【难度说明】：中等

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You’veflownhalfwayaroundtheworld;you’vesniffedoutthisplacethatnobodyinFalonglandorThailandseemstohaveeverheardof;sowhatonearthistheretodohere?Youconsiderthisquestionasyousinkintoanoldwoodenbeachchairabovethesand.

ItwasalongjourneyfromBangkoktoHuaplee.Bythetimeyoufoundthebusstationandgotyourselfsortedout,ittookalmostaslongastheflightfromFalongland.

HuapleeislocatedjustsouthofHuaHin,abouttwohundredkilometresfromBangkok,downthewestsideoftheGulfofThailand.Notmanytouristsfindthisplace,andtheonesthatdowonderiffindingithasbeentheirpurposeallalong.

There’sanapparentlazinessthatsurroundsyouhere.It’swhatthisplaceoffers,andit’sfreeofcharge.Thesmallwavesthattaptheshorelineseemtosloweverythingdown.YousettleintoyourbeachchairinPparationforalongrest.Yousitthereandwatchthesea.

It’searlyafternoon,sothecookcomesoutandaskswhatyou’dliketoeatthisevening.Beforelonghe’srushedofftothemarkettobuytheingredientsforwhateveritwasthatyouordered—everymealfreshandtoorder.Nomenuhere.