Pad See Ew with Shalewa Sharpe

Being an Ugly American, the subtle nuances of “Thailand was never colonized,” and Laotian food on the upswing in this talk about the ultimate hug in a bowl. Plus guest Shalewa Sharpe's unusual experiences in retail. This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHTHANKS to take 20% off all products. Join Katherine on Instagram Live on Thursday, October 31 at 4pm Pacific Time to talk about the episode and other food history stuff: www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2PuFU2h https://amzn.to/2Ps3WLc https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB86728174163740500 https://web.archive.org/web/20070303000031/http://www.a2o.com.sg/a2o/public/html/online_exhibit/odetoFriendship/html/Introduction/index.htm http://gayinfluence.blogspot.com/2013/06/king-vajiravudh-rama-vi-of-siam.html https://www.newhistorian.com/2019/01/08/how-did-siam-thailand-avoid-european-colonization/ https://feastthailand.com/food/food-culture/chinese-influence/