Category Archives: Recipes

Sticky rice ເຂົ້າໜຽວ kao niao

Posted on 6 August 2010 by Dorothy

Sticky rice is Laos’ staple food, accounting for two-thirds of its rice consumption. There are many varieties, both old, traditional seeds and new, higher yield Continue reading →

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Stir fried cucumber with duck in oyster sauce ຂົ້ວໝາກແຕງ ໃສ່ເປັດແລະນ້ຳມັນຫອຍ koua mak taeng sai pet leh nam man hoi

Posted on 4 August 2010 by Dorothy

I’d never thought about using cucumber in a stir-fry before, but this is very common in Laos, where cucumbers are prolific growers and very cheap to buy. Not much meat is used in proportion to the amount of cucumbers. Increase … Continue reading →

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Tamarind’s Or Paedek (padek) ເອາະປາແດກ

Posted on 30 September 2011 by Dorothy

The Tamarind Restaurant – A Taste of Laos in the Old Quarter of Luang Prabang is one of our favourite Lao restaurants. Besides their scrumptious food and the best cold drinks in Laos, what we love about Lao-owned Tamarind is … Continue reading →

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Watercress salad, northern-style ຍຳ ຜັກສະຫຼັດ ຫຼວງພະບາງ yam pak salat Louang Phabang

Posted on 4 August 2010 by Dorothy

Watercress salads are synonymous with Luang Prabang. There are many variations. Some are very oily; some are very sweet. The dressing here uses a reduced amount Continue reading →

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World Award for runner up Asian Cookbook

Posted on 4 March 2011 by Kees Sprengers

STOP PRESS Just found out we’ve been awarded the runner up award, second prize in the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards – “Best Asian Cookbook” – in the World. Earlier Gourmand awarded the book “Best Cookbook for Lao PDR”. It … Continue reading →

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