Thai Food

Went out for Thai food (again). Is there any cuisine in the world that is so consistently outstanding as Thai food? I don't think so.

You can go to Thai restaurants anywhere and order almost anything and leave quite satisfied. As a broad judgment of styles of cuisine (beyond preferences for any single dish), I think Thai food is more consistently tasty and flavorful than any other cuisine.

Mmmm ... and you can get it as spicy as you want!

Dinner at a Japanese sushi place also reinforced the fact that you have to be able to suspend preconceptions in order to enjoy international foods. While I am not too much of a seafood eater, I decided to go with my hosts to a Japanese restaurant they were raving about. They ordered barbecued eel, "dynamite scallops" and a host of other dishes I probably would not have ordered on my own. Wow, this stuff was absolutely delicious. I think half of our food preferences are formed before we even take a bite. Make a conscious effort to avoid pre-judging and you are more likely to end up with a delicious meal. Who would ever have thought eel could taste this good?