Today for perhaps only the third time in my adult life, I had something that was too hot.<\/p>\n
I love Thai food. Being in Singapore has showed me beyond a doubt that Thai food is one of the few ethnic foods that is done the same everywhere – it’s the same in Durham, Sunnyvale, London, Nutley, and Singapore.<\/p>\n
That’s a plus, because it means that ordering the same food will give you the same outcome every time. I like that kind of consistency, especially in comparison to some other ethnic foods I’ve had where the implementation varies wildly place-to-place – even in the same town or strip plaza!<\/p>\n
So today I ordered (insert Thai name here) ginger chicken. It’s was labeled three peppers. I like hot food, so I went with it.<\/p>\n
Turns out that while the food<\/strong> descriptions are<\/em> identical everywhere, the pepper ratings are not. In every place I’ve had Thai before, three peppers is very spicy but not tongue-numbing. Turns out that at Thai Express in Plaza Singapura, the three pepper rating really isn;t for the faint of heart – and I definitely needed the extra rice to help mollify the effects.<\/p>\n Did I make it through all the [extremely] spicy chicken? Yes. Would I do it again for anything less than vast piles of green paper? Not likely.<\/p>\n Next time I’m going for the old standy-by: yellow curry with chicken.. at the two pepper level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today for perhaps only the third time in my adult life, I had something that was too hot. I love Thai food. Being in Singapore has showed me beyond a doubt that Thai food is one of the few ethnic foods that is done the same everywhere – it’s the same in Durham, Sunnyvale, London, …
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