Like A Teapot

This is the most authentic Thai restaurant in the area. I read about it and had wanted to try it for sometime. I could not find it initially knowing only the street name, forgetting that it is a long street and without memorizing the restaurant name. But then I got to hear about how good it is again on my way when I stopped to ask around about it. It was a long trip, but it turns out to be worthwhile.

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Stir-fried oysters with ginger and green onion. A little salt, white pepper, sugar, and white wine does the trick. The oysters are a dozen a jar for $5.99 CND (sale price). I used six in this dish, saving the rest for later.

I have found the perfect solution to my pizza quest. I love pizza but the normal size ones on the market always presents a dilemma. They are too big and too expensive. Leftover pizza does not taste good either. It is for this reason that I never order pizza for delivery. This Deep Dish brand, which I found in Costco on Thursday, solves my problem. There are twelve pieces in a box and it is about $1 a piece. They are of the perfect size and are most delicious.

To balance out, in case the cheesy pizza causes me difficulty on the throne, I have these items handy: oranges from South Africa, organic Romaine lettuce hearts from USA, and English white tea with blackcurrant; all of which obtained with a fairly good price while they were on sale in two other stores. That tea is currently my favourite and I alternate it with white tea with passion fruit of the same brand.

This is a third Vietnamese noodle house in the area. An older, busy one. Currently my second choice. Normally it is full. It does not look very busy here because it was late and it had been raining all day. They have a better menu for rice and noodle plates but I find their noodle soup sometimes not hot enough.

I have not been to my old favourite Vietnamese noodle house for a while, because the last couple of times I was there I found the service less good and their soup less tasty than when I first found them over two years ago. I went there again on Monday night because I was visiting the grocer next door and they do have a better price. I was disappointed again. They tried to cheat me out of lemon grass for my beef noodle soup and the soup lacked the usual flavour. Yet they were willing to spend money on a clean bun technology in the toilet. I was surprised at their deeds and suspected change of ownership. My suspicion was confirmed when I paid the bill. They said that happened a year and a half ago. Well, that explains everything. I will not visit them again, despite the heart-warming, bun-protecting technology they invest in. I will stick with another popular (busy) older noodle house and the new, more expensive one that I found last month.