I have to admit, I'm very likely not the easiest customer they have. I always ask them to put extra Cashew Nuts on my Moo Goo Gai Pan. They have not once failed to satisfy me completely.
Why do I order extra Cashew Nuts? Not only gives it the dish extra protein, fiber and most importantly texture, it also reminds me of my time in Thailand.
My dad took me, my younger brother, and his girlfriend (now wife) to Thailand. I was 18, it was my first trip to Asia. Not only had I shed an extra 20 lbs of baby fat before the trip, I also shet the sense of insecurity I felt around my high school friends. This was the new me. The HOT me!
It was there that I rode my first motorbike, got my first stitches, and fell in love on first sight. I've been chasing these days ever since.
Every meal over there I ordered with extra Cashews, so much so that I gained the pounds back...and the insecurity, though I still manage to escape it sometimes even if it's just for a moment - with a bite of Yummy Chinese.