Comments | amw: Laos food post!

amw

Laos food post!

Feb 05, 2023 14:49

Looking back through my photos of Laos, i found 50 photos of various different foods, drinks and snacks. Some of them didn't come out great, in particular some of the noodle soups that were delivered to me with steam rising from the bowl, adding to the morning mist that blanketed the mountains. Others felt repetitive (how many noodles do you need ( Read more... )

travel, food, laos

Comments 8

dadi February 5 2023, 07:28:28 UTC

Yumm! I was most enticed by the dish with the red peanuts in it!

amw February 5 2023, 08:33:26 UTC

I feel bad that was the most Chinese thing in the line-up! The pork and chili is called 農家小炒肉 or peasant/farm style small fried meat. Not sure what the beef is called, but i know it's a common dish too. The red peanuts are just a standard topping or condiment in Chinese cuisine, especially in some provinces like Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi. They're great for adding crispiness. In Laos they also have peanuts available in small bags for snacking or for adding on your noodle, but they are the skinless ones you see in one of the picnic photos. Still good, though. I love peanuts, they're such a great topping for food - adding some crunch and flavor but also oil/fat and protein ( ... )

dadi February 5 2023, 10:44:29 UTC

Yeah, that is the case in rural Bavaria too...it is traditionally a soup-ish dish that is always going on the wood stove and you just add some vegetables or maybe an egg..

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newwaytowrite February 5 2023, 20:42:09 UTC

I am all about adding more dishes that incorporate an egg as bonus.
Where I would falter is bananas. I don't eat bananas.

fflo February 5 2023, 22:04:46 UTC

Love these food pix. Some really spur some jealousy.

That last paragraph's pretty great, too.

nahele_101 February 5 2023, 23:32:40 UTC

The Redhead spent a bunch of time in Laos, and really liked the people there. She had been in Thailand before that, and said Thailand was "so-so." She felt that Cambodia and Laos had nicer folks, and cheap beer. She was there about a decade ago though, so it sounds like things have changed. I really like your last paragraph. It sums up the concept that if your needs are being met, you are less likely to care about the reasoning for the help.

I'm glad you went to Laos!

amw February 12 2023, 02:58:34 UTC

I do wonder what it would have been like in the southern part of the country. Ethnic minorities aside, i think mountain-dwelling people tend to be a slightly different type of person than those who live in the plains. I have to say, though, everyone i did meet was decently friendly, and although the touts in Luang Prabang annoyed me a bit, they were far less insistent than they could've been.