SOUP SEASON S1E5 - Tom Kha Gai

Sometimes soup offers more than warmth and nutrition. It can bring back wild memories. And this soup does that for me.

The first authentic bowl of Tom Kha I had was the morning after I landed in Bangkok with my two best friends. I was told that this soup would cure my hangover and get me ready to celebrate New Years that night. Hope was high even though my head was hanging low. My friend made the order because if I spoke, more than words would come out of my mouth. When it arrived, the soup was scorching but somehow not hotter than outside. I grabbed my spoon to dive into what seemed like medicine, took a huge bite and immediately gagged because a piece of lemongrass pierced the back of my throat. You can assume what happened after.

I’m so stoked with the finished product because it made me remember that hilarious moment with my hilarious friends right when I slurped it. That right there is a perfect bowl of soup.

Oh and go to Thailand. It’s so sick!