Thai Red Bull
When I was in Bangkok I got to try out the Thai version of Red Bull and I loved it. I am not a big fan of Red Bull but the one in Thailand just tasted wayyy better. Firstly their version isn’t carbonated or at least not the one I had. The Red Bull I had came in a cough medicine like bottle and was actually syrupy like medicine and it even tasted like cough medicine! The only strange thing I found was the fact that it had the Halal logo on the side which meant there was something from an animal inside the drink. Didn’t want to know what, didn’t care to ask. Supposedly there is a store in Kuwait that sells them and I am just trying to find out where so I can get a hold of some. Anybody know?
Photo by joeannenah
Aug 7, 2008
well for those who want to know the substance taken from an animal is taurine
Thailand is the origin of Red Bull, an Austrian dude found out about the drink during a vacation in Thailand, went back home hired a good Adv\Marketing agency and created the Red Bull brand.
I remember back in the 80s we used to buy the drink from Philippino bakalas in Fahad El Salem St, and it was in the same bottle above with a photo of a bull on it, can’t recall the name.
Red bull already tastes like shit and a warm, stale and “halal” version of it sounds about 100x worse.
Welcome back Mark (im off today to Scandinavia)
for the Redbull Its really Good actually and you can find it in the little store in front of muthana complex with all the Travel agents in them on the same side as the building with MEA in it (there is a thai airways office in the entrance of the center) and by the way its a reaaaaaaaally run down center and inside it on the left is a small shop that sells thai stuff, among them the red bull for 400 fils per bottle. its the same as the bottle above and the same sirupy yummyness and its a better mixer for those who want to do that.
Enjoy and ill get in touch when Im back next week
ah i know that place, its right across the street from my office, there is a crappy thai food place upstairs which everyone i know loves
Dont know the restaurant, the only thai restaurant i go to is Phucket Thai and its good! the Thom Yam kun is great and the deep fried chicken is to die for!! oh and while your at the Thai shop get a bottle of Chicken Sweet and Spicy sauce for all you chicken dipping.
Sahteen
thats the place, Phucket Thai. Terrible food
Do i have to remind u its banned in several European countries
isn’t taurine found in bull testicles?
In south east asia there’s an obsession with halal food & drink. In muslim & non-muslim countries alike. I’ve visited Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand, and they all had halal sign/stickers on food & drink products. It reminds me with the kosher sign on almost everything edible/drinkable in the states.
There’s also a ‘World Halal Forum’.
http://www.worldhalalforum.org/index.html
The Kuwaiti PM has summoned an envoy to represent Kuwait in the forum.
http://168.187.77.132/newsagenciespublicsite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1907295&Language=en
if you’re talking about the one in “dawliah” complex, it’s “Pattaya Thai”…not “Phuket Thai”…and it’s really good food!!
urgh i hate that place. nothing i try there is any good
Phuket thai is in Salmiya next to Ewan Building theone with Bread talk and its really good
BTW they place halal labels on things that dont necessarily contain anything animal based, as it would be halal then anyway!
saw the same red bull bottles in pakistan and actually thought that it was a rip off of redbull, guess i was wrong.
Pattaya Thai is staffed by authentic Thais who just happen to be Filipinos.
Chow King is the best (cheap) Thai food in Kuwait..
Riggai, Bldg (38), st (1), Blk (1)
It’s a hole in the wall.. but man.. their Panang Chicken Rocks.
As for the Thai Red bull, it’s about 70 fils (yes… fils.) and I love it… Red Bull was actually invented in Thailand by the tuk-tuk drivers to stay awake.
hi mark, off topic, i really hope you keep updating ur post : online stores in kuwait, as you said in the begining u will keep updating it, so please take account of the links u put, some of them are expired or lead no where, also i noticed alot of people added some links in the comments.. also if u know of any stores here or there, i totally appreciate it, its just a valuable reference that we all need.
yes, tray next time to mix it with absult vodka it’s my favorit drink in thailand.
taurine 1 |?tô?r?n|
noun Biochemistry
a sulfur-containing amino acid important in the metabolism of fats. • Chem. formula: NH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 H.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek tauros ‘bull’ (because it was originally obtained from ox bile) + -ine 4 .
bile |b?l|
noun
a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
• figurative anger; irritability : that topic is sure to stir up plenty of bile.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Latin bilis.
Source: Dictionary
lol Mark I just lost my confidence in your taste of food, or more appropriately, I know my taste is NOT nothing like yours. (No offense, just to make sure you don’t think I meant to)
Personally, I love “Phuket” rest., and so do many people I know. (again, to clarify, point of view).
Oh, and it’s been a successful business for over a decade. :)
And to comment on shaknon’s dictionary definition of Taurine… Doesn’t bile eventually come out of a side we wouldn’t like to mention? >_<
bile is excreted from the liver
…through kidneys & bowel
diwaliya mall downtown
This is called Krating Daeng and the Red Bull is the international brand created by an Austrian who was suffering from jet lag.
the halal thing doesnt necessarly mean theres animal product in it most south east asian countries like thailand and malaysia will just put the halal thing on it for no reason
thats the original redbull, i used to drink it all the time in canada, the best mix which is not the healthiest mix is this original redbull with vodka… its just amazing
they need to sell these instead of the carbonated crappy ones
zed:
I read somewhere that mixing it with vodka was prohibited by health ministries in some countries.
musa’ad: ya i heard that it is bad for you but so is everything we do these day
Well talkin bout thai food….i think the best i had eaten in kuwait was at ‘Bangkok Garden’..but they closed down. does any one know y or if they shifted elsewhere? Mark you should try oriental…you’ll definitely find taste there !…..with standard and quality. Their tom yam soup is the best as compared to the place in reggai, phuket,pattaya and mai thai as well.
Will have to try the red bull tho…
The Taurine is usually synthetic these days though not many countries have laws requiring manufacturers to identify animal products (even halal/kosher marking is usually optional).
Synthetic Taurine is much cheaper to produce than the extract taken from bulls so energy drinks using it are usually vegan by coincidence.
Red Eye is an energy drink in Australia (really nice too) that advertises its use of synthetic Taurine in order to market to vegans.
RE your halal comment:
Carrots are halal. Just because it’s marked halal, doesn’t mean it contains animal products. It’s an indication that all of the ingredients in the products are from halal sources: i.e. non alcohol, vegetable, and if there are animal ingredients, from animals slaughtered in a permissible manner. It’s likely that this drink is Vegan and Vegetarian..
I dont know about phuket thai in Salmiya but the little thai restaurant behind starbucks & Seattles best in Mahboula has to be some of the best thai food I have ever had! So good.
Baan Sabaidee Mahboula is the BEST!!!! really recommend to go there , it s behind Alia Ghalia Towers(located in Mahboula). Here is their e-book menu http://issuu.com/sabaideerestaurant/docs/ebook
[...] I also spotted the Red Bull bottles pictured below in the fridge which reminded me of the Thai Red Bull’s. [...]
Sorry guys, this Baan Sabaidee changed name to Sabaidee now and their e-book menu changed to http://issuu.com/sabaideerestaurant/docs/sabaideemenu I just tried a new branch in Fintas, it s great!!!
Having “HALAL” logo doesnt mean its got animal product in it.
It actually means the contrary… that it doenst contain any sort of ingrediant thats considered non-Halal (Haram), for example- alcohol or pork.
Vegeterian dishes are considered HALAL. To have a “HALAL” log tells Muslim-consumers it safe to drink/eat. And there are many muslims in asia (the most actually), so the companies obviously want to tap into that market.