Small Victories

One of my favorite meals here in Thailand is a simple bowl of noodles with either chicken or pork. There are noodle shops on almost every block, but my Thai skills are so limited that I have been very hesitant to wander into a true Thai restaurant alone and try to order. This evening, I was really hungry for some noodles, though, and there are shops just a block away, so I psyched myself up and walked up to an outdoor shop and asked for mamma sai gui. (Sounds like, "mamma sigh guy.") The cook nodded and motioned me to have a seat. Wahoo! Noodles are mine! And now I know I can have noodles for supper any time I want.

Typical outdoor noodle shop. Actually a little nicer than most.


Mamma sai gui... noodles with chicken. A mixture of bean sprouts with raman noodles (yes, THOSE noodles - straight out of a little pouch just like the ones you have bought for under a quasrter) , chunks of roasted chicken and a few herbs and peppers. Sooo good! And while I fumble with chopsticks still, at least I won't starve using them anymore.

While I am back on the food theme, for lunch I went back to have my favorite dish, seafood and rice soup. Here, I just have to point a the photo. Actually, I don't have to do that any more. The cook knows me and smiles and starts making my meal without taking my order.