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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[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

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

[@kevintreigle606]

Why are you everywhere??

[@redmenace2997]

Make your subscriptions public

[@alexandermedina1122]

You-Alexander Medina

[@andrewn8002]

Grow a mustache already!

[@eaglekiller888dragon2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWmcpZ_Ztxknck

[@mel-overthinks]

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]

And how did he like the spiciness?

[@mel-overthinks]

@@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]

He is a man of culture, Salute.

[@lightspeednerd6467]

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

[@01kkp60]

@@lightspeednerd6467 bruh

[@robertrennie6517]

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

[@keirathomas9950]

Yess

[@CamLovesOlliepop]

It reminds me of unwrapped on the food channel

[@serenitymiralador]

I think FootOfAFerret wrote it, because he said he did in one of his videos

[@ThatBagelWeirdo]

Sounds like good eats

[@name-uh5ee]

Someone made it for him

[@KurtisC93]

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]

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-]

@@jacobackley502 not sure about friendly..

[@jomontanee]

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

[@patlnzwaa555-]

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

[@AcheTH]

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

[@shamylar]

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

[@jessicasimonsson7945]

same

[@amely-i.sp.]

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

[@Maussiegamer]

you deserve to be hurt for that pun

[@slumba7722]

@@Maussiegamer for reuseing matts pun

[@t.b.664]

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

[@japjustjap3273]

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]

7:03 you are now

[@goldendarkness104]

lmao same

[@ธนดลรูปกระต่ายทอง-ฃ5ป]

ตอนแรกนึกว่ามีผมคนเดียวพี่ดู

[@japjustjap3273]

@@Mordekool nah bro it just made me feel superior

[@Mordekool]

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

[@shawnrosspeters]

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!

[@magikarpkingdom9698]

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]

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

[@MeisaCarrotFarm]

*Thai people not government pls🥹

[@paaw3382]

Totally not the government

[@OMEGAXD303]

I think you mean thai people not thai government.

[@magikarpkingdom9698]

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

[@spl45hz]

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

[@finnpaisal9812]

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

[@theworld5684]

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

[@whyarewestillhere1073]

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

[@Jef_Jingles]

@@finnpaisal9812 well the survival rate is 99%

[@kanthatchayaphan5309]

Well good luck coz its really hot here

[@Maddhatervideo]

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]

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

[@Maddhatervideo]

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

[@2DJoYogurt]

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 🤦‍♀️)

[@chrys_rawr]

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]

@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]

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]

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]

@@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. 🤣

[@madisonrose1893]

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!!!

[@Alastair_Ash]

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]

tuth

[@JonnySpec]

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

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@nichsulol4844]

nah i don't care that broken machine pod charging

[@iccyvallyne610]

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 🤣

[@noynahoue5484]

Amazing Idea! Galaxy brain...

[@catxolotl1174]

สวัสดีคร้าบบบบ

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

The downside is you have to love in Thailand.

[@128Cores]

ว้าว

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@masamune9082 Amongus characters.

[@nanikach2727]

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]

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

[@mitriarts1100]

Same สวัสดี! Fellow Thai person

[@thefolder3086]

สวัสดี

[@phuri_za_th7460]

ร้านไร 555

[@dingdong896]

หวัดดี

[@jeremyhowdyshell2259]

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.

[@named746]

Thai government isn't good...

[@jeremyhowdyshell2259]

@@named746 cool, I don't care

[@named746]

@@jeremyhowdyshell2259 I'm from Thailand

[@NathanMcMasters]

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]

the editors working with him are great

[@jaymartin7217]

i k r

[@mcdonalds7266]

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]

@@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]

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

[@bookworm13x]

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]

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

[@-haclong2366]

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]

Not everything is about Japan freaking weeb shi

[@reubenoakley8967]

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

[@mnunezhk]

yup like kpop and Korea

[@LonelySandwich]

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

[@thedevilknownasyourfriend7136]

My dude, I see You EVERYWHERE

[@zyansheep]

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

[@nerd888]

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

[@m.thompson3919]

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]

Hello there Lonely Sandwich

[@SirHellNaja]

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.

[@m4zedust453]

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

[@lpiosd]

@Flame NICE

[@naomi7428]

Same hahaha

[@whoiscm]

same lol

[@doritoemperor2802]

Lol am im the only one who actually lives in thailand

[@MaxSpencerNash]

Yeeeeh

[@kryona3309]

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]

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

[@lailoveslemons]

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

[@AxxLAfriku]

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]

Time stamp?

[@fascinatingfaux811]

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

[@PichuHasStems]

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

[@voided2661]

you south african ????

[@theveganflower5135]

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

[@loveland852]

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

[@mirzantp4663]

What

[@onijester56]

@@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]

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]

As I bite into my ramen.

[@mirzantp4663]

I learn more about bagel today

[@TheBusyJane]

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

[@uniraffesaur]

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

[@dokidoki748]

lol

[@Thepotatoz.]

I'm just THAIing to find out (thai-ing=dying)

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

Eight.

[@goodnight-moon564]

@@Silver_Sonic_23 Thank You

[@sithis3838]

@@Thepotatoz. sorry, not very good pun

[@bacawaka2813]

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]

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

[@cmknoll3]

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]

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

[@dieptrieu6564]

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]

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

[@Jay-zb4iq]

Agreed, it is delicious

[@starnorthstarnorth]

same✨

[@rayg.1472]

“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]

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

[@kindabland8687]

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

[@djpineapplz9234]

kzbin.info/door/d56qFUDS2dN75_4zQrJuCA

[@HappyFaceDude]

Thai pods tastes really good

[@Dclive-ju4wb]

👁 👁 👃 👄

[@Zero-zo3fp]

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]

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

[@hi.241]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH21qn1mmcaqoK8

[@Jesusongod]

I am 2 hours late.....

[@faff2091]

นี้ผมจะทักคนไทยทุกคนเลย เพิ่งรู้ว่ามีดูเยอะ

[@Miranda-ry4ob]

พวกเขาชอบอาหารไทยแบบอเมริกัน มันไม่เหมือนกัน😄😂

[@nicoletteroman890]

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

[@phantombagels2969]

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]

Same

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@Amm17ar]

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]

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

[@jazberrybear]

@@bloopers_soupers7692 what?

[@bloopers_soupers7692]

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

[@lolbruh2825]

Our leader are basically rich baffalos.

[@bloopers_soupers7692]

Couldn’t have said I better myself

[@Asianevermore]

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!

[@phopwongtanakarn9791]

Woah im thai and my name is Phop Wong similar to yours

[@looknailittlechannel]

But whare the money go

[@Awhjqiowksmfnfbfvsv]

Thai tea is 👌 chefs kiss

[@SandwichDoggy]

oh no the josh war gonna go thai

[@bryceblazegamingyt9741]

JOSH WAR 2.0

[@Viccinate]

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 🇹🇭

[@kanib.7928]

Def among my favorites!😊

[@YuukiHiro]

Yeah me too from thailand

[@KRun69420]

I'm a thai

[@douangsamonsangnum5074]

I'm from Thailand too :D

[@01jiratjiampoonsap80]

As a thai living in Thailand I'm happy thaifood

[@girhen]

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]

PhoKing

[@dragonboyjgh]

Pho Real

[@MaryPiePierrot]

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

[@JB-1138]

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

[@nellynavarretevalle]

There's a restaurant in my town called Al Pho

[@misamisaa4547]

"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]

What's that Thai bl drama???

[@exiledchimera4752]

yeah what is it

[@eli1298]

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

[@2something332]

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

[@jennifershay8980]

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

[@vanvanvanyvan]

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]

Yeah currently living in Thailand,the food is amazing

[@jubjangfest6422]

Where you from?

[@vanvanvanyvan]

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

[@jubjangfest6422]

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

[@coreyford3556]

It's just a fact.

[@pazintheworld]

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

[@MisterNameGame]

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.

[@lolbruh2825]

True

[@mathlegendno12]

@@lolbruh2825 true

[@lolbruh2825]

@@mathlegendno12 agreed.

[@cjex1585]

Same I'm Thai also.

[@sirdoggolord4269]

I am thai as well

[@Battle_eye]

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!

[@clarissemarlyngomez8210]

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

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

What is up with all the links

[@turquoiseninju7]

Don't click, you might get hacked.

[@itzretakes272]

Why are people spamming links in replies

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

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.

[@NoraHyrule]

1:07 the little Gaijin Goomba gave me heavy nostalgia

[@jirehtheprovider]

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]

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

[@whatthefridge1o1]

Ikr

[@adrianj6795]

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

[@wilfweNightsky]

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

[@andrew1575]

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

[@soysauce2586]

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

[@shamrockgaming9505]

Their mistake was it should have been thai me up daddy instead

[@tiky3389]

@about you go bot

[@tiky3389]

@Gff G you also

[@kirksulu]

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.

[@pb7199]

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.

[@lemonxtract]

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

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Hahaha

[@epicstuff7522]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Heyyy Bro I watch ur channeI. Love ur content

[@fascinatingfaux811]

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

[@theinfluenceatl]

Congrats to everyone who is early and who found this comment

[@thereportfuture]

ahem serbian resteraint's there good to

[@jennyneon]

The Food Theorists's *thaiming* is great.

[@dauw4564]

gg

[@jasontango4818]

@Gff G no stop... you again Atleast make ur vids sounds better (your voice sucks so much)

[@ummmhii4782]

(Finger guns) AYYYYYYYYY!!!

[@r.vishal9750]

Noice

[@exotikals116]

@@jasontango4818 its a bot...

[@deijix]

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.

[@bexyPTX]

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!

[@saltyteenager5865]

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

[@tiky3389]

He has three

[@glazeddonuts8643]

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ he has 2 more channels

[@BlueCreepvine]

@@tiky3389 That not what he meant

[@glazeddonuts8643]

Food theory, Film theory and Game theory

[@kablammo123]

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

[@UnknownB3loved]

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]

We love it! Dont worry

[@_a_random_person._]

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

[@thatoneweirdgal8469]

@@_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]

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.

[@htgh729]

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

[@CheesyChimken]

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

[@louctendo1321]

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]

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

[@justascaredpussycat1869]

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.

[@tctt185_dg]

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"!

[@TripPy_Poly]

Lmao!

[@chrishuie8978]

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

[@Patrick2480]

what happened to him ?

[@Aetherismə]

@@Patrick2480 I wonder too?

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@leirawhitehart1236]

@@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.

[@themilkman3737]

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

[@beelouwill303]

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.

[@chriswhetton3584]

Kind of ironic that I got hooked on Thai food while I was living in Alaska. It was a small town of about 800 and they only had a few restaurants and my favorite was the Thai restaurant

[@badjuju2721]

I gotta say, spreading Thai food around the world is such a great idea. Expanding a market you have a huge advantage in and gaining good will across the world.

[@ivansmashem]

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]

This comment is so cute haha.

[@Suntoria236]

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

[@remymichael7051]

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]

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

[@Wiseversa27]

I love this comment

[@troyhenry6111]

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

[@qwellyboy]

To the editors of these videos: you make these videos so easy to watch! Thank you for keeping every second entertaining and enjoyable! I love watching Theorist videos because I feel so involved not only in the content and words but in the visuals so, Thank you! (I’m not sure who edits these videos or if it’s multiple people, but still)

[@theladyfausta]

Definitely! I stopped "listening" to their videos a while ago and now if I pop one on I know I have to watch it. Amazing work from the entire team!

[@Gardenofstardust]

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

[@MyMateNate]

If you like Thai food in the various countries around the world... wait till you actually get to Thailand. Its 1,000x better ;)

[@TinNguyen-rl2xr]

verified person

[@alxlsxlxal4966]

Living in Thailand, I can confirm that

[@robertperschau5910]

Nice try Thai government... you almost got me

[@ルハイダーダアゴナー]

@@jvbisz he did bad things before

[@like90]

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

[@Ica688]

I’m Thai and if you want true Thai food, go to a Thai festival! They happen a few times a year around our holidays. Like in April for Songkran! One time I ate somtam there and started to cry. And potatoes and cried. Curry and crying. It was so spicy 😀😂

[@sleepysheep792]

They just talking about previous gov instead of right now we have to dealing with this dictatorship governments that killing us slowly

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

RING OF FIREEEEEE

[@bipwityatem9444]

I'm Thai too. And we need the help to get this corruption government out

[@prakongdongpooban2880]

Respect

[@defaultuser18374]

I am half Thai and my mother always makes Thai food. Too bad I hate coconuts. Congrats you have 100 Likes on the comment 🥳

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Even Anne in Amphibia opened a Thai restaurant They really are everywhere. And they certainly are succeeding because I love Thai curry and I want to try the actual authentic stuff in Thailand on top of seeing all the beautiful scenery and wildlife they have over there. Used to keep two pet Thai Rainbow millipedes as way of having a piece of Thailand for the time being

[@grabble7605]

A++ reference.

[@grabble7605]

@@Տpire Season one, episode nine. "Lily Pad Thai".

[@consideredatier2398]

Apparently the whole show was inspired by a bangkok trip

[@Phytoon]

There's a thai restaurant near me called Siam Garden. They make great curry, and their duck is absolutely amazing. Point is, the sign's font is all capital letters, so I thought it was called SLAM GARDEN and that's the reason I went there. I still call it that, and get pretty hyped for their food.

[@kyuura4324]

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

[@coreyford3556]

Well yeah I guess

[@onion2146]

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

[@davidfreeman3083]

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

[@onion2146]

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

[@dasginosis]

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

[@Labyrinth_Props]

The family photo in the background. Adorable 🥺

[@TaaxiCaab]

I eat Thai at least once a week and I go to a place where they know me very well. I order a dish called "spicy combo" and I get it "Extra Extra Extra Thai Hot Make Me Cry." It's not on the menu that way, but since they know me, they try to literally make me cry and it works every time. I cry a second time the next morning when it comes out too..

[@_tardigrade]

Haha I love spicy food too, but the pain the next day can be pretty excruciating. Yet I still eat spicy food again and again :)

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

ok so story time. Me and my pals used to hit up this one joint for pad thai and they had a 1-10 spicy level. We pretty much noped out at 7/8 because it was ulcer inducing INSANE to us. One day we are eating dinner there and this old lady sits down at the table next to us, talks to the server in Thai and place her order. About 10 min later she gets it. Now we've been there a buch of times and have explored the menu, and never once have we seen these dark noodles that she was just chomping down on. We ask the server what the lady had ordered and were told, it was just Pad Thai. Confused we ask why hers looked different, and the server said "oh she got it Thai hot". Once again, still confused we inquired "thai hot??" The server then went on to explain, the 1-10 is pretty much the limit for most. But the Thai community that came in were aware that they could ask for something "Thai hot" and it was made more like what they would get in Thailand. What knocked us out was when we asked if Thai hot was like "what... a 12/13??" and the server just kinda laughed and said "no, its more like low 20's"

[@TaaxiCaab]

@@DismemberTheAlamo Yes.. on that scale, I'm ordering in the 40's.. I know I'm punishing my body and I sweat and cry and I yell at the toilet, but those are tears of spicy joy. I also enjoy the hottest chicken wings I can find. A friend got me some scorpion pepper seeds and the plant is doing very well and JUST started blooming.. mmmm.. can't wait to Cry again

[@TaaxiCaab]

@@_tardigrade It burns more the second time :)

[@_tardigrade]

@@TaaxiCaab For sure!

[@m18singz]

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

[@lukiepukie8610]

Yes!

[@blablabla9703]

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

[@mysteriousdeoxys9009]

@@blablabla9703 is it I wasnt expecting that

[@naomigwolfe8112]

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

[@andreavance6694]

I thought sour candy was granulated salt and sugar coated.

[@BarbecueBaconn]

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

[@Bow_and_aro72]

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]

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

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

Nyoom

[@aidoll3692]

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

[@davepost7675]

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

[@DAM_hv]

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

[@m0nster.R4T]

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

[@pixlyJolt]

@@DAM_hv bruh.

[@Rahshu]

Well, they're doing the Lord's work. Thailand has produced some of the world's best cuisine. It is only natural that it should be shared all around the world. May it continue to get better and better in quality. :)

[@jomontanee]

Thank you for your kindest words from Thailand🙏🇹🇭❤️

[@Al_i8]

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.

[@Whos.leira.]

The most authentic thai food I've ever gotten was from Sol³. My Auntie goes there and she says it's a way to save money instead of buying a plane ticket to get her favorite food

[@josafatjimenez07]

More like an-thai...

[@riviera16]

Well, that plan to get people addicted to Thai cuisine certainly worked on me... I had a Thai Penang curry one time that was so good it pretty much inspired me to learn to cook Thai food. Now I’ve got fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal in my kitchen all the time. 😆

[@coldspoons3917]

I’ve noticed so many more Thai restaurants opening in my area, They literally put a Chinese place out of business.

[@ceoatcrystalsoft4942]

Great, CCP vs the Thai kingdom but here wherever you live

[@henrikcarter4360]

@@ceoatcrystalsoft4942 Thai-wan

[@iROChakri]

High demand. Thai food tastes good. That's about it.

[@crypticcorgi8280]

I am an American and I do not feel manipulated. Because they were open about it and I am all about deplomacy of all kinds. It is awesome that we can make a bond between countries in a way people have for a long time, with food.

[@stoitly3225]

All the little youtuber cameos in this were great, was so thrilled to see EmmyMade at 1:18 I had to go back and watch who else was there I could recognize

[@shinsekaisamurai]

I always liked food from Thai restaurants. . . until I ate in Thailand and was spoiled. I haven't yet found a place that is as good as anything I had ANYWHERE in Thailand. The closest I have had was actually in Sweden.

[@upanokk6776]

Thai food in thailand is the best. A lot of Thai food streets, food shops and Thai restaurants.

[@jeanmartin963]

same thing for every food from elsewhere. italian foods taste better in Italy, french foods in France.. But you can nevertheless have bad italian or french restaurant in Italy or France. The whole gastronomical experience is not only the dishes recipes, but the freshness (and abroad that is hard to have except if you pay a lot, and even sometimes with customs controls that is not possible), the fact that it has not been accomodated to the local taste (more sugar, more oil seeds, less subtile spices for the american people), or even the mood you have when you experience it (for example when you are in Italy you are in an italian mood and the same exact food tastes better, you even build long lasting memories of it, not in your local restaurant). You also have local regulation that prevents you from cooking in certain ways. Some European raw animal products are still forbidden in the USA. Do not eat standard american beef meat rare like in Europe, you will be sick, american standard meat is supposed to be well cooked there is a problem with their supply chain. You will also not use expensive french wines to cook like in the original recipes if you have bought it a fortune in the US.

[@NoobgamerHD]

It's funny how several "food theory" videos are not actually theories, but straight FACTS.

[@lisa-marie9099]

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

[@coffeeninja88]

Thai restaurants also seem the most likely to offer not just a "spicy", but also the "actually spicy" option

[@CousinCubone]

Truth.

[@becca5408]

As a Thai person it makes me so happy to know how many people love Thai food! Free Thai food for everyone ! 🎉

[@kikinatrone]

I'm on my way to your place. I would like drunken noodle or massaman. Not picky.

[@angelavaly]

As a Thai American, thank you for a Thai based video :)) this made my day

[@Imaginationdiva016]

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

[@saldan3985]

Oh it's this one, as an Indonesian I've heard that Thai food restaurant have the word "Thai" in them to promote Thailand's tourism. Brilliant strat.

[@ZenaWazaki]

I’m Thai and I’m appreciate that there’s so many people that love Thai food THANK YOU!!

[@faff2091]

ผมจะทักคนไทยทุกคนเลย เพิ่งรู้ว่ามีดู matpat กันเยอะ

[@ZenaWazaki]

We all here because of this topic 5555555

[@rudrasingh6354]

More like Thaink you (I'm sorry for the bad pun)

[@ZenaWazaki]

Classic Matpat dad joke

[@terathepsakunjaruenpong6555]

นึกว่าจะไม่มีคนไทยแล้วครับ

[@Croutonette]

My Name is Andong just released a video on this exact topic a few days ago, but he focuses more on Pad Thai and how it was basically engineered to be popular

[@Raystarbazzar]

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

[@yanii9910]

Matpat: **literally starts off a video with a bunch of dad jokes** *_He's evolving_*

[@kelp781]

The intros are getting more funnier each episode lol

[@bluenexus683]

As a half Thai person, I can totally see the government doing this!

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Looking at it as a plan for global domination I find it pretty benign and yummy.

[@coconat7725]

As a fully Thai person, they definitely would

[@commie_dog_boy]

honestly its a really smart idea because food is instant happy when you think abt it

[@thefolder3086]

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

[@asdfghjkl14750]

Matpat i am from Fairbanks, Alaska and I can absolutely attest that there are a bunch of Thai food restaurants here. All very good in there own way ❤️

[@ipcheng8022]

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.