a bit chilli

went to Kumpaar* the other night. hadn't ever been before, but had passed it many times and wanted to try it out. it wasn't spectacular, but it was interesting, the people were nice, and overall it was a fairly good experience. shall have to go again, and take my sister.

hadn't had curry in awhile, so was decidedly in a curry mood. this is the first Thai restaurant i've seen around here that offers duck and lamb as meat choices. so of course, i opted for duck---was curious to see how it would play with the panang.

at first, i was disappointed. the duck by itself was okay, and the panang by itself was okay---just not together.

and then, i had the Famous Chilli Transformation.

i've heard and read about it, but never experienced it myself before---chillis and their amazing power to pull a dish together. i mean, i've had plenty of dishes with chillis in before; i like chillis quite a lot. but i'd never experienced such a complete and utter transformation of what i was eating previous to this.

after i chomped into that chilli, the duck and panang worked wonderfully together. and i couldn't get over it. chillis used properly are amazing, amazing things. ^-^

(still have leftovers, too. shall have to polish them off this weekend. ^^)

* = allegedly, they at one point had their own website, but i can't seem to find it now. for anyone who can't read the Japanese site linked above, apologies. the address and hours are there, though. ^^