Every single time my sister visits Orlando from college, she wants one thing: Thai Singha in Waterford Lakes. I don’t blame her—it’s pretty delicious. I always order the same thing: curry or pad thai. You really can’t go wrong with either.
We started out with our usual favorite: chicken summer rolls. I haven’t found a place with better peanut sauce. I do wish they offered a shrimp version, though.
Kathryn ordered her favorite: tofu pad thai.
I decided to veer off my usual path and tried something new: chicken and shrimp garlic.
I ordered the dish at medium spiciness, but I swear it came out way hotter. Within seconds of my first bite, my face got flushed, I started sweating and I could feel my tongue trying to escape. I felt like I scorched the entire inside of my mouth.
My stomach and taste buds were having an internal struggle. The food was delicious, but it kind of hurt to keep eating. The chicken was cooked really well and was extremely tender. The pieces of shrimp were a decent size, and I really liked the light sauce. You can really taste the garlic in the dish, which I loved. The flavors were definitely there. However, my burning mouth got to a point where each bite of my dish was followed by a pad thai chaser. I’m not sure how much my sister appreciated that.
My stomach ended up winning the battle, and I cleaned my plate…and drank all my water. I have a tendency to eat this way when I encounter spicy foods. Sometimes they hurt so good (sorry for the Mellencamp reference).
What’s the spiciest thing you’ve ever eaten?
I felt the exact same way when I was in Sri Lanka! All the food was super delicious, but oh-so-spicy! I just drank like 4 glasses of water with each meal to counteract the spiciness. Atleast its a great way to stay hydrated!
LOOOOOOVE Thai Singha — of course you already know that! I’ve never ordered medium spicy there, but good to know!! Man, now I am craving Thai.
(PS – I have NO idea why WordPress is making me log into my WordPress.com account — hopefully this work!)
It’s been making me do that for WordPress blogs too! Hmmm…I need to look into that.
The spiciest thing I ate was a homemade pork green chile that I made. I literally started crying when I ate it, and I’m known to request the hottest levels of hot when I dine out. I had to pick out all the tiny bits of pepper that I could find, add black beans + corn, and dilute it before it was edible.
It’s been making me log in too! So weird!
Anyway, Will & I are also huge fans of Thai Singha! The food is of such high quality for the price!
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I love the spicy but, sometimes, I am reminded of that internal struggle between your tastebuds and your sensibility… I’ve definitely had to push through (or given up) on particularly spicy wings in the past.
LOVE the spice! The hotter, the better!
I’m not sure something really spicy comes to mind – I usually try to avoid super spicy things!
I love spicy!!!! I’ve had some stir fries that make me cry! But I power through. However, I made some Chipotle Chili for Super Bowl — it was ridiculous! Inedible!