One Deep Breath-Spices
Our daughter in law is from Thailand, a country well known for the spiciness of its cuisine. When the four of us dine at a Thai restaurant here in the states, Jim and I always order our food "mildly" spiced. Brian has "graduated" to "medium," but the server usually takes one look at Nantana and asks, "Very hot?" She simply nods her head in reply.
our
Thai
daughter
craves spice
hotter is better
pungent reminder of her home
~
my palate is mild mannered
cool flavors are best
westerner
at heart
fears
heat
Brian and Nantana are in Thailand now, where they celebrated Chinese New Year with some authentic Thai cuisine. Read more about their activities here.
Labels: One Deep Breath
posted by Becca at Monday, February 19, 2007
24 Comments:
That looks yummy I love thai.
Prayers for a safe and happy journey for your babes.
Hey, great picture, yummy fibs, and totally excellent innovations (color and inversion) complete the picture... I'm trying to stay purely appreciative without sliding over into jealousy...
:-)
(Thanks for your kind comments on my fibs as well.)
Yummy! I like the inverted fib. Very fun.
Nice fib to go with the photo and story. I can't have spicy stuff anymore. :(
Excellent fibs! I love Thai food but not too hot....
Excellent fibs! I like how you turned it upside down - just how your taste for food is opposite your daughter-in-law's.
Very creative with the colors! And the pic looks so yummy! May have to take a trip to the Thai restaurant tonight!
I loved the first one- there's nothing better than food from your homeland!
I loved the second especially. Glad I'm not the only one to have a 'mild mannered palate!
These are so wonderful because they are personal. I love that you've done two, one for the hot side and one for the mild.
Thanks for sharing the spicy link.
These really made me smile. So few words yet the message is so well conveyed.
Love the contrast in your fibs (and the contrasting structure). Reminds me of once having dinner with Ethiopian friends, who had cooked. I took one bite and had to drink an entire glass of water.
Great fibs. I too like my Thai food only mildly spicy. I had some just the other night, in fact!
Yummy! Medium is my thing but enjoyed the story of your fib ;) XXOO
Great mirrored effect! I guess I am a medium, but do love thai spice.
Becca,
You fibbed up and down about spices. Very clever.
I'm like you, mild is better for my taste buds.
rel
That looks yummy! I like how you used the two spicy fibs as a comparison between the tastes of you and your daughter. Btw, I love the pictures of your shih tzus on the sidebar (at least I think they are shih tzus). I have one of my own and grew up with two. They are the best dogs ever.
i
guess
all's said
the comments
that i might have made
so here's just an encore from me
Bravo. Take a bow, Becca.
Yum! I love spicy Thai food and anything Thai as a matter of fact! What a lucky family you are... Thailand is such lovely place with wonderful people...
Yummy Becca! I love spicey food - especially Thai. I hope your son & daughter in law have a great time.
Loved your fibs and story. I can barely do 'mild'!
Maxly
The inversion and contrast was definitely quite clever. Great idea!
inverted form matches inverted palates...mirroring the contrast..but even better is your oh so subtle observation on our cooler western self-possession...yep
Clever! These read so smoothly. Thanks!
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