By Stevie B
I go through phases where I cannot get enough of one type of food. Last fall I stood in front of my favorite, and recently closed, Japanese fast-food restaurant and shook my fist and the locked front door. I had been eating lunch there almost every day for six months and without even consulting me, they closed the location. The betrayal of closing my favorite restaurant helped me spiral down into a cheese pizza tirade that lasted four months.
Although
I still visit the cuisine of Japan regularly, I have gone to Thailand
to find love. Peanut sauce and curry love. My fascination with the food
of Thailand has grown to the point that I’m now the love slave of a
nineteen year old Thai boy, named, Chad. I am at the point where I’ve
visited his family’s tiny restaurant so many times that Chad now puts in
my order as I walk through the door. As he places my over sized plate
of chicken and veggie stir-fry, with extra peanut sauce and crispy
garlic, he says, “Your favorite, Keith!” He calls me Keith, but that’s
okay. Because I love him, he brings me spicy Thai peanut sauce.
Yesterday I found that I am cheating on Chad, as I have started to teach
myself Thai cooking at home. After spending thirty bucks in the
“Oriental Food” section of my local grocery store, I have all the
ingredients to make a เตะตูด Thai curry. Ya know, coming from a nerdy
Mormon boy, I think I'm learning how to make a great stir-fry. This
weekend there will definitely be a trip to Sakura Square and a shopping spree for more supplies. Please, don’t tell Chad. He’s sensitive.
This post originally appeared on Steven Bennet's website Nice to See StevieB. Republished with permissio
This post originally appeared on Steven Bennet's website Nice to See StevieB. Republished with permissio