Lao Voices

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Seeing Weir Sukollawat on the cover of Koosang Koosom Magazine made me think of Alexandra Bounxouei, and this could be her on the cover with Weir if she had accepted the role for Lakorn ‘Pood Mae Nam Kong’, which the part was offered to Alexandra but she turned it down because she decided to accept [...]

There is a great news for the local people and also foreigners that are flocking to Laos these days. In the near future there will be a tourist district in the capital city, Vientiane. I can’t wait to see what it looks like and will be checking out the area. It’s a good thing we [...]

The second edition of the Lao Elephant Festival took place in Paklay District, Sayaboury Province, on February 15th, 16th, and 17th. Organizers of the festival wanted to raise awareness of the plight of the Asian elephant. The Asian elephant plays a prominent role in a cultural and natural heritage of Laos. It is estimated the [...]

Travel to Khon Kaen Thailand in March 2008 for the inaugural Isan Food Festival and its culinary masterclass. Festival dates are 7-16 March 2008.
Thailand’s remote Northeast Isan region is renowned for some of the kingdom’s tastiest cooking. Not only that, the area hosts the finest examples of ancient Khmer temples to be seen outside of [...]

Lao dancing at Patouxay Garden.

With fresh herbs from the Chinese grocery store I bought on Chinese New Year I decided to make Laap Moo later that weekend. I’ve been looking at Laap Moo photos from Laos the last few weeks so I started to have a craving for it. Rather than waiting for many months before I can go [...]

Lao dancing at Patouxay Garden.

To be honest, it’s difficult to find a wide range of traditional Lao dishes all in one restaurant, but if you went to the Food Festival at the National Culture Hall last Friday or Saturday you could have sampled foods from almost every province in the country.
Some of the country’s best cooks brought their cooking [...]

During fish season my relatives in Pakse tend to make steamed fish to serve at festival time. There are so many boun in the Lao calendar so you can expect to cook a great deal of food almost monthly. Steamed fish can be make in large quantity using steamer called Mor Seung. Usually steamed vegetables [...]

After a lunch reception and some drinking and dancing into the late afternoon, the wedding party and the guests are then ready for a new set of clothes and headed out for a real celebration. For those that can afford a catering service for the wedding, the evening reception usually takes place at a restaurant. [...]

Lao dishes proved popular among hundreds of local and foreign gourmets during the two-day Food Festival 2008 held at the National Culture Hall in Vientiane last Friday and Saturday.
Cooks from the north to the south of Laos displayed their tempting wares to hungry passers-by, attracting people from many different countries as well as local residents.
Some [...]

Soured cabbage or Som Phak Galam Pee is great with smoked pork’s ears and feet. Make sure you don’t take this to work or else it will really stink up the place. Laocook has a great recipe for those that don’t know how to make it.

Lao dancing at Patouxay.