First Traditional Thai Meal

So yesterday we went for our first real Thai meal. I am ashamed to admit that the first meal we experienced here was at the Sizzler (an American restaurant). The teachers here were really hungry and it was the first place we found that everyone agreed upon, so we settled. The food was very good though. However we were determined to have atleast one Thai meal on our first day so we travelled far down Kaset Nawamin (which is a freeway right close to our apartment) and eventually came to this outdoor restaurant.

We were guided on this journey by another fellow Manitoban, Michelle, who has been here for ten months and will be returning home soon. She gave us a lot of advice on living in Thailand and teaching at the school, which I think will prove to be extremely helpful.

                                 
When we finally finished ordering, which took probably twenty minutes because of the language barrier, our food came very quickly. It was delicious!! However, some of it was very spicy. Even when we asked "Mai pet" (not spicy) the food burned our esophaguses. I can only imagine what it would be like if we had forgotten to ask for not spicy. Despite the hotness of our food, it was all still very good and we enjoyed the social aspect of eating together, which is a really important aspect of food for Thai people.

 

We were entertained by live music part way through our meal, which was very amusing. I didn't get any photos of the group because I was not sure if it was acceptable, but they were very fun and they even dedicated a song in English to us.

All in all, a wonderful first experience eating out!