Tonight we got brave and ordered "spicy" at our favorite Thai restaurant. We met the owner at the temple we visit. We practiced a few of our phrases on her and she graciously helped us with our pronunciation.
John ate: Pad Kra Prow Moo - Pork with green chili peppers, onion and basil.
June ate: Gai Pad Med Ma-Muang Him Ma Parn - Chicken and cashew nuts sauteed with onions, mushrooms, and dried chili peppers in a tasty gravy sauce.
Although the dishes are called "spicy" John and I both found our reaction to be the same - warmth in the tissue of the mouth, tingling lips and a runny nose. But boy were those dishes good. We can definitely get used to this. Another interesting thing - we have read that in Thailand food is typically eaten with a spoon - not a fork and chop sticks are used only for soup.
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