Speaking of food

I haven't had Thai in a while and now I really want some! :)

I will def look at that! Thanks!

Me too DMC! I lived in Japan for a number of years. I swear by a congee rice soup for healing the gut. You might as well call it "starch soup", but it really works well during a flare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee

Also a simple miso soup. Miso is a fermented soy product known for healing properties. http://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/basic-tofu-miso-soup/

Rates of UC in Japan and Korea are much lower than here in the USA. Some believe it is because they squat to poo http://www.toilet-related-ailments.com/colitis.html

I know your're craving the spicey Thai stuff though. I buy the small packets of Thai curry pastes (yellow, green and red) in the ethnic aisle by Mae Ploy and follow the directions on the back for a yummy Thai coconut curry over rice. Simple and inexpensive.

My gut likes homemade stir fry chicken curry with ingredients that have no surprises.
Hot peppers don't hurt me and looooove coconut milk.
I use several types of heat: Thai Kitchen green curry paste, 1 fresh jalapeño, Louisiana hot sauce and some type of red pepper powder, last time it was piri-piri, a mellow pepper. Yes I put all 4 hots in this last time but it is never burning just spicy good and the coconut milk and fresh ginger mellow it out.

We do not have any good Asian food nearby but when out of town I love Vietnamese (fresh spring rolls yum). No rice for me at this time (says the gut.)

I have trouble buying canned goods at Asian stores because so many have preservatives my gut hates (citric acid especially). But fresh veggies there are good (lemon grass, basil and others).

I love Asian food too. I am always eating curries, pad ke Mao noodles, dim sum, sushi, pho, ramen, Vietnamese noodles yum... I don't know specific dishes because I am always getting different stuff. What type of dishes do you like?

Thaï and indian food I love them both. I always have Thaï and indian Madras curry pasta at home as well as coconut milk and ginger roots. So, I can always cook something delicious. Of course other things are needed but with these on hand I can make something fairly good.

One herb I have to be careful with is Cilentro as it makes my bowel very active if I have too much. Well I would say I was over doing it with the Cilentro. I use to put Cilentro in so many things because I like it so much.

A inexpensive salade I make " no real Asian salade " is with goberge (Pollock Sticks), strawberries, raw spinach, cooked and cold shredded rice noodle and Cilentro. The sauce is only soya sauce tiny bit of wasabi and tiny bit of maple sirop.

Post Edited (Chantrelle99) : 3/13/2015 9:07:09 PM (GMT-6)

Zengrrl,

Thanks, easy and cheap too ;)

I love Indian too. I forgot to include it in my food, haha. Tikka masala is soooo good. I've been trying not to eat heavy sauce dishes because they tend to be very high calorie. :(

Yes please post!

I've also tried her tonjiru recipe and the black sesame ice cream. Loved the ice cream. It made me want to make my own flavors. I really want to try the karaage. One of these days I'll be able to eat a piece of fried chicken!

Okay here's the soup recipe. It makes a lot!

-2c red lentils/masoor dal
-2/3c yellow lentils/moong dal
-1tsp turmeric
-cayenne depends on how spicy. Lately I've been doing 1/2tsp because I'm being cautious but have done as much as 1.5tsp
-1tsp salt plus more if you want
-5 garlic cloves (I like a lot)
-ginger to taste
-12c water

Rinse the lentils and soak for about 30 minutes. Drain and put them in a pot with water and bring it to a boil. Skim off the foam. Add the garlic and spices and simmer it covered for an hour (can go longer if you want). Stir occasionally. After a while find the garlic cloves and smush them up in the soup. Then eat it with the rice. If you want the soup smoother you can also use a hand blender on it, but I haven't felt the need to.