[starrywishes]

wow, thank you for all your comments!!

Originally Posted by Worth1

Well I don't really eat rats but I do eat rare meat.

This is something my parents considered taboo so I picked it up on my own.

I remember my mother being horrified when she saw me eat rare steak.

My father told her it was the german in me coming out.

One time I orderd a rare steak and a woman at a table next to us started gagging and making a big deal out of it.

I thought this was a little over the top.

I got my wife to eat rare meat by having her eat it in the dark.

Worth

rat as food? i dont even consider it as a pet lol. we dont even eat bugs like in philipine, but i heard fried tarantula is yummy...i wont mind trying...

Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Great to see you on the forum. I was in BGK a few weeks ago and picked up some small bright orange peppers at the grocery store. The seedlings from those seeds are now 4 inches high and almost ready to set out. Also got some small red peppers at restaurant in Sukhumvit and those seedlings are ready to set out.

I am well practiced at saving seeds from my dinner plates, and growing the peppers when I get home. I got some Vietnam tiny red peppers from a bowl of pho noodles in the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. Ten seedlings now potted up.

I guess it is like buying dinner and seeds at the same time.

this gives me an idea LOL. actually earlier this year i went to a store and they hav a very nice healthy medusa pepper but it was 20bucks/pot, i figured its not worth buying, too expensive. but i noticed few red ripe ones were laying on the ground, so i "moved" them into my pocket hey i just dont want them to be a waste LOL

Originally Posted by roper2008

You guys are making me hungry! That hot thai soup sounds interesting.
I bought a kaffir lime tree in 2010, thinking I'm going to use it for some
thai cooking. I need to find some good recipes, and finally make something.

Scott, keep us updated on your peppers from your travels. Like to see how
they come out.

im desperate to have a kaffir lime tree i use the leaves alot in my cooking...

Originally Posted by FILMNET

I pronounced tum yum, you can get it with chicken or shrimp in all Thai stores.

its actually pronounced tom yum. i always make my own and its alot cheaper, i bought the paste at the asian store, add extra kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, some red bird's eye chilli plus a little secret ingredient and voila....here is my tom yam goong



actually im just kidding there is no secret ingredient its just i like to add milk to get a nice creamy taste soup

Originally Posted by Worth1

I have a real carbon steel wok I bought from an asian market almost 30 years ago.
I love the thing.

Now I'm getting hungry.

Worth

problem is, american stove isnt hot enough for asian cooking method (quick cook over high heat)