I'm a fan of Thai food, but I don't like spicy food so I stick to just a few dishes. (My standard and favorite: Pad See Yew, sometimes spelled Pad See Eew, which is basically pan-fried noodles with egg and vegetables and tofu or a meat of your choice. It's in a sweet sauce and you can order it with no spicy-hot-stuff added.)
However, my experience has been that Thai food varies drastically from restaurant to restaurant. Some places I don't even like their Pad See Yew. I've had the same experience with Pad Thai; some places make their peanut sauce ridiculously spicy, and other places it's not peanutty at all, and then sometimes it is delicious and sweet and creamy and peanutty! The same with storebought brands of Thai sauces; they differ tremendously!
So yeah, maybe switching brands will help you find a peanut sauce more like the one you had at the restaurant. And if you ever go back and want to try something else, Pad See Yew is safe for the non-spicy-eater. :)
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Date: 2013-01-10 05:20 pm (UTC)However, my experience has been that Thai food varies drastically from restaurant to restaurant. Some places I don't even like their Pad See Yew. I've had the same experience with Pad Thai; some places make their peanut sauce ridiculously spicy, and other places it's not peanutty at all, and then sometimes it is delicious and sweet and creamy and peanutty! The same with storebought brands of Thai sauces; they differ tremendously!
So yeah, maybe switching brands will help you find a peanut sauce more like the one you had at the restaurant. And if you ever go back and want to try something else, Pad See Yew is safe for the non-spicy-eater. :)