Archive for: May, 2006

Green Papaya Salad by Lao Studies

I attended the First International Conference on Lao Studies (FICLS) in Elgin, IL about a year ago. It was a great experience that I will never forget. I’ve made some friends and have learned many new things about what it is to be Khon Lao (Lao person). I look forward to attend the next conference, [...]

Khanom Maakthape

Here is a dessert called Khanom Maakthape. I have no idea what is Maakthape means in English. I will have to ask my mother for the translation later. This video recipe is about 11 minutes long. Good luck.

Pandan Jelly ( Woon Bai Toey )

I finally had a chance to upload another cooking video. This is a dessert called Woon Bai Toey or Pandan Jelly. As a little kid I couldn’t not get enough of it and still dream about buying an entire tray from That Luang Market in Vientiane. My mother never made this dessert for us but [...]

Papaya Salad Photos

Being a student I don’t cook often. When I do I try to take a pic of what I made for archiving purpose. The food pics also make a nice addition to Lao Voices Gallery. It’s been months since I’ve gone through my external drive and uploading food pics. Here are some photos of Payaya [...]

Clear Fish Soup

Here is another recipe from the Lao News Agency (KPL), published on March 08, 2005. Ingredients: * Pork bones, trimmed of any fat and washed * I small rice-bowl (i.e. about 200 g) grilled fish, deponed * I small rice-bowl (i.e. about 4 to 5) shallots, peeled * ½ small rice-bowl (i.e. about 2 tbsp.) [...]

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