Food is Good

I had my first real Sushi experience with Malte for his last meal before he left Thailand. I have no idea what I ate. I think they were both salmon. I have tried sushi before in the US but I never liked it. Actually, I found it repulsive. But, I'll try anything twice (except the hard stuff) so I gave it a second try. It wasn't that bad. It was very filling. With wasabi and soy sauce it was palatable and for 200 baht ($6) I think I made out alright. AND I DIDN'T GET SICK!

Sushi

Although it's in the 90's every day, I have really started to enjoy eating won ton soup from one of my favorite restaurants. It's a simple dish with won tons, which are a bit like dumplings, some lettuce, and boiled meat.

Won Ton Soup

I have a bit of an aversion to eating eggs for breakfast since my bout of food poisoning so I have begun eating a vegetarian rice meal. It's very flavorful and mildly spicy.

Vegetarian Option #3, Sita Villa, Breakfast

At first I couldn't handle the spicy foods, but now if something isn't spicy I find myself reaching for the chile powder. Coming back to the US will be a big adjustment because everything I eat won't be spicy. I think the spicy food is helpful in handling the hot weather, but it's difficult to explain why.

Reevaluating Food Poisoning
I had a conversation with one of the new German girls who studied in Brazil for a year. She explained to me that I most likely got sick from the salad I ate, not the chicken. This is probably the case because the salad is washed in tap water, which my body cannot handle. Because the water is not boiled and the salad is obviously not cooked, I caught something through the water.

H2O is the essence of life…but I'll be damned if it doesn't wrong you a time or two. 



Thai word for water:            (Nà)        น้ำ