I’m late to the sport, however I bear in mind the very transient, cotton ball-sized splashes that erupted after Barack Obama and Tim Walz launched their “summer season playlists” on Spotify. Whereas Obama’s was, as at all times, suspiciously hip, Walz’s felt extra actual, particularly since a lot of the songs, like an Adam Sandler playlist, had been firmly ensconced within the 70s and 80s (additionally: Steely Dan? Sudden).
Within the spirit of Tim Walz’s playlist, I needed to launch an inventory of the songs that I’ve been listening to this wet season, because it (hopefully!) winds all the way down to an in depth. I’ve solely forgotten my umbrella as soon as this 12 months, at Yogatique (don’t take it, it’s mine), so right here’s to my lowest lost-umbrella rely previously decade!
- “Purple Eye” – Struggle on Medication: I nonetheless hearken to this music. It’s nonetheless one in every of my favourite songs.
- “Shake Some Motion” – Flamin’ Groovies: I’m meh on the unique model. I like the opposite model that I can solely discover on Detroit Pirate Radio’s YouTube for some motive.
- “Vampiro” – French Police: I found this music accidentally, which explains why it’s comparatively new (and by new I imply 2021).
- “Love Music” – Sara Bareilles: This music has private significance to me. Not explaining additional.
- “You Solely Dwell As soon as” – The Strokes: I found this music through my sister.
- “Apple” – Charli xcx: Similar.
- “Child Charlemagne” – Steely Dan: See I’m similar to Tim Walz! Additionally, this music is hilarious.
- “Reserve it for Later” – The Beat: I additionally hearken to this music on a regular basis. Nonetheless one in every of my favorites.
- “Ghost City” – The Specials: Self-explanatory?
- “A Thousand Miles” – Vanessa Carlton: Sure, I rewatched “White Chicks” lately. What about it?
As you’ll be able to see, this record is a giant mixture of elderly-Gen-X-born-during-Nixon’s-presidency vitality, plus I-listened-to-a-lot-of-New-Order-in-the-80s, with a soupçon of “I’m-trying-to-be-with-it-and-have-some-rizz” aptitude (sure I do know that’s not how you employ rizz). It’s a little bit of this-and-that, seemingly unusual and disparate components, all combined up collectively in a single playlist for once I’m on public transportation and somebody seems like they may need to ask me a query.
Not surprisingly, I like to combine and match with my meals, too. There’s an entire style of Thai meals generally known as “mieng”, which includes, sure, mixing and matching completely different out there components to create your personal little edible leaf “cup” of deliciousness. Probably the most well-known sort of “mieng”, arguably, is “mieng kum”, at all times attributed to Princess Dhara Dhevi whereas ignoring the truth that it’s nothing like what the unique dish would have been — a wrap that includes fermented tea leaves, and VERY MUCH an acquired style. Ceaselessly you will see mieng kum in markets and in eating places already made up, however actually, isn’t all of the enjoyable in making one up your self?
There’s additionally an entire sub-section of “mieng” which bears no relation, flavor-profile-wise, to the “royal Thai”-ness of mieng kum with its sticky candy sauce. It’s “mieng” [insert whatever ingredient here], the place [name your protein] is combined with different issues like diced lime, ginger, peanuts and chilies and wrapped in leaves of some persuasion to be drizzled in both “jaew” (a spicy Isan sauce for meat) or seafood dipping sauce (for, er, seafood) or each. It’s like a “select your personal journey”, however for each chew. It’s my absolute favourite factor to eat proper now. Do I need extra chilies or much less? Do I need to embrace dried shrimp? Do I need to attempt to use each sauce presently languishing in my fridge? It’s your name!
Eating places, notably hotpot ones in Isan, supply pages and pages of “mieng” choices together with grilled pork collar and salt-encrusted grilled tilapia. However my favourite go-to meal is probably the best of all of those: it’s canned sardines, however I’m not choosy — I’ll even do canned tuna. I eat this each week a minimum of as soon as, however I find it irresistible a lot that I by no means take a correct image earlier than I begin in on it. Truthfully, with all of the components unfold out in entrance of me once I’m hungry, it makes me really feel positively giddy with all of the attainable combos. It turns into even simpler in the event you purchase your personal Thai seafood sauce as an alternative of creating your personal!
So right here, within the spirit of generosity, is our recipe for “mieng pla tuna”, however you’ll be able to simply substitute this with any canned fish that you’ve available. Get mixing and matching!
Mieng Pla Tuna
Serves 4-6 Prep/cook dinner time 5-10 minutes
- 2 cans of tuna, packed in water, drained
- 1-5 jinda or chee fah chilies, de-seeded and sliced finely
- 1 shallot or ½ small purple onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of ginger, julienned or cubed
- 1 tablespoon of roasted peanuts
- 1 inexperienced onion, sliced finely
- Handful of white rice noodles (non-compulsory)
- Cilantro leaves for garnish
- Lettuce leaves, washed, for wrapping
Seafood dipping sauce:
10- 15 small hen’s eye chilies (fluctuate relying in your desired spice stage)
5 cloves garlic, peeled
2 coriander (cilantro) root
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar, ideally palm sugar
Grind the chilies, garlic and coriander root in a mortar. As soon as pulverized right into a paste, add the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar, and hold mixing till it kinds a sauce-like consistency.
Combine first six components in a bowl and put aside. In one other bowl, combine components to your dressing, style, and regulate accordingly (everybody has completely different tastes in the case of this). When you’re pleased with the dressing, add it to your tuna and blend collectively. Style and regulate seasoning as you want.
Serve instantly with lettuce leaves on the aspect and cilantro leaves on high, and a serving spoon on the aspect. While you’re able to eat, merely take a spoonful of tuna, place it on a lettuce leaf (or half a lettuce leaf, if they’re large), wrap it up along with your components and a dollop of sauce and revel in.
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