Yesterday I was on a flight layover for about 8 hours in Bangkok, so I took the train from the airport to the city to do some shopping and to have some food. On completion of the shopping, I went to a food court and had som tam pu pla ra as that was part of the reason for taking the trip. The worst street or food court som tam I have had in Thailand has been better than the best I have had at restaurants in the USA. I had it made with two chilies and ate it straight - not with rice. For those not familiar, som tam is a pounded julienned green papaya salad that I had made with fermented salty small black crabs and odorous fish paste. If you can get past the ofactory sensations you will find it is very good. I find it almost intoxicating, to a point that the flavor and spiciness make my legs weak and I cannot seem to eat it fast enough - just wanting to inhale it. Anyway, the result was almost orgasmic. I walked away afterward with my large order to go on rubbery legs.
On another note, has anyone else seemingly entered an altered state of consciousness from extremely spicy food? The state where your sinuses clear out and your head seems to expand?




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