Today we went to a Middle Eastern restaurant called Hummus over near Tha Pae Gate. It was my first ride on the motor scooter during this visit, but it's farther (and hotter) than I care to walk. We met up there with Marti, a former student from Woodstock. Marti lives in Australia (where we visited her six years ago) but spends a lot of time here, where she worked for many years. She regularly comes to Chiang Mai for her dental work and we usually manage to meet up at some point.
I ordered the house drink, a lightly flavored minty lemonade. It came in a clever bottle.
We ordered quite a few dishes; they all sounded great and they all tasted wonderful. This picture shows the hummus plate, falafel (very light and tasty), pita, condiments and a pickle that tasted somewhat Indian.
These fried eggplant slices came with a creamy cheese, delicious. A tabouleh salad barely shows in this photo. Dan also ordered shakshuka, a tomato dish with eggs. We brought home the leftovers; they will make a tasty meal tomorrow.
We've been eating pretty lightly for supper. Dan often goes to the nearby market and picks up ready-made rice or noodles, sausage or chicken, and salad. These are pad Thai-flavored noodles and a Chiang Mai sausage.
The salad I like best comes in a bag, has lettuce, fruit pieces like apple, and grated carrot. It has a small bag inside with beans, barley and corn to sprinkle on top. The dressing is lemon-flavored, light and good. The bag has enough for two decent servings.
Dan prefers the cucumber salad, shown here in its bag. I would like it better if it weren't quite so spicy hot; you can see all those flecks of red pepper.
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