The other side of Thai cuisine

I really try with the Thai food. The truly Thai stuff. And it beats me every time.
It's just that, well, okay.
It has to be lukewarm after sitting in a steam tray for a goodly while. It's either greenish brown or yellow. If it's the brown stuff, it looks like something a dog would yak up. If it's the yellow stuff, it's worse because you can recognize components of otherwise palatable cuisine: shrimp, cauliflower, pineapple. Either way, it has enough heat to melt silverware. And no matter what, it smells like something the dog would roll in before slurping it up and depositing it on the street. Or in a pan.
I try. I try and I try. But sometimes it's hard.