For ordering main dishes, try to include a different meat with each dish. Also, have a mix of spicy vs. mild, and saucy vs. dry. A good combination for Thai food virgins is a green chicken curry, pad thai noodles with shrimp, spicy beef salad, and some mixed vegetables. If the restaurant seems like it’s got a good supply of fresh fish then deep-fried fish is often nice too. Another popular dish that’s one of my favorites is olive rice, being tastier than plain rice, but a nice change from fried rice. Whether you choose plain or olive rice, each diner will get their own plate or bowl of rice; bring food from the shared dishes, and keep it with your rice until eating you’re ready to eat it. So do you need rice? “With some of the certain dishes, like curry,” Chef Ian explains, “We recommend to have it with rice.”