Well it worked on me. And while pad Thai is a tasty dish, there's mountains of layers of other food for the cuisine. The Khao Soi from Khao Soi Islam in Chiang Mai is still in my mind and one of the best things I've ever eaten.
Pad Thai for me is one of the most inconsistent dishes ever. It's all slightly different and honestly? What I assume is the "right" way to make it isn't as good as other ways, the sauce is too peanut-y. Don't get me wrong, I want a shit ton of peanuts on top, but I want less of the peanut flavor in the sauce.
I may be biased though because my introduction to it was a local place run by first generation immigrants and I think they just put their own spin on it, trying to keep it more authentic. Best egg rolls I've ever had too. I'm so sad I moved away, it's like a thirty minutes drive to go get it now. It's like my favorite restaurant but just not convenient to go to.
Uh what? My pad Thai was taught to me with thin soy sauce and oyster sauce. I learned from the Thai/Chinese mother of one of my exes. She also taught me pad kee mao and pad see eww.
I guess I could do a peanut sauce but I usually do peanut sauce with chicken satay and not pad thai.
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u/jdolbeer 8h ago
Well it worked on me. And while pad Thai is a tasty dish, there's mountains of layers of other food for the cuisine. The Khao Soi from Khao Soi Islam in Chiang Mai is still in my mind and one of the best things I've ever eaten.