"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>> One of my favorite Thai dishes is a coconut lemon grass soup with
>>>>> shrimp.
>>>> Thai soups made with cocnut milk are divine.
>>>>
>>>>> You know, you can always tell them you want it mild, or something
>>>>> like #1 on a scale of 1-10, or whatever.
>>>> Yeah, I once ordered a squid dish and chose hot. They served it to me
>>>> Thai hot, not American hot. It was pretty intense. Must have used up
>>>> a hundred paper napkins wiping the sweat off my face. But I ate every
>>>> bite.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>> Is that... dredging in the recesses of my mind... pet pet?
>>
>> I believe it was Pad Ki Mao.
>>
>> Paul
> No, is that what one says to get the food Thai-style spicy?

Oh. I don't know. They always just ask if I want it mild or spicy. I say
Thai mild and they know what I mean. I cannot eat the really spicy stuff
anymore.

Paul