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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:33 PM
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Whew...Thai food is great but it is SO spicey! What's your favorite?
I was munching on my leftover Duck Chili (duck, onions, pineapple, ginger, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, cashews, basil leaves) and WOOOOOOOSH...fucking SPICEY!!
I love thai food and want recommendations for when I go next :9
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:38 PM
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1. I like cashew chicken, and swimming rama w/chicken
Two to three stars. Yum!!!!!
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:08 AM
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22. Cashew chicken! That was my first thought!
Great tummies grumble alike, eh?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:41 PM
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2. Nothing and I repeat nothing beats good Pad Thai.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:42 PM
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3. Funny you should mention it, but red curry duck would be my fave.
Followed by a green papaya salad.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:45 PM
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4. I love the following dishes
Mieng Khum (a lettuce wrap appetizer with ginger root, dried shrimp, coconut, thai chili peppers, scallions, and peanuts)

Panang curry (either pork or chicken)

Coconut noodles (similar to Pahd Thai but not as tangy)

Rad Na with beef

Mee Krop (savory crispy noodles)

Taht Mahn (fish cakes)
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:45 PM
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5. oh I forgot:
Thai iced tea is orgasmic. I don't know what's in it, but i think it has coconut and cinamon :9 I had two glasses of it, and would have had more except it was 3 bucks a pop:(
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:26 PM
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19. Recipe for Thai Iced Tea
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:46 PM
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6. Kung pao chicken
And I've become a huge fan of satay sauce. I use it in chicken and rice now. :9
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:48 PM
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7. panang curry
Love that red curry.
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smitty Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:49 PM
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8.  Yum Goong. Shrimp and veggies with a tangy lime dressing
and hot sauce. It's a Thai dish that's wonderful. Leftovers taste even better the next day.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:50 PM
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9. Pad Thai.
I make the vegetarian kind and could eat it pretty much daily. :9
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:06 PM
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10. Pad Kee Mow (sp?)
sometimes they call it something different, but it's what I almost always get. Flat rice noodles, chicken, mint leaves, lettuce, peppers, onions and/or carrot slices. Traditionally spicy, but I always have to load it up with a bunch more red pepper and everything else spicy on the table since they usually take it down a few notches to cater to tender American tongues.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:06 PM
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11. Thai Iced Tea!
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darkstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:08 PM
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12. Yellow, i.e. the one w/ the potatoes
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:44 AM
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26. Kang karee
yellow curry with chicken and potatoes
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hholli11 Donating Member (199 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:09 PM
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13. Try the curries, and pad thai. I also LOVE
thai iced tea. Pad thai isn't spicy, but it is very good. I usually get it with chicken.
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Katherine Brengle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:10 PM
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14. I used to be a Pad Thai addict...
but now I don't do the fish sauce. Never really had any other Thai food.
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chookie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:11 PM
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15. Mussamum curry!!
MMM mmm good.
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SaveElmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:07 PM
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16. Tom Yum Talay soup (sp)
Full of good sea food!!!
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:16 PM
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17. I love spring rolls
cashew chicken and shrimp or chicken pad thai. Coconut chicken soup is also good. What's really disconcerting, though, is that different Thai restaurants have different recipes for the same things. In L.A. my favorite Thai place had a really spicy, wonderful cashew chicken, but the ones I've been to here in Massachusetts aren't as spicy.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:24 PM
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18. Pad Thai


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lavenderdiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:05 AM
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20. Tom Kha Gai soup is the BEST!!
with Shrimp Spring Rolls served with Peanut Sauce-- awesome! Massaman Curry is excellent. Pad Thai: yummy.

Have you ever tried Vietnamese Cuisine? Its also excellent!
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:07 AM
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21. My favorite is still the old standby Pad Thai, with lots of squid, shrimp,
mussels, scallops etc.

Tied is a dish called Bangkok Seafood served at a place called Taste of Thai in downtown San Diego, a seafood dish with red curry and all the seafood listed above which is just yummy with rice.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:37 AM
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23. Thai food is interesting because it sounds like Klingon
Pad Peth Pla Dok!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 12:47 AM
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24. Larb Gai...
...round chicken with red onion, chili, cilantro, rice powder and limejuice.

And a bowl of Tom Kah Kai, which is chicken in a coconut soup with galangal, mushroom and limejuice.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 07:05 AM
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25. I love Thai food.
Whenever I eat at a Thai restaurant, I request that the dish be made with extra spices.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:48 AM
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27. I actually don't like Pad Thai, but do like many other dishes
anything with mint leaves, chili, and garlic.

Hot and sour lemongrass soup with vegetables.

Red and yellow curries with seafood.

Favorite local restaurants: Benjarong, Thai Farm, and Tara Thai.

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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 08:57 AM
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28. OMG! Anything Asian . . .
and right now I'm craving sushi, although someone mentioned Kung Pao Chicken, yummy. I haven't had that in ages.

In reality, I love all cuisines! And of course, my own cooking is superior!

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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 09:10 AM
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29. Mee Krob
But I make a mean Tom Yum soup
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 09:17 AM
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30. Never go above "2Stars" on the Spicey Chart-that's my rule
Of course, you youngin's can let it rip...and let your eyeballs melt in their sockets!:wow:
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Brewman_Jax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 09:21 AM
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31. Zesty spaghetti
spaghetti with shrimp, chicken, and vegetables in sweet chili sauce. :9
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