Fun story! I was actually thinking when I read it - "of course he offered you a fork, you're eating rice on a plate." *L* Vietnamese people do the same thing and many people don't believe me when I tell them that in Thailand they mostly eat with a fork and spoon. They fill the spoon up with the fork by dumping food over/into it then eat off the spoon. I've only eaten at Fortuna once or twice and don't recall what I had. I'm wondering if the "raw" chicken you saw get chopped up and served to go is actually boiled or steamed chicken. I don't recall the English description/name for it, but it's served cold and the chicken is white and looks uncooked. My parents get it every now and then and how you can tell it's good is when the skin is firm and the meat is sweet and tight. It's often served as an appetizer.

I can tell you all sorts of exotic eats in the ID. Try J&L Cafe next time (two blocks east of Uwaji up Main St.). They have a ridiculous dish of spaghetti and fried chicken. It's basically spaghetti noodles with a light tomato sauce served with fried chicken on top - and it's a huge portion! My co-worked loved it and we'd go from time to time. Ahh.. I miss working in the ID.