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Golden calf is a term that refers to something that is excessively esteemed but is unworthy, for example money.
Maybe be drived from the biblical story of Moses who came down from Mount Sinai carrying the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments only to find Israelites worshiping a calf made of gold.
Gaeng Kiaow Waan is the Thai culinary term which is literally translated as "sweet green curry". It is one of the three principal curries found in Thailand. The curry is green (Kiaow in Thai) because the curry paste is made from pounded green chilis. Other ingredients in the paste is a mixture of pounded herbs and spices, like galangal, garlic, and lemon grass. As the name suggests, Gaeng Kiaow Waan is lightly sweet curry
Green curry is a signature Thai dish found on all menus which is made with various ingredients such as a meat of choice, eggplant, coconut milk, and generous amounts of Thai basil.
Gaeng Kiew Wahn is Thai for "Green curry paste".
Gaeng Kiew Wahn, is also spelled as Kaeng Khiao Wan, Gaeng Kiaow Waan or Kaeng Kiew Wahn