The point I was making was that they are both familiar dishes, extremely popular in their country of origin, that are acceptable to Western palates.
(Mentioning a dish made with Harusame noodles would have been too obscure)

Favorite Thai dishes
 

1) Yam Pla Dok Fu - crispy catfish with green mango salad
2) Crispy Squid with Basil -

Both of these are great at Thai Square, in Arlington, VA.

And I love the See-Ew Noodles at Thai Kingdom, Washignton, DC

anything made by my inlaws
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mmmm, I forgot about these dishes...yum, although pla tub-tim will do...there are so many delicious thai dishes.

I love the very spicy mango salads (yams?) and Tom Yum Kun is fantastic when I have a cold. I'll take it spicy, too.

Tom Kha Gai
Chicken Satay
Beef Panang
Prawns Pineapple Curry

When I'm in Seattle, I usually hit up Thai Heaven in lower Queen Anne.

Prawn Laksa - but it has lots of fat so it is a rare indulgence.

Another vote for Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao and Pad Se Ew.

Tom Yum and Pad Prik King are my two favorites...but I love just about any noodle dish!

Is this actually a Thai dish? :confused:

I tried Pad Thai yesterday and for some reason (the food itself didn't appear to be bad or did it taste bad, It was delicious) but all I could think of was that Globe Trekker episode with Ian (forget the last name) on a river in Indonesia somewhere getting breakfast served in a canoe, lol


I got a taste of my bosses dish, I don't know what she ordered but it was these tiny noodles with some spicy sauce, that was so much better than my Pad Thai... especially after I ruined my own appetite...

--Russ

nam sod
papaya salad

IMHO, laksa is malaysian/singaporean dish. I love curry laksa, unfortunately it's hard to find a good curry laksa dish in US. The closest I ever find is in Vancouver. Don't confuse curry laksa w/ asam laksa, totally different food and I learn the hard way.

Btw, For Thai food,
Tom yum goong
Green Curry
Boneless duck with red curry

Dungrats? That might belong in the funny restaurant names thread!

Actually, it's Duangrat's (http://www.duangrats.com/). Right around the corner is the less expensive, less formal Rabieng, also owned by Duangrat.

When in Thailand my favorite comfort meal is som tam (papaya salad), grilled chicken or catfish, and sticky rice, usually washed down with a 10-baht iced coffee. Larb moo (minced pork and chilis, typically eaten wrapped in lettuce leaves) is another favorite. I'm also a tom yum goong fanatic and have it with at least half my dinners there.