#kuaytiew

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Not the same, but close enough to make me miss Bangkok. たまに食べたくなっちゃう！ #ramen #noodles #thaifood #japan #tokyo #chicken #ramennoodles #pork #hungry #yummy #ricenoodles #kuaytiew #broth #food #foodporn #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #vegetables #delicious #cilantro #foodstagram #instagood #spicy (神保町 Tinun)

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In the mood for noodles

Despite being able to find atleast one Thai restaurant in most western town nowadays, it is safe to say that Thai food in Thailand is a totally new experience; the juxtaposition of sweet, sour, spicy and salty flavors is what makes it so exotically incredible and todays lunch was no exception to this.

Kuay Tiew, aka, noodle soup is a quick and easy staple of the eating experience here in Thailand. The variations in ingredients mean that 5 different places could serve it in 5 completely different ways, however it is common that Kuay Tiew incorperates thin rice noodles, any edible meat and a broth.

Despite street stalls and restaurants around Thailand serving up amazing noodle soups, I was lucky enough to crack out my culinary expertise by preparing and cooking my very own this morning at school.

(There is nothing to it, it’s so easy a child could do it, but it was fun)

I placed noodles, bean sprouts and water spinach into a small colander before holding it in a huge pot of boiling water for approximately 1 minute. Shaking off the water and pouring into my bowl, we could then pick a selection of toppings, I chose pork strips and pork wontons before adding the broth.

As at the night market, the diner can alter the flavour of the soup themselves using fish sauce, dried chilli, vinegar chilli and sugar - which I still find crazy stupid.

And as usual, I underestimated my ability to handle the spice by adding ALOT of chilli - however, I am beginning to relish the hot and electrifying seasoning of the Thai dishes.