Simple pleasures

I love Thai food. I dream about it, I scheme ways to get more of it, and I coax people who are coming to see me from bigger cities to bring me a double order of my favorite dishes. The love affair started when my son and his roommate took me to a Thai place while I was on a visit to their college town. Now every time I go there, I expect to be served Pad Thai at the very least, with an additional order for the road.

The downside is that I never expected to find good Thai food in my own little rural corner of the world. Well tonight I did, and heaven help me if I can resist it now that I know it is there. God bless my daughter for Googling up the restaurant when we were trying to think of where to eat tonight.

And yes, I am a simple woman of simple pleasures. It is five hours after dinner, and I'm still smiling. Can't beat that.

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Jo N. Mar 29, 2009, 1:49am EDT

Thats great that you were able to find one in your area. I have never tried Thai food before.

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Amanda O. Mar 29, 2009, 1:58am EDT

If you get a chance, try some Pad Thai. The thing to remember with Thai food is that you can get it as hot as you dare, or as mild as milk. It is also very pretty food. Thanks for the comment!

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Selene N. Mar 29, 2009, 2:19am EDT

:)

I get them occasionally. I can only eat a few dishes though, because I can't take spicy food.

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Marianne R. Mar 29, 2009, 7:16am EDT

Thai food isn't something I care for, but glad you were able to find what you were craving.

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JoAnne D. Mar 29, 2009, 10:09am EDT

I'm not a Thai fan either, I haven't even tried. I have some of the Chinese food, that was good.

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Amanda O. Mar 29, 2009, 12:04pm EDT

To be honest, I was surprised how much I liked it. I had my first Thai food in India 13 years ago. We had just checked into our hotel after the long flight from the U.S. The hotel restaurant was celebrating Thai food month. The buffets were on round tables with three tiers of the most beautiful food I had ever seen. I loaded my plate and could not eat any of it. That was the hottest food I'd ever eaten in my life and I avoided repeating the experience for more than a decade. Fortunately over the years I have acclimated to spicier food and found that U.S. Thai places cater to their customers more timid palates. If you get a chance, try it. The proprietor ought to be happy to season it mildly for you, and you might enjoy the unique sauces and blends of textures.

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Lee P. Mar 29, 2009, 6:01pm EDT

I've never eaten Thai food. Maybe I'll try it. You've given it a great review.

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R B Mar 29, 2009, 6:09pm EDT

Thailand people can't believe we spend $1 for a tiny bag of rice. That may get them 20# or more. And they do accomodate for your tastes for anything. Just ask.

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Altair driving around the neighborhood and waving Mar 30, 2009, 2:44pm EDT

Phad Thai is a simple pleasure, it's the Thai's basic stir fried noodles, sort of like spaghetti in Italy. Thai's will dress up their noodles for you with almost anything, shrimp is very popular as Thailand is the #1 exporter of shrimp as well as rice. To begin experiencing some of the heat of Thai cooking try Hat Tom Yam their mainstay of soups.

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