I worked a lot of overtime at work this pay period. Tonight, I thought it would be nice to reward myself with Thai food for dinner. For those of you that don’t know, Thai food is DELICIOUS!!! Typically when I order Thai food, I like to get the spicy dishes such as Ka Pow, Basil Fried Rice, or a curry dish. Tonight was no different as I ordered the Basil Fried Rice with chicken.
The dish within itself is spicy (as the menu indicated with not one, but two chili peppers next to the picture). When I picked up the order, I requested some fish sauce with the Thai Chili Peppers (or Bird’s Eye Peppers) on the side. For those of you who don’t know about chili peppers, they are rated on the Scoville Scale in relation to their spicy heat. For more information on this please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale . As you can see as you read up on the Scoville Scale, the Thai Chili Pepper is placed right under the Habanero Chili Pepper. Basically it means it is really spicy. It rates hotter than Tabasco and Cayenne Pepper!!!
I picked up my dinner, got back to my desk, and started to eat my dinner. Half way through my meal not only did I think my lips were going to burn off, but my entire mouth started to feel like someone was stabbing it with 10,001 needles. My mouth was on fire and I was pretty sure I was drooling at some point.
Of course I finished my meal; there are no leftovers in my family. I grew up in a large family where it was eat quickly or don’t eat. The phrase “every man for himself” was coined in our household. Anyway, this all occurred within the 7 o’clock hour. Why is the time important you might ask? It is 2:00 in the morning as I type this post. There is a reason I’m up in the middle of the night, typing away about spicy food. My stomach is not upset and there are no rumblings or grumblings. However, it does happen to be ON FIRE!! I can literally feel the heat from the peppers inside my stomach. Sinners are actually getting sent to my stomach instead of the deepest layer of hell.
I have tried everything: water, milk, candy. There’s no soothing the flames. It’s just a waiting game. I’m exhausted, but I can’t sleep. Thai food is still one of my favorites! All this talk of food is making me want to raid my fridge for some yummy goodness. Since I can’t sleep, I’m going to go find a snack. This brings me to my conclusion and my family motto: ONLY A DELUCA CAN BE DEAD TIRED, BUT STILL ALIVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS POST DETER YOU FROM EXPERIENCING THE JOYS OF THAI FOOD. IT IS EXTREMELY DELICIOUS AND I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY TRY IT. THIS POST ONLY EXPLAINS THE LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE WITH THE SPICY THAI DISHES, WHICH HAPPEN TO BE MY FAVORITE.
