I’ve heard so much about Thai food over the years, I was understandably keen to get here and try it. Here are some of my favourites so far.

– Thai French fries: hot, crispy, not too salty. A classic, well executed.

– Thai chocolate ice cream cones: a perfect pairing to the tropical heat. Sometimes provided free after dinner by a charmed waitress.

– Thai pancakes: things get a little complicated here. Canada and Sweden both think they know what a “pancake” is. Now Thailand enters the debate with another version, closer to Swedish but still a distinct third option with various sweet and savoury accompaniments. Why can’t these countries coordinate? Why bother having a UN, WTO, and The Hague if we can’t get issues like this straightened out? Anyway, I like them all and our hotel breakfast buffet has plenty of mini-versions of the Canadian ones every single morning. Awesome.

Thai cheese pizza: good, despite not being available at every Thai restaurant.

Thai smoothies: great taste; fun straws.

All the other Thai food that mommy and daddy order and encourage me to try: whatever.

The author, enjoying a local tasting menu.