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Good Eats: Your Pad or Mine (Thai)
Alton’s ready for a trip to Thailand when the “first choice” becomes available and Alton’s shunted aside. To console himself, he finds the ingredients and builds himself a plate of Pad Thai, a dish made popular during the rice shortages of World War II. Some of the ingredients are unusual in American cuisine, but Alton finds them - and offers tips on how viewers can, too, along with stir fry techniques.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 9x19 Production Number: EA0920 Airdate: Wednesday March 15th, 2006 |
Recap
Alton’s ready for a trip. His suitcase is packed, all shots up to date, Thailand guidebook read and language tapes in the player. Then the phone rings. It seems the first choice has become available so Alton’s not going anywhere. He does the next best thing: he eats pad thai, a meal promoted by Thailand’s prime minister during World War II to help his countrymen cope with a rice shortage. If your seat on the big ol’ jet airliner has been taken, worry not – with Alton’s help you can visit the land of pad thai, square in the middle of… Good Eats...Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Cards
- They say that in Thailand there is a different pad thai recipe for every cook.
- In Thailand, new woks are traditionally seasoned with pork fat.
- The earliest woks were made of clay and date to the Hans Dynasty (206BC – 220AD).
- The Thai food philosophy can be summed up in two words: arroy meaning “delicious” and sanuk meaning “fun.”
Your Pad or Mine
The episode title is a pun based on the fact that pad is an English and a Thai word. In English it's slang for a dwelling, so the title means "Your place or mine?," a common pickup line.
The episode title is a pun based on the fact that pad is an English and a Thai word. In English it's slang for a dwelling, so the title means "Your place or mine?," a common pickup line.
Episode Quotes
Alton: Now, if you’re thinking this might have a pungent aroma… (sniffs fish sauce and makes a face) …by golly, you’d be right! Luckily the fragrance… (grimaces) …mellows a little bit when cooked.
Alton: (about fish sauce) No MSG is necessary, and neither are preservatives. Believe me... bacteria? Don't want a piece of this action!
Cultural References
The line “big ol’ jet airliner” from the introduction refers to the song Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band, about a man who knows he must leave home but wishes he did not have to.
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