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Video clips of The Food Hunter, Mark Brownstein as he explores the remote areas of Laos for hidden culinary treasures.

Here is the coverage by Lao National Television of Lao Food Festival 2009 on April 14-16. The purpose of the event was to celebrate Lao New Year and to prepare for SEA Games 2009 in December.

The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that the Dutch and Lao people are (culturally) related. Apart from the obvious differences and distance of 8966 kilometers or 5571 miles, I think there are many similarities.
Both countries have been dominated by the French. The Netherlands received these unwanted southern visitors [...]

Menu Today with recipes from Dok Champa Restaurant in Vientiane: Tom Som Pa, Kin Pub, Khua Hed Nang Fah, San Nai Pik Tai Dam. Dok Champa Restaurant is located behind Wat Chanh. For directions and reservation, please call 020 5349398 or 021 251739.

Menu Today recipes from Indochina Spirit Restaurant in Luang Prabang: Koy Pa, Keng Som Pa, and Yum Salad Lao. If you are in the area and want to check out Indochina Spirit Restaurant, then you can contact them at 071 252372 for directions and reservation.

Here are a few delicious recipes from Dola Restaurant in Vientiane: Kai Dola or Chicken Dola, Poo Pad Pong Kali or Curry Pad Crab, and Pa Kor Loy Suan, Fish Swimming in the Garden.
Dola Restaurant is located at Ban That Luang North (behind Wat That Luang). It is near Keo Vilayvanh Guesthouse. To get [...]

Three recipes from Bounyan Floating Boat Restaurant: Jeuan Jee Nai (Fried field cricket), Jeuan Pa Kai (Fried pa kai fish from Vietnam) and kang Som Pa Gup Kai Mot (Sour fish soup with ant’s eggs).
Bounyan Boat Restaurant is located in Tha Gnon, about 50 meters from the Tha Gnon bridge on the right side. [...]

Lao menu for today is for those that like pad or stir-fry. Try Pad Ki Mao Ruammit Talay or Drunken Noodles Seafood Stir Fry, Khao Pad Ruam Maak Nut or Stir-fried Rice with Pineapple, and Yum Pa Douk Foo or Yum Catfish.

I’m a big fan of a food show called Menu Today from Lao Star Channel, which is based in Laos. I found out about the show from my two aunts in Vientiane. They watch the show on the weekend and one of them would try to duplicate the dish in an attempt to perfect it [...]

NGO Friends International has started a new initiative to alter the life of Vientiane street kids in a positive way. Through a project named Peuan Mit street kids get help in the form of prevention, reintegration, outreach and vocational training. Based on the support of up Mak Phet restaurant, former street children get a new [...]

Samples of various Lao desserts and treats for the entire family to enjoy. If you take your kids to the market, they just might bug you for some treat before dinner.

I went to a Boun event last Sunday, but didn’t have a chance to post this until today. It is a Boun event for a respectable member of our Lao community’s step dad whom passed away awhile back, and it falls on the same day as an important Buddhist religious day called Asalha Puja Day, [...]

Tips on how to make sticky rice by Joe. He sure knows how to make good sticky rice.

What goes great with sticky rice, how about some mean jeow?

The land of a million elephants aka Lao was featured on the Travel Channel’s hit program No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. When in Laos, eat like the Lao do and Bourdain was eager and ready to chow down on egg omelet with what else but ant eggs.
I have never eaten this myself but have [...]

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part III Lao Traditional Dance Performance
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. My favorite foods at a Lao festival are Tum Buk Houng (Spicy Papaya Salad, sorry that I didn’t get to take a picture of it, I was hungry and ate [...]