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I'm Frances Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media, the show for

curious cooks and eaters.

My passport really doesn't get the work out, I wish it would. I mean, I'm grateful,

seriously, that I get to roam around in our beautiful country, but there's really nothing quite like going out there.

Going out somewhere that's totally different from where you live,

where you might not know the language or the culture or the food,

and you just let the enormity of the world wash over you.

Right?

And you remind yourself that there are a zillion different ways

to live a life on this planet.

And you could feel the humility and welcome of being a guest.

You know, Tony Bourdain once said that

the more I travel, the less I know.

And isn't that literally what having a sense of wonder is all about?

This week, we are all about life-changing magic of getting out of town.

Through the Black Sea, to Haiti, to France, and more.

And our first stop is Thailand.

Andy Ricker, the chef owner of Pock Pock in Portland,

has spent over 30 years traveling and cooking in Thailand in the last 15 sharing what he's learned to cook there with the rest of the world.

He's got a new book out called Pock Pock Noodles, and Sally Swift called up with him to talk about carbs, yes, but also about the traveling life in Thailand. Have a listen.

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