We didn't even know what we had ordered- all we did was to point at a scrumptious looking picture pasted on the walls beside our table.

This side dish was more pricey than the total of both our bowls of tomyum noodles (180 baht- not cheap for a Thailand roadside stall) but it was clear why when we sank our teeth into these delightful morsels- a generous amount of shredded real crabmeat fried to crispy, light perfection. It came with a sweet lemon dip but I was happier scooping the usual chilli vinegar that can be commonly found in the condiments tray in many Thai places.
This caught the attention of the owner, and apparently her seal of approval. She came back with another container of greenish, spicier looking dip.

"This... better," she said with her limited English but with a limitlessly powerful conviction that I knew I had hit a local jackpot. I hurriedly dipped the crabmeat into the magic sauce... and she was right. The coriander dip was fresh and best of all, carried a good amount of heat. I inhaled what was left of our sidedish in a matter of seconds.

As we paid, she smiled and mustered a few more English words as best as she can, "See you... again."
We didn't see her again on this trip because there was too much good food BKK had to offer and all we had was 5 short days, but we are already looking forward to coming back on our next one.