Kim and Jeremy in Thailand

Thais have a very distinct style of food. There's a lot of chicken and rice or chicken and noodle dishes, but the flavor is unique to each dish. Some of our favorites are pad thai (thai style noodles fried with chicken, tofu, vegetables, and sauce), pad see yuu (another stir fry, but with wider noodles and different vegetables), and gwy tiaow (soup with thin noodles, meatballs, and garlic). Thai food can be spicy, so I like to ask for it 'mai pet', which means not spicy. At school, there is always Thai food (and always rice) and a salad bar. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they try to have a western choice also, which is usually sloppy joe or spaghetti.

One interesting thing about Thailand is that it's almost always cheaper to eat out than to cook at home. For example, we have a favorite little Thai restaurant near our house. To eat there costs 20-25 baht per person. 40 baht is a dollar.