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Default Recommend Thai, Vietnamese dish

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>> Miang Kam (yum, yum!)--this was quite a discovery for me. Except for the
>> leaves, it would be easy to do at home too.

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

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> 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.
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> Paul
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Thanks for the suggestion re the leaves--and for ordering off the
menu. (I never remember I can do that!)

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Jean B.