Thus are the ingredients of the "liver flush" drink here at the Koh Samui Spa Resort, where half the guests are on 7-day fasts and intricate self-colonic programs. Bryan and I, alas, are participating in neither -- instead opting to sample the simply divine fresh, organic, and mostly-vegetarian fare at the resort restaurant. We've been here for six days now, taking advantage of daily yoga, meditation, and chi gung (it's like tai chi) classes, the aforementioned food, and the always-enjoyable company of our British traveling pals Andy and Clare. There's nothing all that interesting to report (i.e., no mass-monkey sightings) as our days are pretty repetitive -- but it's the perfect last stop before the action-packed month of July.In case you're intrigued, I'll take this opportunity to tell you a little bit more about the spa meals. It's pretty much the ideal food in my humble opinion; we both were thrilled to see the extent of healthy-but-delcious-sounding choices, all for bargain-basement prices (which has been one of Southeast Asia's finer points.) So far, some of our favorites include:
- Brown Rice Salad: Brown rice mixed with green beans, corn, tomato, red & green pepper, aged cheese, spring onion, sprouts & ground cashew, dressed in red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon & grain mustard ... 65 Baht (or about $1.50)
- "Toi's" Tacos: Classic Taco with corn tortilla, lettuce, tomato, onion topped with aged cheese & your choice of chicken, re-fried beans or tofu ... 90 Baht
- Larb Gai: Spicy chopped chicken with lime juice, lemongrass, chili peppers, mint & pepper served with cabbage ... 65 Baht
- Muesli, Fruit & Yogurt: All fresh seasonal fruits, including papaya, pineapple, banana, watermelon, topped with fresh goat yogurt and home made muesli ... 80 Baht
- Tofu Boofers: Mashed potato and tofu mixed with onion, parsley & olive oil into patties, 2 pcs ... 40 Baht
- Curry Raisin Mash: Indian curry & coconut milk over mashed potato with raisins on top ... 60 Baht
The funny thing is, Andy, a self-avowed tofu hater, is absolutely in love with the food here. Clare's starting to look at him a bit strangely.
And in case you're intrigued about the self-colonics, I took a photo of the strange apparatus available in each guest room. The instructions seem rather complicated, involving some sort of coffee concoction and the process of sticking a tube you-know-where, etc., etc. -- apparently it's an integral part of the cleansing process here. Guests partaking seem to like to discuss it, which I strongly discourage.
So we've got just one more night in Koh Samui, then we're in Bangkok for a day and a half before our next big flight: Tanzania by way of Ethiopia on July 1. I can't really express how excited I am for this next leg of our journey, where we'll meet up with Jen, Drake, Sarah and Lynn and spend three weeks fulfilling another lifelong dream. No, silly, not climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (I mean, is that really happening?!) but going on safari in Africa, which will occupy our first full week with the girls. Then there's that little hill-walking thing, and then five luscious days on the beach together in Zanzibar. I also should mention that I recently switched to the vegetarian meal-plan for our safari and Kili trek, which I'm feeling very grateful for after seeing, as Jen points out, some of the carnivorous choices in Asia. I doubt they'll be serving us liver-flush drinks or tofu boofers, but that's okay.
I'm so excited I could nearly boof right now. ..........
3 Comments:
I can't imagine there are going to be a whole lot of wireless networks in Africa so...have a great time! I can't wait to read the Kili posting!
Yes! Have a wonderful time. And: More food descriptions, please. I love them.
that food sounds pretty good actually
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