Miang Muang Luang for lunch

Miang Muang Luang

Miang Muang Luang or Miang Kham bought from a local market for lunch in Vientiane, Laos. My aunt in Pakse always make Miang Muang Luang from scratch rather than buying it from the local market. She…

Papaya Salad at Gok Pho market in Vientiane

lao food

Whenever I am in Vientiane, I often make a visit to Gok Pho Market for an order of Lao green papaya salad. This papaya salad seller makes delicious batch of Tum Maak Houng, just the way…

Green Papaya and Noodle Salad for lunch

Lao Food

I made Green Papaya and Noodle Salad for lunch, using sticky rice noodle and a little bit of shredded green papaya. I ran out of red chili peppers and had to resort to using green chili…

Oxtail Noodle Soup

Feu Oxtail Noodle Soup

I started to do my grocery shopping at a cheaper store last week. After a couple of times shopping and getting familiar with the location of the products, I found myself starting at the meat and…

Khao Poon Nam Jeow

Khao Poon Nam Jeow

Khao Poon Nam Jeow for lunch at the Morning Market Food Court or Talat Sao Mall Food Court. After some shopping or browsing around at the mall and when you feel like grabbing a bite to…

Papaya Salad with Left-over Sticky Rice

Green Papaya Salad

After I have walked up an appetite, I treated myself to a bowl of Lao Green Papaya Salad (Tum Mak Houng) and heated up the left-over sticky rice from last night’s dinner. Usually for two cups…

Khao Piak Sen in Champassak

Khao Piak Sen

Homemade Khao Piak Sen or Lao Rice Noodle Soup made by my aunt in Champassak, Laos. It was a big pot, enough to feed three families living near one another. That’s how it is in Laos,…

Mee Kati for breakfast in Vang Vieng

Mee Kati

If you don’t feel like having Pho or Khao Piak for breakfast, then having Mee Kati (Noodles with Coconut Milk) is an alternative. I was surprised to see my two aunts ordering Mee Kati for breakfast….

Spicy Pineapple Salad

Spicy Pineapple Salad

I went for a walk around lunch time today and was enjoying so much that I didn’t check the time. It started to rain while I was taking pictures of Dutch crocus at the local part…

Soured Pork Sausage in Pakse

Lao Food

I’m fortunate to have relatives on my father’s side in Pakse that often make their own Soured Pork Sausage or Som Moo rather than buying it at the market. One family even makes a living out…