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We have just returned from a month long holiday in SE Asia including Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, and Singapore. On this trip we concentrated on learning more of the Isan/Laos type street foods.

Anyone have a favourite Thai street food that you'd like to make at home?

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Wow, never had the good fortunate to travel to South East Asia or areas in US with neighborhoods that would have that kind of street food.

Can you tell us a little about what you found?

Hi M-A ...dunno about street food, but here is what I did for lunch yesterday. My version of Pad Thai, with tofu and prawns. I also slivered pea pods and carrot and threw that in as well, with garlic, ginger and Thai red curry paste. Medium rice stick, Banh Pho Erewhon brand, which I keep for emergency when I do not have fresh rice noodles available. Had to throw in that "evil" sauce as well, of course, fish sauce. And topped it with crushed peanuts, sesame oil and chopped green onion. I was informed by my better half, that I could do that one anytime! No doubt I will do it again, it was delicious! Cheers, OldDoug

The best street food I've had in Thailand was in Hua Hin. We stopped at a vendor peddling Kow Man Gai -- chicken with rice. The chicken was the most moist and tender I've ever had and the rice was soft and fluffy. It was like eating a chicken-flavored cloud.

I also love the half pineapple for 10 baht!

Koshiri from the street vendor in the Khan el Khalili in Cairo, Egypt

Pav Bhaji near Churchgate Station in Bombay, India (took me a week to get rid of the ensuing Hershey Squirts!!)

Clear, spicy chicken soup with fat noodles at the floating market in Bangkok

Indonesian squid in spicy chili paste with coconut rice in Amsterdam

I want to go to Thailand just to eat the food and maybe take a cooking class! You all tantalize me with your delicious descriptions!