We are all creatures of habit. My habit in departing from the wonderful land of smiles is one last stop at S&P restaurant at the airport. Some of you might be aghast at the thought of airport food, and 99% of the time, I would thoroughly agree. In Bangkok however, S&P restaurant is an oasis among bad airport food. The singular dish I always order is Fried shrimp with garlic and bird's eye chillies with boiled rice and a fried egg on top. The dish is deceptively simple. I think this is how it is done. Cloves of garlic are split in two and they are blanched in hot water. The half-cloves of garlic are stir-fried quickly with freshest mini-shrimp and the freshest bird-eyes chili. The juice from the frying pan and the ingredients are poured over rice, and topped with a fried egg.It's that simple but deceptively difficult to execute well. I have tried to cook this dish at home. S&P always does a better job! I am glad they do, since I will always order this dish at the airport. Also, the dish goes really well with Thai Iced Tea - health warning: Thai Iced Tea is so very sweet your enamel starts to break down as you drink it. Really I am not joking. It goes so well with the bird's eye chili. And by the way, if you can eat more than 6 bird's eyes chili from this dish, I will kowtow you personally. The fresh bird's eye chillies are more hot for some reason! (PS. S&P restaurant in the city offers a wholly different menu compared to the airport. It is so much better, believe you me.)
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