Yes, that’s it!
That’s funny. I have a cousin who won’t eat Chinese food because salty & sweet together “is just wrong”.
It’s fairly easy to avoid sugary Chinese if you go past the General Tso’s/Sweet and Sour/ Chinese American dishes, at least in areas where there’s a big Chinese population.
Yeah, I love all of it. She’s on her own with this one. 
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What? What do they eat at Thai restaurants?
They might be so used to oversweetened food in America that they just didn’t notice it.
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Yep, let’s not forget all the “wood-burning ovens” now in Pizzerias. I don’t mind a hint of smoke but long smoking is not for me - which makes enjoying BBQ in L.A. difficult because everyone here is into Texas-style Q.
Must be because Thai food is full of sugar - sauces, Thai curries w/coconut milk & palm sugar, etc. This is making me hungry.
I don’t know what Thai places everyone goes to but we were just at Ammata Thai in River Vale, NJ, and the dishes we had were anything but sweet. They were nice and spicy and complex. Some excellent dishes we had were a very spicy fork tender Southern braised short rib with chili paste, turmeric, shrimp paste, and kaffir lime leaves; An extraordinary spicy Southern crab curry with big chunks of blue crab meat; crispy lightly tempura battered betel leaves with grilled shrimp, shallots, scallion, roasted coconut, ground peanut, cilantro, in a chili lime dressing. You put the mixture on top of the crispy leaves. We got the spice levels at 3 out of 5 which was more than enough. We didn’t want to blow out our taste buds 
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Gaaa! 
That looks good! Nope, no sweet, creamy looking curry there. Would you say coconut milk, palm sugar based curries are an Americanized thing or just a different region?
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I am no expert in Thai food, but I would guess the sweeter curries could be Americanized. There seems to be different types of Thai food; spicy & sweet. The place we went to has mainly Isaan and Southern Thai which could be a little spicier. They also had a basic menu and an adventurous menu & we ordered from the adventurous menu and asked them to make it a little spicier, although the short ribs were already listed at a level 4 out of 5 spice.
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I was chatting with a Vietnamese food buddy this morning. She’s been studying Thai dishes, curries in particular and says the sweeter, coconut milk based curries are definitely regional not Americanized. I think they seem Americanized because they’re more popular in the states and there are more restaurants serving those dishes. But things are changing and we have a few really good spots in our area now.
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No! Not “on” or “beside”.
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What?!! 
Even my sister who has been a vegetarian for 40 years misses bacon! Lol
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@TheCookie and sis, I feel the same way about ham and most smoked meats. Salted, like prosciutto or Iberico, I love! But smoked, no. And can’t abide smoked salmon and friends.
I’m a cheap date.
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You sure are and a healthier date too. That stuff will kill ya’.
I never really loved prosciutto unless it was wrapped around something and cooked… until I discovered the joys of Iberico! Such a difference.
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That all looks and sounds oustanding
You are very lucky!
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Thank you 
We were very lucky to find out about this amazing Thai restaurant. It is not exactly around the corner from us but well worth the trip
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I love real vanilla. The real stuff is far more expensive than chocolate, though. Sadly, vanilla has been associated with boredom, and with exclusionary whiteness, when the actual stuff is neither.
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I know, right? It’s truly tropical and exotic. I can’t imagine the world without it!
Also love the aroma as the base or even top note, in wearable fragrances. It pairs heavenly with other wonderful scents as well. As you can tell, I’m a really big fan.
