Aunt Kian went grocery shopping for the day and was tempted with several Lao dishes, all prepared and ready to be bought in a platic bag for a nice home cooked meal without the cooking. Check out some of the famous Lao dishes that many of…

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Last month aunt Kian went to organic farmers market in Vientiane. Every Saturday an association of organic farmers gather to sell their produce and products made from organic ingredients.
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Ping Gai is the name given to Laotian Style Grilled Marinated Chicken. A favourite at parties, gatherings and BBQ´s, succulent pieces of Chicken are marinated then grilled and normally served with Sticky Rice.
At the restaurant I cook our Ping Gai “Sous Vide”, which means “Under Vacuum”.

Basically the marinated Chicken is vacuum packed then cooked at [...]

Summer. It is hot outside and even more so in the kitchens.
This watermelon caused quite a stir when it arrived.

Its flesh is a wonderful Yellow colour, and it tastes sweeter than the regular variety. In some places it is also known as the Honey Watermelon. There are also Orange coloured Watermelons available too.
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Tuna Tataki has [...]

Anthony Bourdain - A Cook’s Tour TV show from the Food Network visits Bane Lao Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand to sample great Lao dishes and ingredients. This is when he tries padek (pla ra in Thai language) or fermented fish sauce,…

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You can’t go wrong with having stir fry for dinner with warm steamed rice. For tonight we have water spinach stir fry and beef stir fry with Chinese cabbage and green long peppers.

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Hotel New York is located in Rotterdam, on Kop van Zuid area, near the center of Rotterdam. From its parking lot you can see the hotel stuck between the two imposing buildings to the left and to the right. Hotel New York has the best view of the harbor. You can see the Erasmus Bridge [...]

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How to make Thom Khem or Pork and Egg in Soy Sauce by Manivan Larprom.

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The last time I went to Hotel New York Restaurant was in March of this year. I have been so busy since then and decided to treat myself over the weekend with dinner and a movie later. We got there a few minutes late because of the Summer Carnival in Rotterdam. I was not feeling [...]

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The entire family members attended a wedding reception tonight and took a break from making a meal. There were plenty of food and drinks for everyone and rounds and rounds of Beer Lao to keep the guests happy, eating and dancing late into…

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