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For lunch today we have the following for a meal: deep fried pork skin and fat, fried pork organs, and fried bamboo shoots.

Here are additional photos of the book box library at Dannavieng Elementary school in Muang Phone Thong, Champassak provinces. These first grade students are not shy when it comes to checking out their favorite books to read. Thanks to a book box library, they have a good start for a better future.

On March 19, 2007, Dannavieng Elementary School received a book box library from us (in the name Laoplanet.net back then). It has been a little over a year now since the students have been enjoying their books. Thanks to the supporters of the school building project, they now have a new library (reading room) to [...]

Southeastern Asian flavors on Far North Side
By Steve Dolinsky
Only one restaurant in town focuses on the food from Laos, and ABC7’s Hungry Hound has tried everything on the menu.
If you like Thai food, chances are you’re going to really like the food from Laos. There are plenty of similarities– mainly coconut milk, fish sauce, young [...]

I paid a visit to my Hmong neighbor’s rice paddy again during my morning break, I was hoping that the rice plants would produce some rice grains by now, but I guess I’m a bit impatience. I asked one of my American co-workers to join me this time, she said, “I don’t know why you [...]

Aunt Phone likes to eat pork while Aunt Kian likes to eat beef. One thing they both like to make is ping sien or Lao BBQ of either pork, chicken, or beef. For this dinner, Aunt Kian made ping sien moo with nam jeem maak phet. In plain old English, it’s Lao BBQ pork with [...]

Now and then it is useful to look back in history to see where the future will take us. A pivotal time in Lao history is the time between 1950 and 1975. During that time, the political regime in Laos was completely turned around. This was no coincidence. Laos was heavily [...]

Vee Tee Lao documentary show from Lao Star Channel. This episode is about Lao New Year celebration.

Summer is usually the best time to do some travelling, hiking, or just spend more time being outdoors. And along with outdoor fun, comes outdoor insects such as mosquitoes and ticks. But not to worry, as you can now wear insect repellant clothing that will make the mosquito want to stay [...]

What’s for lunch today in Vientiane? We have boiled intestine and other parts. These delicious bits and pieces are served with spicy dipping sauce with some steamed vegetables and cool cucmber slices. For some family members that are not fond of pork intestine, then we have homemade som moo to go with warm sticky rice. [...]

A few samples of Lao food from That Luang market in Vientiane. Have your pick for what you want for dinner. If you don’t want ping kai, then there’s ping pa and som phak gard to go with warm sticky rice. For Tai Tai, ping pa and som phak gard are a perfect match. Well, [...]

Dinner at aunt Kian’s house today included green aubergine chutney, jeow maak phet, ping kai and Lao beef jerky, with various vegetables on the side.

Mien exhibit video by ACTA

There is still something familiar with this picture. While Vientiane might be moving at a faster pace, this durian seller still relies on the old fashion wagon. This is something that most merchants would be using in the 80’s to transport their fruits and vegetables. The main difference is that it was a dusty dirt [...]

A couple of pictures of That Luang Marsh near by That Luang Market. There are a lot of activities in the area and soon it will be more crowded with new housing and more businesses.