Lao Voices

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 couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a photo of khao phoon nam kati with so many chicken feet. I never knew you could use chicken feet in khao phoon. I like how my aunt Kian eats her khao phoon using draining the pond technique. Hungry for chicken feet anyone?

On April 10, 2008, the employees at Mahosot Hospital attended an award ceremony to celebrate 30 years of progress. After business was over, they joined in the celebration of the Lao New Year with food, music, dancing and throwing water at one another.

Additional photos from the Lao New Year celebration at Wattay in Vientiane, Laos. I don’t know about you but those ping kai and bung khao larm are calling me home.

The last set of photos from the Lao New Year celebration at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane, on April 15, 2008. There are plenty of food and activities to keep you busy after religious ceremony part. I’ll take ping kai and bung khao larm anytime.

A continuing coverage of Laos from The Today Show on MSNBC, Matt Matt Lauer. Laos has the world’s widest waterfalls in Champassak and a great place for food lover.
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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 [...]

I had a chance to attend a Baci Ceremony on Saturday, and a Baci is used for many special events, but it’s sometimes called Sou Khuane which we often hear in events such as a Lao Traditional Wedding, a homecoming, after a birth of a new born and the Baci is for both the mother [...]

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 [...]