I was having lunch at my favorite Thai restaurant today and thinking about how much I love the pickled cucumbers. I tried to make them at home and it was a complete failure. Whatever I made from a recipe online was completely inedible. I decided to ask the waitress if she knew what they used to pickle their cucumber and see if she could give me some hints. I was totally shocked when she not only wrote down the ingredients for me, but gave me a bag with a bit of the “secret” ingredient, their homemade chili paste. The service at this restaurant is always great, but today she got close to a 50% tip.