For a couple weeks now I have had an enormous desire to eat oriental food and I especially adore Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, but will be the first to admit I don’t often venture into the kitchen to cook these dishes. The reason behind my it is not lack of will or time it’s more the shopping for the ingredients that puts me off.  And I am spoiled for Asian shops where I live, plus the prices are super affordable, so what’s the big issue? In recent times I have been trying to avoid going to shops packed full of people, and all the Asian shops are in central Frankfurt, where everyone seems to be, all the time. So when I think of making noodles I also start to think of having to get in the packed Metro then fighting the crowds when I get off on the other side. So I often give up just thinking about it. The scary thing about all this is that I never used to be like this. Am I getting old? Sometimes I ask myself whether living in a big city and paying ridiculous rent makes me yearn for the comfort and coziness