"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> [top posting because I don't know what to cut...)
>
> Wow! What a list! Ones that pop out for me a
>
> Tod man (I think I usually see it spelled "tod mun"--I mention this
> because JA should be on the lookout for slightly different
> spellings)--this can be quite nice. I made it for my daughter when she
> was a tot.
>
> Miang Kam (yum, yum!)--this was quite a discovery for me. Except for the
> leaves, it would be easy to do at home too.

You can buy the leaves from http://importfood.com/miangkham_leaves.html.
Also the recipes are on that web site.

> Actually, reading on... There is way too much to comment on. Wow! There
> are dishes in this list that I have never seen in a restaurant. Are you
> in RI? (ISTR that, but I may very well be wrong.) I am remembering a
> terrific SE Asian restaurant that was there ca 7-8 years ago....

One thing some Thai joints will do is to cook you dishes off the menu. Any
good Thai place will have chefs who have hundreds of recipies in their
heads. Never hurts to ask.

Paul