tam mak tong
Lao Food

Tam Mak Tong

At the moment, it is cotton fruit season in Laos. We tend to eat things according to season. For today, it is Spicy Cotton Fruit Salad (Tam Mak Tong; ຕຳຫມາກຕ້ອງ) for afternoon snack in Vientiane, Laos.

Lao Rice Vermicelli Soup
Lao Food

Khao Poon in Savannakhet

A bowl of Lao Rice Vermicelli Soup (Khao Poon; ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ) from a street food vendor for dinner, after a visit to Wat Pha That Phon Temple, in Savannakhet, Laos.

ນ້ຳຫວານ
Lao Food

Melon and Pandan Jelly Dessert

Melon and Pandan Jelly Dessert. Nam Varn Mak Taeng Kup Khao Lod Chong ( ນ້ຳຫວານໝາກແຕງ ກັບ ເຂົ້າລອດຈອງ; ເຂົ້າລອດຊ່ອງ ) in Vientiane, Laos.

nam varn ruam
Lao Food

Nam Varn Ruam

Local Mixed Desserts (Nam Varn Ruam; ນ້ຳຫວານລວມ) for dessert after dinner in Vientiane, Laos.

ແກງຫນໍ່ໄມ້
Lao Food

Kaeng Nor Mai Jeow Padaek

Lao Bamboo Shoot Soup (Kaeng Nor Mai ແກງຫນໍ່ໄມ້) and Spicy Fermented Fish Dip (Jeow Padaek ແຈ່ວປາແດກ) for dinner in Vientiane, Laos.

sai aua jeow bong
Lao Food

Sai Aua Ping Ped

Breakfast in Luang Prabang, Laos with grilled sausages (Sai Aua Luang Prabang; ໄສ້ອົ່ວຫລວງພະບາງ) and Ping Ped (ປີ້ງເປັດ; grilled duck).