December 3rd

I went to Thai restaurant to pick up some food. I was actually going to cook curry for myself, but I found rotten potatoes and onions in my pantry. I guess storage condition wasn’t so good. I got them about a week ago. I thought about cooking something else, but I already spent some time washing dishes, and cleaning up the kitchen. I also realized about the things I have to do for school. It’s a final week. So, I walked to the restaurant which is about 4 blocks away and ordered my food. I ordered string beans, vegetable stir fry, and phad tai. That’s going to be our meal. You might think my menu is quite healthy, but in my standard, those are just ok food. When it’s cooked at restaurants, it’s cooked with so much oil and salt. My Thai food comes with relatively less oil compared to other restaurants, but still it’s a lot more than I use when I cook. What I’m glad about this meal is that I don’t taste yucky animal fats or MSGs. They still could be in the meal, but when I don’t taste it, I know it only has very small amount even if it’s there. I’m really sensitive to those things, so... In my culture, we are supposed to eat everything we are served. That’s part of politeness and a way to show gratitude to the cook and food. Wasting food is a sin. That’s sometimes hard when I go to restaurants, especially somewhere new. Some restaurants cook with ridiculous amount of fats, salt, sugar, or MSGs. As I age, those things became increasingly hard for my body. I just can’t take it. Otherwise I will stay sick for a few days. So, I usually do a little bit of research before I go to new restaurants. I pay close attention to what I eat. I actually don’t know whether my Thai food is cooked from scratch or use local organic food. I didn’t ask. Even if they told me so, I would still be skeptical unless I work there for a while. It’s not that I don’t trust the owners and cooks. They are very nice people for sure. It’s just that people have different standard and it is hard to know what that is without close observation. So, anyway, I was quite happy with my Thai food. It filled me up and I enjoyed all wonderful flavors.