Nov
30
2008
Wow, yumm…I can still recall the first time I tasted meatballs in Thailand they were so damn good. Laden with vegetables and chicken or fish, luchin as they are commonly called are also a local favorite. They are added in noodles and soups or sometimes best eaten on their own and dipped in a sweet and sour sauce.
Sometimes in the morning, one of my homies would go out to the street and buy this fishballs which we eat for breakfast.
Walking along the streets or shopping on the sidewalks, I would always buy roasted meatballs but sometimes I ate them with rice. But I just love snacking on them.
Right now my mouth is watering as I recall how tasty they are.
Nov
16
2008
Somtam is one of the most common and favorite foods by Thais and I learned to love it too. It is made of grated green papaya dashed with salt or fish sauce, seasoned with monosodium glutamate which I think is a little bit too much because they put one teaspoon for just one serving. The ingredients include one or two tomatoes, a squeeze of manao , and couple of Asian string beans and of course the infamous Red hot chilli. All of them are raw and they are all pounded in a small mortar occasionally stirred to make sure all the ingredients blend.
Wow, I have never had so good a papaya salad in my entire life. Somtam is best eaten with fried fish or chicken and a portion of steamed glutinous rice.
But it was so spicy my ears and nose were literally smoking and my tongue was on fire.
