Are you spicy, Madam?
This potentially embarrassing question was posed to me by a waiter at our hotel on Chaweng Beach on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand this summer. She was not being rude or saucy ;) She was worried about my western palate and afraid that the food I had just ordered would be too hot for me.
And in case you are wondering: Yes, I am. Spicy. I like all things hot and savoury and I enjoyed every single meal in Thailand -- 3 weeks of steaming curries in red, green and yellow, noodles, soups and all kinds of crisy exotic vegetables.
I liked Thai cooking so much that I enrolled in an evening class at the Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts (SITCA). If you are ever in Thailand, I recommend a cooking class. Some of the larger hotels in Bangkok have them too. I have blogged about my experience over at Enjoy Food & Travel.
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