Let off steam: Ms. Potiwat transfers the egg mixture to her serving bowl and steams it for 10 to 15 minutes in a covered wok.

WSJ: Flowers for the Eyes, and the Mouth

There's nothing new about turning coal into gas--19th-century street lamps burned "town gas, " a dangerous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, produced by blasting coal with steam.

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