Bigger the better??

[STEVE G]

I'm going for ba mee or bami as it was in Indonesia which is an egg/wheat noodle. I find rice noodles a bit tasteless although I eat them in the village noodle stall as that is all they have.

[steve w]

seem to have forgotten another variety i.e. the mung bean or glass noodle,slimey little critters that i don't like!

[richard]

What about crispy noodles?

Never seen them here

[PeteC]

seem to have forgotten another variety i.e. the mung bean or glass noodle,slimey little critters that i don't like!

I've only seen them used cold in yum moo sen, which can be real good, topped with chopped moo and seafood.

There's another small, white noodle served cold also named kanum jeen. I've been told these go bad quickly and you have to eat it within a few hours of purchase. I forget how they serve it/mix it with what though? My partner is always a bit hesitant about buying this as apparently she's had stomach problems before when they had turned bad already and you can't really taste that it had I guess. Pete

[PeteC]

What about crispy noodles?

Never seen them here

Ask around up there and see if you can find a place serving 'Kao Soi'. It's a northern Thai dish and much like a curry but they use crispy deep fried ba mee noodles in it. If you like crispy you have to eat fast though as they get soggy as you slurp along. Comes with any meat or seafood you like.

Good stuff though and different, which is what I like to discover from time to time. Pete

[Spitfire]

While we are on the subject of noodles, I see in the options "sen yai" for the big wide noodle. This is also slang in Thai for the boss or big boss and you'll get a laugh if you use it. Probably good to ask your Mrs about tone/pronunciation though. A bit off topic, I know, but decided to put it here rather than in "Thai word for the day".

I like Ba mee noodles though, the yellow ones, they're just the job.

[BaaBaa.]

seem to have forgotten another variety i.e. the mung bean or glass noodle,slimey little critters that i don't like!

I've only seen them used cold in yum moo sen, which can be real good, topped with chopped moo and seafood.

Glass noodles are also used in gaeng jeut.

[shunpike]

While we are on the subject of noodles, I see in the options "sen yai" for the big wide noodle. This is also slang in Thai for the boss or big boss and you'll get a laugh if you use it.

Good eye Spitfire..The boss is the Big Noodle...I like that. IIRC, in North America we say the Big Cheese, for the boss.

I hated those slimy glass noodles when I first got here, but I like 'em fine in yams (spicy salads) now.

Kao soi is great, but not as easy to find as the other noodles dishes...

[PeteC]

FYI, here is a pic of the Khao Soi dish. Pete



http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/kaosoi.pdf

Following is good reference for many Thai dishes:

http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/index.html

[johnnyk]

Great food blog here folks:

http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatingasia/thailand/