Food glorious food!

Asians are obsessed with hot dogs. Oh and also 7-11's. I don't think you can walk more than half a block in Thailand without passing at least three 7-11's (which is very convenient if your boyfriend has a passion for buying local beers at a cheap price). One of the biggest mistakes you can make while in Laos or Thailand is sitting down at a restaurant and eating a meal, the evidence is on my waistline. Not to say there aren't incredible restaurants; the problem is you inevitably end up walking along the streets at night stuffing your face with the wide variety of street food. You can get anything from pad thai, spring rolls, chicken skewers, kebabs, wraps, home made ice cream, fresh fruit shakes, chocolate crepes, and (of course) hot dogs. Why on earth would you buy a hot dog when you can have the best barbecued kebab you've ever had in your life?

Last night we met up with some friends from Colorado who introduced us to "chicken street" in Vietnam. In true communist fashion they have an entire street dedicated to one thing; chicken. You sit down at these tiny little tables with tiny chairs and feel like you are in preschool again. First you order what parts of the chicken you want. Second, the servers come around with giant skewers and place them on a plate in the middle of the table. Third, a person with scissors comes over to cut the chicken off the skewers making it easier to eat. Fourth, enjoy your local beer in a plastic mug with giant ice cubes. Remember when you are done with your chicken simply throw the bones on the floor, they will sweep it up at the end of the night. Fantastic! Needless to say, we are really enjoying the food (Tyler even had a fried frog for dinner the other night) and will be returning to the states a good ten pounds heavier!