My First Tom Yum Soup!

Before I met my husband, I have never tried Sushi, Chai Tea or Pelau mixed with raisins and marshmallows and a variety of other (weird) foods that he introduced me to. Yes, they were all completely strange to me because growing up, all I was used to was rice, beans, veggies and chicken or fish.

Not that I'm complaining because I absolutely love my Trinbago cuisine (chicken buss-up-shut is my ultimate,all time favorite food!), but trying new foods was a challenge for me.

I had sushi for the first time almost two years ago and I loved it. Although I had shrimp tempura the first time (fried shrimp sushi..haha) I was totally impressed with myself for eating seaweed without gagging! The spread below was from a sushi bar in Boston, after I graduated to raw sushi and caviar..

Now about two weeks ago, I tried Tom Yum Soup for the first time, right here in Trinidad! I love going to Kaizan Restaurant at Movietowne and this soup was recommended by a very helpful waiter. I'll be honest, it was really ordered by my husband,  but I remember the first spoonful I tried. 

I wasnt sure if I loved it, or just tolerated it. But each subsequent spoonful was more and more appealing and the flavors were really coming together for me. To sum it up, the waiter had to bring an extra spoon because I couldn't get enough...

It has shrimp, clams, tomatoes, carrots, fish sauce, chilli sauce and other stuff that I can't remember. Now it's a soup I crave! You definitely need to try this! It won't replace the buss-up-shut but if your'e willing to try new cuisine, it's a must have..

Xoxo!