Originally Posted by gaobest

Ooh this sounds like a fun truth or urban legend. I love Thai food but primarily spicier things and curries. I’m not a thai salad type of person. That said, even though my 1988 Bangkok visit was enough, I loved The Hangover movie with Zach saying Thighland and of course “Bangkok’s got him” pretty nonstop. I love that series.

Originally Posted by bensyd

That sounds like a tasty urban legend. I certainly never heard that happening in Australia. Ironically, the most famous Thai chef in Australia is a white Australian guy. His husband is Thai and he was taught by his husband's mother how to cook Thai. He ended up being the first chef to get a Michelin Star for Thai food.

Larb is a pretty damn spicy salad. Most of the time they detune the heat.

My cousin was visiting from overseas and I took him to Thaitown here in Sydney, which is much more "real" and he couldn't deal with the heat. But he had no problem in with the spice at a local Thai place just down the road.