The Thai dish of seafood and glass-noodle salad can be as extravagant ... For a heartier meal, serve this salad with steamed sticky rice and boiled salted duck egg. Use any or all of the salad ...

Just a few blocks north of my Los Angeles apartment lies Thai Town, where, on any given night, I can indulge in the richest, most luscious coconut milk broth that wraps you in warmth, or a papaya ...