Sunday, November 28, 2004
I made pad thai from Real Vegetarian Thai this evening. It was mediocre, but that can be entirely blamed on my rustiness in the kitchen, my lack of experience with this style of cooking, and my almost certainly incorrect choices at a nearby Asian supermarket. I've been on a Thai kick lately, and I'm not going to give up so easily. It's a nice middle between Chinese and Indian with a few twists of its own. If you've never had any, I highly suggest seeking some out. Finding vegetarian recipes is a little tricky, as the Thais aren't as strict about it (they love the fish sauce), but the book above and Thai Vegetarian Cooking look like good ones (the copy of RVT I used is from our local library). I'm also looking at other kinds of food; I discovered Thai food almost by accident, and I don't want to make that same mistake with something else.