mother fuckin' PAD GAI!!!!!!!

While we were at the Fitzwater Station this weekend for Undertoad's Surprise Birthday Party, I was asked a funny question.

wolf was sitting to my left, and she asked basically "So, what <b>is</b> mother fucking pad gai?"

Pad Gai, pronounced "pad guy", is a Thai food dish. It consists of a base of lettuce with flat rice noodles, chicken, bits of fried egg and "carrot noodles" (thin slices of carrot). I have only seen it served at one restaurant - <a href="http://www.busara.com/">Busara</a> in Tyson's Corner, VA. It is described on their menu as "Chicken and rice noodles stir-fried with egg and light garlic sauce". A very reasonably priced dish at around $6.75 lunch and $10 dinner, it is also quite tasty. The bulk of the goodness lies with the noodles, which are flavored in a manner that defies description. The chicken is also quite delectable, and should be consumed near the end of the meal with the noodles (as to go out on a good note). Both the carrot noodles and the lettuce should be consumed first, so that they are out of the way when the real eating starts. Alternatively, they may be discarded entirely.

Pad Gai should be eaten with chopsticks, as to get more of the experience of eating Thai food. It also takes a bit longer for most people to eat with chopsticks, which means the food lasts longer and therefore is a more pleasing meal.

It is most appropriately eaten following an appetizer of chicken satay, which is essentially marinated chicken cooked onto a stick and served with two pieces of toast and both a peanut dipping saunce (very tasty) and a spicier concotion (also for dipping and also quite tasty).

When referred to by Dave or his friends, Pad Gai is correctly pronouced "mother fuckin' PAD GAI!!!!!!", the voice getting deeper at the "PAD" and continuing throughout the "GAI", which is extended (think "GAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIII"). An exception is made when ordering, when the wait staff is told simply "Pad Gai" when they ask what you would like for your meal.

I have never met anyone that thought Pad Gai was anything less than superb.