking bad as a job I want to die

    • @lolbruh2825
      @lolbruh2825 Před 3 lety +9

      Our leader are basically rich baffalos.

    • @bloopers_soupers7692
      @bloopers_soupers7692 Před 3 lety +4

      Couldn’t have said I better myself

  • @asiaizzard3791
    @asiaizzard3791 Před 2 lety +1

    Is ok that this one of those theories that make my heart happy. If the foods great I'm here for it.

  • @fenergy8063
    @fenergy8063 Před rokem +1

    As a Thai myself, I LOVE how creative those puns are😂😂

  • @misamisaa4547
    @misamisaa4547 Před 3 lety +333

    "Thai government is using food as a way to make people interested in Thailand"
    Me, who got hooked on that one Thai BL drama to the point a friend needed to bonk me with another fandom for me to snap out of it: Yes. Food. Pink milk is technically food, right?

    • @maymay5600
      @maymay5600 Před 3 lety +2

      What's that Thai bl drama???

    • @exiledchimera4752
      @exiledchimera4752 Před 3 lety +1

      yeah what is it

    • @eli1298
      @eli1298 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao me when I first saw 2gether and then fell down a rabbit hole of Thai bl 🤣

    • @2something332
      @2something332 Před 3 lety

      I became friends with a Thai girl and after uwma I was Adicted lol

    • @jennifershay8980
      @jennifershay8980 Před 3 lety +1

      Bonking someone with a fandom is a hilarious mental image so thank you for that

  • @chrishuie8978
    @chrishuie8978 Před 3 lety +57

    I’m so happy that Gijan Gooba is still remembered so much!

    • @Patrick2480
      @Patrick2480 Před 3 lety

      what happened to him ?

    • @aetherisme1785
      @aetherisme1785 Před 3 lety

      @@Patrick2480 I wonder too?

    • @thefolder3086
      @thefolder3086 Před 3 lety +2

      It is not just a manipulation. Thailand is a truly great tourist destination.I had been there .it’s amazing.😁😍👍

    • @leirawhitehart1236
      @leirawhitehart1236 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Patrick2480 he used to work with the Game Theorists, but they had to part ways because I think it was no longer beneficial for either of their channels, something about the algorithm I think (although I could be wrong on this), but I believe they're still friends.

  • @ashproof
    @ashproof Před 2 lety +1

    I actually have family in Thailand. Like a lot. All through one of my uncles. They used to sneak peppers over to grow in my aunts garden. They were way spicer than any peppers we’ve had.

  • @waylonmartin5662
    @waylonmartin5662 Před rokem

    New to your channel, and have binge watched it for weeks. Kinda lost it with this one. Still love it though. Thanks

  • @saltyteenager5865
    @saltyteenager5865 Před 3 lety +827

    I feel like MatPat could create a whole new conspiracy theory channel at this point. This sh*t is wild.

    • @tiky3389
      @tiky3389 Před 3 lety +24

      He has three

    • @glazeddonuts8643
      @glazeddonuts8643 Před 3 lety +4

      🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ he has 2 more channels

    • @BlueCreepvine
      @BlueCreepvine Před 3 lety +14

      @@tiky3389 That not what he meant

    • @glazeddonuts8643
      @glazeddonuts8643 Před 3 lety +1

      Food theory, Film theory and Game theory

    • @fart_smella1
      @fart_smella1 Před 3 lety +6

      Well, the last part of the home button logo still isn't taken so...

  • @Battle_eye
    @Battle_eye Před 3 lety +163

    As an Alaskan, I've been to Thailand twice, the second time I went, it was entirely based around food. Took a Thai cooking class from an amazing woman who ran it out of her house and back yard, it was just a day of cooking and eating. Then went to eat my way a cross the city. Thai people take their food seriously! Chang Mai is amazing, also has the best Mexican restaurant in Asia lol. Also Fairbanks does enjoy it's Thai food!

  • @faeryb0mb517
    @faeryb0mb517 Před rokem +2

    Honestly love trying new foods. We went to some Peruvian Cuban fusion place once. Pretty sweet

  • @Smith.S.E.
    @Smith.S.E. Před 2 lety

    That line at 7:56 makes me pull my hair out. The canal was RIGHT THERE 🤣 Sending love

  • @m18singz
    @m18singz Před 3 lety +163

    The next episode should be about figuring out the sour patch kids mystery flavor!

    • @lukiepukie8610
      @lukiepukie8610 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes!

    • @blablabla9703
      @blablabla9703 Před 3 lety +3

      you know airheads mystery flavor? its like that. the left overs of all the batches. sorry

    • @mysteriousdeoxys9009
      @mysteriousdeoxys9009 Před 3 lety +1

      @@blablabla9703 is it
      I wasnt expecting that

    • @naomigwolfe8112
      @naomigwolfe8112 Před 3 lety

      @@blablabla9703 lol same for those mini pops too right?

    • @andreavance6694
      @andreavance6694 Před 3 lety

      I thought sour candy was granulated salt and sugar coated.

  • @Gardenofstardust
    @Gardenofstardust Před 3 lety +65

    I’m Thai and I can confirm that these puns are totally very creative

  • @chocodog2349
    @chocodog2349 Před 3 lety

    mat Pat you make the best video's ever sometimes i just want to curl up and wath for hours on end

  • @joearreola5807
    @joearreola5807 Před 2 lety +1

    I've notice that a ton of the products I've saw in oriental super markets say made in Thailand on them and that the towns that have those markets have a lot more Asian restaurants.

  • @tctt185_dg
    @tctt185_dg Před 3 lety +79

    With the many thai puns that you made in one intro, and the amount of puns I make using only one word. I can say one thing - we need a "THAI-breaker"!

  • @pb7199
    @pb7199 Před 3 lety +38

    My Name Is Andong just uploaded a similar video but focusing on pad thai specifically! Turns out the thai government has been interested in standardising Thai cuisine for decades! Super interesting to see how you both approached the same topic.

  • @exoida9195
    @exoida9195 Před rokem

    mat i’ve been subscribed to your channel for a long Time and I must say I love your puns some people just need to katch up with us in puns

  • @weirdhousewivesclub
    @weirdhousewivesclub Před rokem +1

    My family is from the Philippines, so the import of products from SE Asia has been a boon to me and my family as well as it's made many ingredients more accessible or less expensive than they might have been in the past, or we don't have to settle for a lesser substitute because our Asian grocery carries many pantry staples as well as veg/fruit items that the normal grocery doesn't. I didn't know this about Thai food which I really enjoy, but I do know that many of the Thai restaurants in our area are owned by members of the same family - like cousins, uncles, etc. So it's interesting to find this out!

  • @andrew1575
    @andrew1575 Před 3 lety +48

    Honestly, I'm not even mad - that's genious marketing. I was introduced through my Muay Thai coach, Kru Denis, almost 8 years ago and while I don't eat it half as often as I'd like, I'm always blown away by the flavours. The chefs and cooks in Thai restaurants are skilled and incredibly friendly

  • @Bow_and_aro72
    @Bow_and_aro72 Před 3 lety +87

    If I was ever working in a restaurant, and Gordon Ramseys new set TV series theme tune starts playing, I would just run for it.

    • @fascinatingfaux811
      @fascinatingfaux811 Před 3 lety +1

      OH OH OH OMEGA MART YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHATS IN STORE FOR YOUUU!

    • @ttry1152
      @ttry1152 Před 3 lety

      Nyoom

    • @aidoll3692
      @aidoll3692 Před 3 lety

      @@fascinatingfaux811 if you hear that theme, you'd most likely be unable to run.

  • @bryanhowell1550
    @bryanhowell1550 Před 2 lety +2

    I just rewatch this and realise some thing, 6:17 that is no galangal that's ginger.

  • @runawaysmudger7181
    @runawaysmudger7181 Před 2 lety +12

    There's no shame in eating mild food. You can take the chilli out of a tom yum but keep all the other herbs and ingredients it's still gonna taste good. I think what he meant was the different ingredients used as subtitute might not give the food the same kick as the OG ones not necessarily the spiciness of the food

  • @davepost7675
    @davepost7675 Před 3 lety +33

    "My Name is Andong" just did a video on this subject as well.

    • @Abhuab
      @Abhuab Před 3 lety

      U don't even have a single video on your channel.

    • @m0nster.R4T
      @m0nster.R4T Před 3 lety

      @@Abhuab Look up the name in quotations, he wasn't talking about himself

    • @pixlyJolt
      @pixlyJolt Před 3 lety

      @@Abhuab bruh.

  • @bexyPTX
    @bexyPTX Před 3 lety +36

    Wild. My dad’s old job took him to Fairbanks a lot and I remember him talking about the quantity of Thai restaurants. Makes so much sense now!

  • @taiya001
    @taiya001 Před 3 lety +4

    Good Thai food is awesome! By far one of my fav international foods. I would not call the dulling of spicy totally changing it, it is like chili, different heat levels but still chili.

  • @onelifeoneloveonedream1658
    @onelifeoneloveonedream1658 Před 7 měsíci

    I’m Thai and I have been living in the UK for 13 years. Every day, I miss Thai food especially street Thai foods. Of course I miss my mum and dad too. Thai people when they cook Thai food is like a piece of art.

  • @ivansmashem
    @ivansmashem Před 3 lety +462

    You'd think I might feel duped, and maybe I am, because this video only makes me want to buy even more Thai food to ensure that Thailand's efforts are successful so that I can eventually just go grocery shopping for some freakin' Thai basil.

    • @mytube9182
      @mytube9182 Před 2 lety +17

      This comment is so cute haha.

    • @Suntoria236
      @Suntoria236 Před 2 lety +14

      My god, same. Took way too long for me to find Thai basil

    • @remymichael7051
      @remymichael7051 Před 2 lety +10

      Bruh Asian grocer should just be an isle at every grocery store, I always have to take two stops to get ingredients I want, and I don’t even cook particularly Asian food

    • @nextombz
      @nextombz Před rokem +1

      Thai person here
      *I feel happy knowing ppl like our food*

    • @Wiseversa27
      @Wiseversa27 Před rokem +1

      I love this comment

  • @themilkman3737
    @themilkman3737 Před 3 lety +57

    I think it's finally Thai-me I expressed how much I love puns
    Edit: I commented this before I watched the whole thing
    I cry now

  • @AznIslandBoy
    @AznIslandBoy Před 3 lety

    Wow nice shout out to Fairbanks where I'm stationed. I noticed a lot of Thai restaurants, didn't think it would make it into your video. Lol 🤙🏽

  • @allthingstoallmen8912
    @allthingstoallmen8912 Před 3 lety +7

    This is literally how I plan my vacations...."where do they have good food" or food rich cultures