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THE WITLESS FARANG
PART ONE: The From Away Getaway Mainers use the expression "from away" to describe people like me. It is a mildly derisive colloquialism, applied to those who bear the misfortune of being born somewhere other than Maine. There are implied tendencies of...
SOME “MUST HAVE” THAI INGREDIENTS
FISH SAUCE (Nam Plah) Fish sauce is probably the most commonly used ingredient in Thai cuisine. It’s also used in Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese cuisine, in much the same way soy sauce is used in other Asian cultures. Soy sauce may be used as a substitute...
KHAO PAD PAK (Thai Stir-fried Rice & Vegetables)
INGREDIENTS You can use any vegetables you like in this recipe. I shoot for either a nice color combination or, in order to clean out the fridge, I’ll use just what I have on hand. I have written “more or less” on some of the ingredients. This is to allow for...
CHICKEN IN THE LAND OF SMILES
After a week of undertaking exhaustive research of the poultry industry of Thailand, I have arrived at two conclusions. First, there are a lot of chickens and eggs in Thailand. Second, I would rather cook and eat chicken and eggs than read about them. I had...
SIMPLE PROSPERITY
The automobile has always been a symbol of progress, status and prosperity. That is usually the way it is with anything that is rare and expensive. It’s difficult to believe, however, that chickens were once held in a similar lofty esteem—at least as a food...
CRYING FOWL
There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all You're stompin' around And shakin' the ground, You're kickin' up an awful dust--Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney I live in Waterville, Maine, a small town of about 15,000 people located on the...