Peppers Bakery & Cafe, Ubon Ratchatani

**MeMock** · 19-07-2009, 07:10 PM

Let me get back to him tomorrow and if no luck I might just take you up on that offer! Bet he has never messed with hungry falangs with technology!!

**dirtydog** · 19-07-2009, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Anyone tried buying dried peas, then soaking and cooking them up themselves?

They would be completely different to what people are used to wouldn't they?
& if they are different then everyone complains

**good2bhappy** · 19-07-2009, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

specially with pie n mash

Memories of the east end

**Nawty** · 20-07-2009, 01:28 PM

'Bolivian Platue'.....sounds exotic and chique......then you mentioned Laos...

You could always contract me to grow your peas....we got plenty of land to spare and fresh crystal clear mountain spring water to water em.......it just goes past a few other people first.

**Nawty** · 20-07-2009, 01:30 PM

Excellent advice from the Dorg.

Can anyone tell me which is best for shopping...

Nong khai....or Poi Pet ....or Chong Mek.

All 3 are border market places.....not sure what country they border yet cept for Thailand.

Anyone ??

**Norton** · 20-07-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Anyone tried buying dried peas, then soaking and cooking them up themselves?

Good for making pea soup but for pies and stews, NFG.

**peterpan** · 20-07-2009, 02:07 PM

Norts, I used to use a Quick dried brand in NZ, called Surpise, almost better than frozen ones.
Used them for many years on the yacht, but re hydrated and a quick boil, the tasted great and even looked authentic.
Never seen anything like them here tho'.

**MeMock** · 20-07-2009, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Nawty

'Bolivian Platue'.....sounds exotic and chique......then you mentioned Laos...

Your problem with laos coffee being..... ?

**Norton** · 20-07-2009, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by peterpan

I used to use a Quick dried brand in NZ

Not familiar with these. Ones I use for soup are the little green or yellow in plastic bags. Can get them at Lotus here. Think the good ones are from Aus.

**Marmite the Dog** · 20-07-2009, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by MeMock

Your problem with laos coffee being..... ?

It probably has too much flavour for him and he doesn't get much face as it doesn't cost much.

**MeMock** · 27-07-2009, 11:27 AM

MAPLE SYRUP?

Any ideas where I can get real maple syrup from in Thailand for our pancakes? At the moment we are using some great stuff but it was brought in from Australia by a friend and we are fast running out.

**Nawty** · 27-07-2009, 12:12 PM

The maple syrup shop.

I saw it in either makro or tesco the other day.

**aging one** · 27-07-2009, 12:17 PM

You can get Log Cabin from America at most super markets. Its not pure but its okay and what most yanks have grown up on.

**MeMock** · 27-07-2009, 01:38 PM

^^

Smart arse.

The stuff here in marco and tesco is not the real stuff.

**peterpan** · 27-07-2009, 01:41 PM

Seen the real stuff in Villa Pattaya, hell of a price tho'.

**smeden** · 27-07-2009, 01:43 PM

good luck whith the buisnes

**MeMock** · 27-07-2009, 04:15 PM

Yeah so I have been told PP, 400 baht or something for 300 ml, would need to double the pancake price if I had to buy that.

Forgot to mention that my local macro reckon they will get some sunny land peas in for us so will see if that happens or not. If not I think we might replace it with either baked beans or steamed veges.

Thanks Smeden.

**Norton** · 27-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by MeMock

Yeah so I have been told PP, 400 baht or something for 300 ml, would need to double the pancake price if I had to buy that.

Customer's would be complaining constantly about the high pancake price while they poured half a bottle of syrup in the pancakes.

Have a friend owns a restaurant here and he had to stop putting the Parmesan cheese container on the table when he served spaghetti. Customers would pour half the 200 baht container on a 160 baht plate of spaghetti. He now serves the Parmesan in a small dish. Customer wants more, he pays more.

Suppose you could do the same with the syrup.

**peterpan** · 27-07-2009, 04:23 PM

Baked beans maybe but what about a diced carrot and sweetcorn & Thai bean mix? steamed of course.
Surely, you must have someone from around there going to Pattaya or Bangers occasionally to get the peas, maple syrup, even that log cabin stuff someone mentioned is OK and much cheaper.

**peterpan** · 27-07-2009, 04:25 PM

^^, Yes Norts, my kids love HP sauce and when I see them starting to pour 1/2 a bottle of 100 Bt sauce on their 80 Bt kids meals I put a halt to it out of consideration of the poor 'ol restaurant owner.
I know one guy who grates up local Parmesan and manages somehow to refill the kraft "Parmesan" non refillable cardboard tubes,

**El Gibbon** · 27-07-2009, 04:48 PM

For the cost of a gallon of Maple Syrup, $60 USD, you could feed everyone free pancakes for a month. Price is from my cousin's farm in Vermont and is "family" pricing. No shipping included. Its scarce since the local dairy farmer has pretty much started to disappear. The big outfits don't bother with it as its time consuming and expensive to process.

It started out as a local thing to provide additional sugar on an almost hobby basis, its not a focused product that you can develop.

As an alternative to busting your bank account make your own.....

couple cups of sugar and a cup of water bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar, add a half a teaspoon of maple extract (you can actually buy real MS extract or use the fake stuff) reduce heat so it just continues to bubble and reduce it more or add water to get the consistency you desire.

Cheap alternative, and works pretty well. You can adjust to suit your own tastes.

I think you'll find that most restaurants "make their own", even in Vermont, due to the cost.

E. G.

**MeMock** · 29-07-2009, 03:18 PM

I had never considered making our own - thanks for that El G - I have passed that info along.

I got a price of 270 baht for 700mls of log cabin stuff in Bangkok yesterday (not incl shipping) A friend is coming over soon and can get her hands on 3L for 340 baht so will go down that road at the moment but will certainly look into making our own as well.

On another note. This is the proof of the banner that will go outside our shop in a few days time.

From 4 - 9pm thin crust pizzas will be available soon.

**dirtydog** · 29-07-2009, 03:43 PM

You should get them to redo the letter "A", the middle hole is wonky.

**MeMock** · 29-07-2009, 03:55 PM

I think your eyes might be wonky

**dirtydog** · 29-07-2009, 04:01 PM

Lets hope your pizzas are better than the sign then, the inner slopes of the "A" does not match with the bottom inner slopes, the "A" is therefore wider at the bottom than the top, especially on the bottom left.

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