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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's funny, because I just went to Thailand and visited the Museum of Siam in Bangkok. They had a room on Thai cuisine with a figure on the wall describing how to make massaman curry:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Llpfpa3.jpeg[/img]

It's crazy how many ingredients and prep go into a 'simple' dish like massaman curry, yet go to any Thai restaurant and most are selling it below $18.  Meanwhile, go to an Italian place and they're trying to sell you cacio e pepe for $20+, which is just pasta, pepper, butter, and some cheese. [/quote]

I’ll let you in on a secret - the cheap Thai place is buying jarred curry. [/quote]

And that still takes more prep than cacio e pepe, lol.  I just looked up an Italian restaurant in the area for fun....[b]$17 for linguini with olive oil and nothing else[/b]. It's a ridiculously stupid premium just because it is Italian food. [/quote]

You're confused.  It's the area, not the food.  That's regular food price in 2024.  Yes, it's expensive - and restaurants are hurting and are raising prices even more.  But it's not a "European" premium.  It's just this area and the times.[/quote]

No, you’re confused, because IN THE SAME AREA, Thai restaurants, for example, have a price ceiling for nearly all of their dishes that require tons of ingredients and prep capped below $20:

https://www.kiinimmthai.com/_files/ugd/2ed49a_78f02265f31c41b68cdbe92357e4adf1.pdf

Contrast that to the local Italian place selling olive oil linguini for $17:
https://fontinagrille.com/menus/

The area is the same.  The premium markup is because it is Italian food.  The markdown is because it is Thai food.  Area has nothing to do with it.
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You seem very focused on Thai food involving a ton of ingredients.  Do you know how cooking works?  They don't make up individual batches every time somebody orders a curry.  They make large quantities in advance with things like garlic, ginger, fish sauce.  They don't use premium cuts of meat.  Indeed, many dishes are not meat heavy as there are lots of vegetables.

You also seem very focused on some place selling olive oil linguini for $17.  Maybe that is just a standard item and nobody actually orders it because, like you, they think it is poor value.[/quote]

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