On 6/04/2012 9:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:
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> "Krypsis" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 6/04/2012 9:49 AM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
>>> On Apr 5, 4:45 pm, > wrote:
>>>> There is a new Thai& Vietnamese restaurant here that I may want to
>>>> try, but I have no experience with these foods. I do not care for
>>>> foods that are pepper-hot, I find most Chinese dishes too bland, and I
>>>> love most all Japanese dishes I've tried. Based on your own
>>>> favorites, what would you suggest I try at this new place?
>>>> ...Picky
>>>
>>> Most if not all Thai places indicate on the menu what's hot. Be
>>> adventurous!
>>
>> Don't forget to keep the sliced cucumber handy. Cucumber soothes the
>> burning palate far better than water does.
>>
>> Krypsis
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>
> Water merely exacerbates the heat from hot peppers. However, not all
> Thai food is hot.
>
> Jill

That's right, the novices go for the water and it makes their burning
even worse.

Most of the Thai food my wife likes to cook is quite hot. She doesn't
seem to like the bland thai dishes. Maybe it's because they aren't a lot
different from the Vietnamese ones.

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Krypsis