RESTAURANT
Thai food is our favorite Asian cuisine. Most dishes are masterfully
balanced: They're hot, sweet, sour and spicy - all at the same time.
The variety of vegetable and meat dishes is astonishing, and the
presentation at better restaurants is a work of art, so pause to take a
look at the vegetable and fruit carvings before popping them in your
mouth. Pork, poultry and some beef are used, seafood is outstanding.
Try tom yum koong, a spicy shrimp soup. Those little green peppers
floating in the soy sauce on most restaurant tables will bring tears to
your eyes, so beware (tell your waiter you want your food mai ped, if
you'd prefer to avoid the volcanic variety).