FOOD!

My stay in Bangkok has been very relaxing and peaceful. I haven't wanted to go out and try to see every possible thing. Instead my days have mainly been spent reading, eating the street food, waiting on e mails from Henry, and sleeping. It's been a nice vacation. At around 11am, I usually get up, get dressed, and walk down the street for my first meal.

Rice topped with pumpkin, egg, and veggies


A few reading-filled hours later, I walk down the street again for dinner. It's not as good as Chiang Mai's, but the pad thai is still tasty. I think what I love most is watching it form right in front of my eyes. To start, the "pad thai lady" cracks an egg (or chicken, seafood, or tofu) and cooks it first. Then she throws on some bean sprouts and any other veggies in her bowl that day. This particular meal, she even shredded some carrots at the last minute.


Then come the noodles. You pick whichever noodles you want, and she fries them up with the rest of the tasty goodness. I haven't had a bad noodle yet. Once the noodles are mixed in, she adds a spoonful of sugar (to help it go down), water, and fish sauce. I love the sizzling sound and its at this point I begin to salivate.

Voila!

I usually sprinkle peanuts on top and sometimes some hot sauce. In short, I believe pad thai is the most perfect Thai dish.

Then, because I'm addicted to chocolate, I always get a banana chocolate pancake for a late night snack.


I am going to miss my Thai food once I'm in Korea!