Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Excellent Thai-inspired soup

The Cafe in Bethlehem (221 W. Broad St.) has been serving up Thai-inspired food (and outstanding desserts) for years. Though there are many excellent curry, rice and noodle dishes on the menu in addition to a wide range of creative salads, my favorite selection is the big bowl of soup for about $9. It features simmering homemade chicken broth loaded with rice noodles, fresh basil leaves, julienned carrots, broccoli, chilis, mushrooms, scallions and your choice of shrimp, chicken or pork. (Shrimp is pictured at the right.) It is consistently a flavorful, clean-tasting, light yet satisfying concoction that touches on Thai food's trademark sweet, hot, sour and salty flavors. It's a great way to warm up on a chilly day without the heft of a stewed dish or cream-based soup. Enjoy.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

My vote for the freshest and best prepared food in the Lehigh Valley.