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When it comes to eating fish in this country, people have pretty limited imaginations. Salmon, tuna and shrimp represent more than half of all seafood consumed, and some 85 percent of the fish we eat is imported (including what’s fished here but sent to China for processing). Now that genetically modified salmon is coming to…

We first encountered pla som in Isaan, a region in eastern Thailand. It was one dish in a series of at least 10 we were gorging ourselves on at an outdoor restaurant in the non-descript town of Udon Thani. Isaan isn’t known for its beautiful temples, great shopping or gorgeous mountains, but it is known…