A lawsuit by a San Jose doctor claiming the Dragon Balls appetizer at a Los Gatos Thai restaurant was so spicy it burned her internally is set to go before a jury next year.
Harjasleen Walia sued Coup de Thai in July last year in Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleging the dish scorched her vocal cords, esophagus and the inside of her right nostril.
-JD
I love good Thai food. Might have to drive to San Jose and try this place. She needs some Carolina Reaper therapy.
ReplyDeleteThrow in some Scorpion Tail for a finish.
DeleteWait a minute... The inside of her right nostril?
ReplyDeleteAfter the first jolt of pain she probably snorted some up in there.
DeleteI am sure it had one of those little pepper symbols next to the dish. So she was fore-warned.
ReplyDeleteI worked with a couple of guys who, when we went to a Thai place for lunch, would ask for "extra spicy". The waiter would ask the round eyes if they really knew what they were asking for. These two guys were constantly talking about some new pepper or sauce they had discovered, looking for the hottest. I stopped at eating one of those little black peppers in Kung Pau Chicken - once.
ReplyDeleteI used to work close to a Thai restaurant. I would go in every now and then and order the Green Curry xtra hot. I'd take it home and I'd know it was good batch when I opened it up if my eyes started tearing up.
ReplyDeleteExactly
DeleteJD
Burned her tender, petit nose? Them dragon balls must be some bad-ass shit since a photo reveals her schnoz is as big as a C-17
ReplyDeleteUsed to frequent another Bay Area Thai restaurant. First time there I ordered the red curry.
ReplyDelete"How hot you want?"
"What's the scale?"
"1-5."
"Make it a 4."
"No. You white boy. 3 for you. Next time maybe hotter."
"OK."
Three was plenty hot!
Those sound delicious, I have had food that was too spicy for me, I just stopped eating it. Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago, the company sent me to Milwaukee to oversee a vendor. We went for lunch to a recommended Thai place called “The King and I.” They had a dish called volcano chicken, and you could order it #1, 2, 3 or 4 spicy. The Chinese engineer with us who told us he was used to hot food said that #3 was all he could tolerate. I ordered #2, and it was about as spicy as I could tolerate. I made the mistake of asking the waiter if he had a spoonful of #4 to try. One little nibble felt as if I were pepper sprayed.
ReplyDelete