How seriously should this be taken? Man suing White Castle for small booths.

That actually raises an interesting question--at what point does a lifestyle choice become a disease?

 

For example, alcoholism. In line with this topic, at what point is an alcohol consumer just a consumer who makes bad decisions, and at what point do we treat the alcohol consumer as a diseased individual, requiring public accomodation? I'm not talking about diagnostically (i.e., this person needs treatment), I'm talking about when is it socially desirable to make concessions.
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TFP Road Trip to White Castle! TFP Events....GO!

 

I always wondered about Thai curry.

I generally avoid Thai food because of the surprise hotness factor.

But I always wanted to know how Thai curry compares to Indian curry.

 

Cheers for the info.

Must have not been clear about it, because I wanted to know about the taste of the two. Which do you rank better?

At least now I know to ask for yellow curry in a Thai restaurant.

 

Remixer, can you handle any heat? If so, you might still try the green curry. It all depends on who makes it. The biggest difference between Thai and Indian curries is that the Thai curries tend to use different spices (lemongrass, Thai basil, galangal). Many Indian curries (and the ones people not from India are most familiar with are northern curries) tend to use things like mustard seed, cinnamon, cardamon, etc.

Thai curries also use coconut milk, which helps to cool the palate of all the spiciness.

If you go to a Thai place, just ask if you can try a little to see if you like it. Conversely, make some yourself. It's not that difficult to make a green curry paste (just cut down on the curries).

Also, I'd argue that the red is hotter than the green as red chilies are hotter than green.

 

Thanks for the tip, Charlatan.

I do love coconut milk in a good curry.

The thing about Thai food for me is, I really don't want to eat a dish of theirs and then find out I've been eating something akin to chicken feet.

My fiancee tells me Pad Thai is awesome, so I'll give it a go sometime.

 

How obese is to be supported?
My brother is a bariatric surgeon in the Detroit area and he gave me a tour of his wing of the hospital. They had to make serious alterations to support their target clients.
They had to widen the entrance to the washrooms. They had to replace the toilets, sinks and benches. Everything had to be built to allow for people who are 4 feet in diameter and weigh 400-500 lbs.
Where would White castle draw the line? 250 lbs? 300 lbs? 350lbs?

 

It's the Chinese that are into chicken feet.

Most Thai food, outside of Thailand, doesn't have food you wouldn't want to eat. Even in Thailand, you aren't likely to get odd stuff unless you are off in a little village.

 

My fiancée disagrees with you there.

"Well, chicken feet I've never seen it outside of Thailand .But in places like Bangkok and the major cities like Chiang Rai and whatnot, you'll find them selling Weaver Ants and eggs, Dancing shrimps (goong dten) in a sour chilli sauce, and of course the bird nest soup (made of their spit) in high class restaurants in the city. Most expensive soup in the world."

 

Pad Thai isn't spicy at all (usually). It is quite a sweet dish.

Other Thai curries that aren't too spicy:
* Massaman (traditional a beef and potato curry)
* Penang (usually quite a mild coconut curry)

I'm with Baraka - the green curry is usually hotter than the red. We don't often see Yellow curries in Oz (though there are a butt load of Thai restaurants).

Damn - now I'm hankering for a Thai curry

 

I know Pad Thai isn't spicy, but the last time it was near me the smell of it overwhelmed my nose and turned me off it for a long time.

Will definitely give your curry suggestions a try!

Also, if you want any Asian dish, go to Cabramatta. I hear there's few places in Sydney with better Asian dishes than what can be found there.

Of course it's a 50 minute train ride from Central with the yellow line and can suck a whole lot during rush hour, but it's well worth it.