Krypsis replied to Captain Peter Swallows:

> If you had a stomach burning and painful experience with a supposed
> Vietnamese dipping sauce, then may I respectfully suggest that you have
> your stomach ulcer attended to post haste. Either that or your dipping
> sauce was of Thai origin. The Thais tend to like their food quite a lot
> spicier than the Vietnamese. Even so, I doubt the sauce was hot as the
> clientele on a flight to or from Tasmania would be 99% Caucasian and the
> catering department at Virgin simply wouldn't risk making a significant
> number of their business class passengers ill. That then leads me to
> suspect that you are talking out of your arse as you are so often wont
> to do.

I don't doubt that Swallows suffered the pain she posted about. She's
*such* a delicate thing that the least hint of discomfort makes her
faint right away.

Bob