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> Grinner wrote:
>> About fifteen or so years ago, Thai food became very popular here in Aus.
>> Was it just here or was it a world wide phenomenon?
>
> Yes, Thai food became wildly popular around that time here on the West
> Coast too. We certainly had Chinese food here and I remember
> occasionally going to Vietnamese restaurants way before Thai was a blip
> on the radar screen, but for some reason Thai took off. It's not a
> "trend" anymore here, it's an integral part of the food scene.
>
>> It certainly changed the way people viewed Asian food and stir fries.
>
> Oh, in what way? I welcomed it as a change from Cantonese (Hong Kong
> style), but didn't experience any gustatory epiphanies.
>
The ingredients differ, more coconut milk, ginger and chilli than yer
average beef and black bean sauce, sweet and sour or singapore noodles
recipe.