Sao Darly

Lunch from Kuadin Market on day 31 of my two months trip in Laos.

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The best part of the meal is dessert and Nam Varn Lodchong is my favorite Lao dessert.

After shopping at Talat Sao, it was time to head over to Talat Kuadin to see what we would like to have for lunch.

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For breakfast on day 31 of my two months trip in Laos it was stir fry and jeow. Aunt Kian made the stir fry while Aunt Phone made jeow phak ee kood.

For dinner we had a special treat from Pakse. Aunt Tou asked her relatives to make a special batch of Som Moo (Lao soured pork sausage) and sent them as a gift to Vientiane.

Aunt Kian grilled the Som Moo and later made Sao Noi Disco to surprise me. Of course since she can’t eat the dish raw and doesn’t want me to try my dancing with Sao Noi Disco, Aunt Kian made sure these girls were not dancing too wildly.

I spent my morning taking care of Sidney and later took a walk to Gok Pho market to order a batch to Lao green papaya salad and Lao sticky rice noodle salad. Aunt Kian prepared the pickled fish she bought in Pakse and heated the famous savan ping kai for us.

For breakfast I ate khao thom made by Aunt Kiane and the rest of the relatives for the Morning Alms Offering (Giving) after Grand-Mama’s funeral. It is a tradition to give out the left-over to relatives and friends.

I found it comforting and was reminded of the same old tradition from my sister’s funeral when I was a young kid in Laos. So much memories and so much emotions but so loss of words to express my feelings at that moment.

For dinner Aunt Phone made what she called “Koy Moo” or Lao minced meat salad using pork. I don’t normally eat pork or beef for that matter but I when Aunt Phone made her favorite dish I had to give it a try. Just a few bites to make her happy.

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For lunch it was tum maak houng or green papaya salad from Gok Pho market and grilled chicken from down the street. Well, it was more like certain parts of chicken that I was not quite fond of unless it is chicken liver from Go Chicken Go.

It’s time to get back to the posting of my two months in Laos. So many photos I have taken and so many clips recorded. Now I must share those old memories and make room for a new one.

It was a day of rest for me on day 29 in Laos. I had long night of attending a wedding at the last minute. I was invited by Sidney’s grandmother after our shopping time at Lao ITECC.

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All the walking and shopping for Lao Sinh can make a person hungry. We went to the Food Court for an early dinner. Even though I took plenty of food photos the last time I was at Lao ITECC, I spent a few minutes taking additional photos. My thinking was that you can always delete them later but can’t go back to take them again whenever I feel the need to do so.

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