{"id":2974,"date":"2017-01-18T23:19:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T07:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeffersonscher.com\/ttw\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2019-05-30T18:02:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T01:02:46","slug":"egg-noodles-meet-pork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeffersonscher.com\/ttw\/2017\/01\/egg-noodles-meet-pork\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg Noodles, Meet Pork"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before my trip last year, my sister gave me Thailand\u2019s Best Street Food<\/em> (Amazon.com<\/a>), and since I wasn\u2019t able to work my way through the entire list then, I\u2019m going to resume my work today and try to eat as much Bangkok street food as possible. I think I\u2019m ready for any eventuality: I brought Tums, Pepto-Bismol, and a Z-Pak.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, January 18, 2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleeping wasn\u2019t as easy as I expected considering how tired I was, but I got a few hours in between periods of wakefulness. After an 8:00 AM call with a potential new client, I was ready for breakfast.<\/p>\n

Breakfast in a Bowl<\/em><\/p>\n

While the area where I’m staying (near Soi Thonglor) is known more for its night market, there are many street carts and \u201cshophouse\u201d restaurants, the latter generally featuring more abundant seating and a food cooking\/assembly area right at the entrance that you can ogle and, risking sour looks, photograph. Saew specializes in hot and sour pork noodle soup, a classic breakfast staple. After crossing the street through the elevated train station, and wandering a few blocks West, I was warm enough that I started to doubt my need for a hot soup.<\/p>\n

But even if fighting fire with fire is illogical, the aromas were too enticing to resist. I needed few vocabulary words to place my order. Bamee<\/em> are egg noodles, in this case ribbons of narrow flat noodle that could have passed for a homemade ramen noodles and had a nice bite. Moo<\/em> is pork, which came in both slices and ground form. My soup also included fishcake (one round ball and one slice) that I assume were friends with the pig. Tom yum<\/em> refers to hot and sour flavor.<\/p>\n

I was directed to share a table with a pretty Thai woman. When my bowl arrived (within a minute), I checked the tray on the table for crushed peanuts to sprinkle on top. Ground dried chillies, white sugar, and fish sauce also were available for doctoring the bowl to one\u2019s taste. My tablemate skillfully worked her chopsticks with her right hand and spoon with her left hand to neatly and silently work her way through her noodles. By contrast, I was awkwardly switching utensils between hands and slurping my noodles. Fortunately, I will have many opportunities to practice eating noodles Thai-style.<\/p>\n

\"\"Storefont at Saew on Sukhumvit Soi 49<\/span><\/a><\/p>

\"\"Spicy Soup Noodles with Pork at Saew<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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