It has been a busy week in the kitchens. Not only are we introducing new dishes to our everyday menu, there are also a lot of group bookings and large tables.

Dessert is prepared for a table of 18 diners.
As a rule, any tables with greater than 10 diners, a special set menu is served. Not [...]

Many people in Laos do not shy away from serving fried chicken feet or salted duck eggs at a party. The look and smell might not be so appealing, but this is considered a delicacy and the guests are more than happy to clean up their plate.

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Lao salad with chicken and ham.

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Khao phoon nam khati is a dish that most people would make for a wedding, a boun, or a party. It’s something that can be made in large quantity and easy to serve. One bowl or two and you are full.

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There are so many things you can do with Salmon. We use it in our Sushi Bar, we smoke or marinade it, we grill or poach it.
Farmed Salmon can be fatty, so it is worth spending a little bit more money on Wild Salmon, you can see and taste the difference immediately. The pink/orange colour [...]

Most of my relatives in Lao like to make laap moo or pork minced salad for boun or a party. Rather than chopping up the meat and then pan frying, they would grill the pork and thinly slice the meat before seasoning with various herbs and…

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Oyster mushroom is delicious and healthful and very popular in Laos. My relatives tend to make mushroom soup with either fish or just plain mushroom soup with oyster mushroom or hed nang lom in Lao language. Now you can make a decent…

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Tuna season is well upon us, and whilst the fisherman are hard at work, cooks are also busy.
Some wonderful cuts arrived to the Laocook Kitchens, and immediately we mixed up some Wasabi and Soy Sauce (for product quality testing purposes only ).
The texture of high quality Tuna is unlike any other fish. There [...]

A short video clip of Sidney’s birthday party in Vientiane with delicious Lao food, from fried chicken feet, khao phoon, laap kai and ping moo (Lao BBQ pork).

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My two aunts in Vientiane made some blood sausages and took some photos for us. I asked her for the recipe just in case some of you out there might want to try it. The next time they make this dish again they will make a video clip of it…

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