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?
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Aug 7, 2008
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1. susheeh | August 7th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
well for those who want to know the substance taken from an animal is taurine
2. Adrenaline | August 7th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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.
3. holla | August 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Red bull already tastes like shit and a warm, stale and “halal” version of it sounds about 100x worse.
4. Aliman | August 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
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
5. Mark | August 7th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
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
6. Aliman | August 7th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
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
7. Mark | August 7th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
thats the place, Phucket Thai. Terrible food
8. Q8diet | August 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Do i have to remind u its banned in several European countries
9. moose | August 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
isn’t taurine found in bull testicles?
10. iDip | August 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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
11. Halahal | August 7th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
if you’re talking about the one in “dawliah” complex, it’s “Pattaya Thai”…not “Phuket Thai”…and it’s really good food!!
12. Mark | August 7th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
urgh i hate that place. nothing i try there is any good
13. Aliman | August 7th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
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!
14. Basit | August 7th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
saw the same red bull bottles in pakistan and actually thought that it was a rip off of redbull, guess i was wrong.
15. Mike | August 7th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Pattaya Thai is staffed by authentic Thais who just happen to be Filipinos.
16. ChiefArcher | August 7th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
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.
17. vyyvaa | August 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
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.
18. Drum Stick | August 7th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
yes, tray next time to mix it with absult vodka it’s my favorit drink in thailand.
19. shaknon | August 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
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
20. Safi | August 7th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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. :)
21. Shoxin | August 8th, 2008 at 12:42 am
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? >_<
22. susheeh | August 8th, 2008 at 2:22 am
bile is excreted from the liver
23. FoRZa_iTaLia | August 8th, 2008 at 5:22 am
…through kidneys & bowel
24. naser M | August 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
diwaliya mall downtown
25. gizmoshow | August 8th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
This is called Krating Daeng and the Red Bull is the international brand created by an Austrian who was suffering from jet lag.
26. ttt | August 9th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
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
27. zed | August 10th, 2008 at 10:28 am
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
28. Musa'ad Haider | August 10th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
zed:
I read somewhere that mixing it with vodka was prohibited by health ministries in some countries.
29. zed | August 11th, 2008 at 8:55 am
musa’ad: ya i heard that it is bad for you but so is everything we do these day
30. Mandy | August 13th, 2008 at 8:43 am
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…
31. BP | June 5th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
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.
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