Met mamuang thod: toasted cashew nuts with chilies, red onion and lime juice (เม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์ทอด)

Met mamuang himmaphan thod (เม็ดมะมวงหิมพานต์ทอด) is a beer snack. I first tried it when I went out with my first boss for the very first time. I did not feel like a virgin but I surely liked this combination a lot. For some reason, it is not awfully common and sometimes you need to explain the waiter or even the cook what you want from them.

It could not be easier:

• Chop one red onion and 2-3 chilies.
• Heat a wok, add half a tablespoonful of odourless vegetable oil.
• Lightly toast cashew nuts. Add salt if you use raw nuts.
  
• Mix with onions and chilies, sprinkled with lime juice.

Quick, tasty, savoury, healthy, very Thai, indeed.