Tag Archives: Luang Prabang

Lao Food: Crickets

Leave a comment Posted by on May 5, 2018

Crickets are normally considered as food by Lao people.

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Snake and Vegetables

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Vegetables and snake at the market in Luang Prabang.

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Lao Food: Ant Eggs

Leave a comment Posted by on April 9, 2018

Ant eggs are a little sour and are eaten with chicken eggs, in fish soup, or just steamed for a snack.

Reference: What’s in the Market?, Sonesulilat Vongsouline, Big Brother Mouse 2010

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Lao Food: Stink Bugs & Cicadas

Leave a comment Posted by on April 9, 2018

Stink bugs

Stink bugs live on leaves in the longan tree and they are usually eaten fried or mashed into sauce.

Plates of stink bugs and cicadas

Cicadas can be roasted, fried, or used to make sauces.

Reference: What’s in the Market?, Sonesulilat Vongsouline, Big Brother Mouse 2010

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Lao Pottery Village

Leave a comment Posted by on November 6, 2017

Pay for the entrance fee ticket

Kiln

Kiln hole. Top view.

Finished product

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Middle Noodle

Leave a comment Posted by on August 6, 2017

Small noodle, big noodle, and middle noodle

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Coconut Pancakes in Banana Leaf Bowl

Leave a comment Posted by on July 20, 2017

Vendor selling round coconut pancakes in banana leaf bowl

Stapler is the secret tool of banana leaf bowl construction

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Side Alley Chilli Pepper Drying

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Chilli peppers drying on a rattan meal base by the side alley. Just one of those random things seen being dried outside.

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Elephant Dung Paper

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Fruit Combinations

Leave a comment Posted by on June 27, 2017

All possible combinations of fruit to make fruit shake

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Luang Prabang Letter Boxes

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Mekong river in the background

 

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Repurposed Water Gun Toys

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Lao Tuk Tuk

Leave a comment Posted by on June 19, 2017

This one looks nice with its embellishments

A closer look at the wooden embellishments

Parked tuk tuks as seen from the inside of a running tuk tuk

 

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Friday Snapshot: Skeleton Slow Boat

Leave a comment Posted by on June 16, 2017

I think I found a dock by the Mekong river where they build slow boats

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Rooster Carrier

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He looks humiliated

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Peculiar Pineapples

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