Kuy Tiew ("Steaming bowl of Cthulhu' quoth Stefan) A noodle soup dish I usually have for breakfast. This picture was taken at a relatively upscale place that has squid with its soup. Was hoping to get a shot of a suckered tentacle amongst the various bits but not today. It's a favorite amongst locals and I'd love to get a pic of the breakfast scene, but some days you feel like being inconspicuous. This is a 'Kuy Tiew', a dish comprised of two minute noodles, broth, and then the contents beyond that vary. Usually there is some kind of meat added, most frequently pork or beef. The best shops usually add a bit of variety - there is a shrimp tossed in or some liver. Add in a bowl of bean sprouts and you've got a good combo meal. I try to ignore that there's probably MSG in the broth. You add in the chili sauce on the side to taste, then cut the intensity of it with the lime supplied. Add an iced coffee with milk and you're in business. Eat with chinese style spoon or chopsticks, disinfected by being plopped in a glass of boiling hot water. For napkins, there's an ever-present roll of toilet paper hidden by a plastic holder. Just get used to it - here 'bog roll' is quite utilitarian. In fact, 12:15 Sunday morning, that's starting to sound really good, I'm off to have one.

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