Lao Voices

The weather is getting warmer over here and it reminds me of tum maak houng and ping kai in Laos. Of course over there you can have all your tum and ping kai at any time of the year. During the rain season my relatives would gather under a house and have som tam party. [...]

Its that time of year again, when we are looking for Interns to be a part of our team during the summer.
We all know that Darly makes a mean “Tum” and that Ginger has a deft hand at “Rolls”, so I expect to see you both applying.
I think that Internships are good, it [...]

There are plenty of food stalls to be found between Wat Chanh and Don Chanh palace. In the evening this is where many local residents will hang out for good food and music late into the night. For those that don’t feel like cooking or can’t cook, you can never go hungry.
Right after work, many [...]

A snippet from a Lao documentary about Lao fisherman from southern Laos.

Lao community in Sanford, Florida hosted the 2008 Lao Food Festival at Wat Navaram earlier this month on March 02. The event was organized by the Lao Women Association of Florida and included many activities to keep everyone busy and happy. Keep your eyes and ears open to see if the Lao Food Festival will [...]

More photos from the Lao Food Festival 2008 in Vientiane last month. The first dish is soup phak from the northern region of Laos followed by another dish with a fancy name but to most of us would know it as soup nor mai som. The third dish is the famous Luang Prabang sausage that [...]

Samples of Lao stews from various regions of Laos at the 2008 Lao Traditional Food Festival. The Or Sien or Lao Beef Stew looks quite tempting to me. The Or Bohn looks delicious as well.

The Lao Traditional Food Festival of 2008 was also opened to foreign participants so there were a few booths from Thailand, displaying E-San food and products. Som Pa Thong or sour pickled fish was a big hit at the festival. Even my aunt in Vientiane bought some to try it out. When I called her [...]

A favorite dish for those that like to eat bitter things as well as frogs. Many people would use pork instead. That is quite creative to take something from nature and turned it into a delicious meal.

Hoy collected from a stream in Pakse have been cooked in boiling water and then pulled out from the shells and seasoned with various herbs and spices. They are then put on bamboo sticks and then grilled and eaten with spicy dipping sauce. I was told this dish is a favorite for the men to [...]