mmMmmm Pad Thai

We have had a lot of delicious food here, but my mouth still waters at the sound of pad Thai. There is a reason that pad Thai is the most well known Thai dish in the US... because it is amazing! Thankfully, Koreana loves Pad Thai just as much as I do. We would be happy to eat it every single day of the week. Don't worry, we won't let ourselves eat it that often, but we would like to! We decided to find the perfect pad Thai while in Khon Kaen. A few were good, but nothing spectacular. And then we found the one. It is a small place located in the night market up the street. It is run by a husband and wife, and the son runs food. They are very nice, they now know us, and they make amazing pad Thai. It has just the right amount of spice. It has just the right amount of sprouts and peanuts. Gosh, it sounds good, even for breakfast!

While on our quest for perfect pad Thai we came across an interesting way it can be made. The noodles are made the same way, but the egg is not mixed in. Instead, the egg is prepared in a thin, omelet- like shape, and wrapped around the noodles. We happened to have this style of pad Thai one time by accident, and we have not known how to order it since. On Monday we decided to ask our Thai friends exactly how we would ask for it. They told us it is called pad Thai ho kai. Yes! Score! Dinner would be fabulous!

Koreana and I went to the night market, but our favorite people weren't there! There booth was completely missing. Well, we would just have to practice our Thai at another booth. I walked up and asked for song pad Thai ho kai... and he understood me. It was too good to be true. There is no way that I put the correct falling emphasis on the syllables. But ten minutes later our food was in front of us, just the way we had asked for it. It was pretty darn good, too! It wasn't quite our favorite little family operation at the opposite end of the market, but it was good.

It was good until Koreana and I both got sick. We were really sick. And it was bad.

So, my apologies for the delay in blogging, but food poisoning put me a little behind schedule. And while pad Thai still sounds delicious, we have both decided to steer clear for a little while. Or at least until tomorrow.

PS- This is a photo of pad Thai ho kai. It is clearly all fancy restaurant-ed up, but it gives you the idea.