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Tag Archives: ingredients
Vandara’s Lao organic food garden
Luang Prabang institution Vandara Amphaiphone’s creativity and holistic life approach imbues all she does: weaver, culinary expert, guesthouse owner, mentor and organic gardener. We describe her organic garden at Vanvisa 2 by Kuang Si Falls. Continue reading
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Tagged cuisine du Laos, garden, ingredients, organic, Vandara, vegetables
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Food market @ Luang Prabang old city
Food market @ Luang Pranang old city shows grilled food and raw ingredients from Laos Continue reading
Fermented fish sauce ປາແດກ padek, paedek
This extremely pungent, opaque fermented fish sauce incorporates chunks of fish. It is eaten raw or cooked in a variety of Lao dishes; it is used extensively in Thailand’s Isaan province, home to many Lao. It is also made and … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, flavouring agent, ingredient preparation, ingredients, Lao recipe, Lao recipes
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Nang Noi’s birthday rice noodles
Kees and I arrived at the Boat Landing Guest House and Restaurant in Luang Namtha after a long bumpy drive in our fire-engine red Honda Jazz from Luang Prabang. This car in SE Asia is considered a teenager’s car but … Continue reading
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Tagged cuisine du Laos, fish, ingredients, Kees Sprengers, Lao food, soup, vegetables
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Preparing ingredients for jeow
Essential to the flavour of Lao food, the first step in many Lao recipes is the roasting or grilling of flavouring ingredients. Most jeow (chilli dipping sauce) recipes call for this. We show traditional and modern ways of preparing jeow ingredients. Continue reading
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Tagged flavouring agent, ingredient preparation, ingredients, jeow, vegetables
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Visit to Laos
Kees and I are off to Laos on Saturday. Can’t wait! We’ll arrive in Vientiane on Sunday evening, then on Tuesday head up to Luang Prabang. We also hope to go to Luang Namtha, depending on road conditions in the … Continue reading
More about the book
Lao food is delicious! We love the richness and diversity of Lao recipes, ingredients, food and cultures and want to share them with the world. Continue reading
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Tagged ingredients, Lao food, Lao recipes, Luang Namtha, Northern Laos
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