| A: | What did you cook? |
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| B: | Well, as you know I was in Thailand last month, and I took a cooking class! So I prepared some of my favorite dishes. |
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| A: | Great idea! As long as I don’t get food poisoning! So what is onthe menu tonight? |
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| B: | Ok, for starters we have Tom Yam soup. It’s a bit spicy, but really good! |
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| A: | This is delicious! The ginger and lemongrass really gives it a nice taste! |
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| B: | Now this next dish is one of the most famous. Foreigners call it papaya salad butthe proper name is Tom Sam. It is a spicy salad made from a mix of fresh vegetables including shredded unripened papaya and tomato. |
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| A: | This is delicious! The combination of sour and spicy is really interesting! I could have this everyday! |
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| B: | Ok, now forthe last and best dish in my opinion. This is called Pad Thai. It’s stir-fried noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili pepper plus bean sprouts, shrimp and tofu and garnished with crushed peanuts and coriander. It’s practically Thailand’s national dish! |
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| A: | Wow, this is great! I never knew Thai food was so creative and delicious! |
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| B: | Wantsome more? |
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| A: | I’m stuffed! |
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| Stir Fry | | technique for cooking food in a wok while stirring it |
| Bitter | | Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasan |
| Sour | | Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy |
| Fishcake | | A food consisting of a filleted fish and potato patty sometimes coated in breadcrumbs or batter |
| Tangy | | A distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that of orange juice. |