When we lived in the milltails of Babylon on Potomac, we used to
go to a favorite restaurant where my greatest favorite was a dish I can
describe as what duck salad would be if it could. The restaurant offered
both Laotian and Thai food, and I can never remember which one Yum Ped Ob
belonged to. Will a Thai restaurant in the Blue Ridge know what I'm
asking for? Or do I have to find a Laotian one??

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On 2009-01-14, Beartooth > wrote:

> When we lived in the milltails of Babylon on Potomac, we used to
> go to a favorite restaurant where my greatest favorite was a dish I can
> describe as what duck salad would be if it could. The restaurant offered
> both Laotian and Thai food, and I can never remember which one Yum Ped Ob
> belonged to. Will a Thai restaurant in the Blue Ridge know what I'm
> asking for? Or do I have to find a Laotian one??

Lao and Thai are similar. The Isan dialect in Thailand includes a lot of Lao
words and expressions. This is a Thai dish, though -- There are many
transliteration of Thai, but:

- Yum or yam is a salad, literally means tossed, mixed together
- Ped or pet is duck
- Ob or op is baked, roasted, broiled

You may also see it as "Yam Pet Yang" where "yang" means grilled, roasted,
or barbequed. Here in the US, it is typically made with Chinese-style roast
duck.

For more information about Thai food, see:

http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/...tents.cgi?thai

I love when someone asks a question about Thai food!

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Clay Irving >
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