The right mix of tradition and ingenuity cook up a win for Chef Khammoun. On a beautiful November evening in the 3rd floor garden of Crowne Plaza, five chefs gathered for the honor of winning the prize of Laos’ top chef at the ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Solutions Expo. Most of the ingredients...
It is no stretch of the truth to say that cuisine in the Asian region is one of the best in the world. Much of the food in Asia tends to be heavily spiced, packed with a multitude of flavors, and contain a lot of excess fats. In Laos, locals enjoy either the tangy punch […]
The exotic taste of Laos. We’ve all heard of minced meat salad laab (or its sliced meat equivalent koy), the quintessentially Lao salad dish made by mixing select meats and fresh vegetables tossed in fermented fish sauce and lime. Koy paa (fish salad) and koy ngoua (beef salad) tend to be...
Reconnecting through food. The shared experience of preparing food and eating together binds us like no other. It is an essential part of our most joyous celebrations, and when friends and family are reunited. Relationships begin over candlelit dinners; the spurned placate themselves with...
Bangkok’s most stylish Lao restaurant leaving tongues wagging. Funky Lam Kitchen is an inspiring modern-retro Lao pop-up restaurant in Bangkok’s Thonglor district launched by Sanya Souvanna Phouma and Saya Na Champasak and is leading the way in the city’s culinary scene. Growing up in Laos,...
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