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Lao Community in FL hosted Lao Food Festival

by Darly

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 [...]

Regional Dishes of Laos

by Darly

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 [...]

Taste of Lao Stew and more

by Darly

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.

Thai Products at Lao Food Festival

by Darly

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 [...]

Home Made in Laos

by Darly

Samples of home made products in Laos that were on display at the Lao Traditional Food Festival 2008, at the Lao National Culture Hall last month (February 22-23). The colorful candles would be something that I would buy for myself or give away as gifts. I particularly like the candles in a shape of Dok [...]

Arts and Crafts at Lao Food Festival

by Darly

There was more than Lao food on display at the 2008 Lao Traditional Food Festival in Vientiane on February 22-23. In addition to the 100 booths displaying delicious Lao dishes from all the Lao provinces, many Lao homemade products as well as Lao textiles, arts and crafts were on display and for sale to [...]