Re: Thailand & soy sauce (prev. eats in N. Tahoe)

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> > ...Thai is extremely easy to eat out as they do not

> > grow wheat in Thailand and there is no soy sauce used in most dishes.

>

> I disagree. The three Thai restaurants nearest my house all use soy

> sauce ubiquitously in their sauces, so I can not eat there. Plenty of

> soy sauce is made in Thailand, including the brand I use. The

> manufacturer has 4 types; 2 types have what and two do not. (I have

> not been able to get the restaurants to tell me which type of soy

> sauce they use.) Also, oyster sauce is used frequently in Thai dishes;

> some has wheat in it and some does not.

>

> --Ruth Anne

>

I must echo Ruth Anne's disagreement.

I've been to Thailand a couple times, and although it was pre-celiac issues for

me, thus not paying GREAT attn, I recall soy sauce being ubiquitous, including a

bottle at every table in the most local (non-touristy) of restaurants.