Last night, we went out for a traditional Lao dinner at Tamarind. Lao food uses many of the same ingredients of Thai food, but is differentiated by the heavy use of sticky rice. The rice is very sticky. During our boat cruise, I bent my fork trying to pull some out of its wicker basket. Best just to use your fingers. You work the sticky rice into a ball and then use this to soak up your food. Because of this, Lao food has less coconut milk curries and is less oily than Thai food. Our sticky rice came out with some dipping "salsas" based on tomato and aubergines (eggplant). We also got nori (seaweed) crackers.
The main course consisted of tilapia fish stuffed with lemongrass and cooked in banana leaf. We also got some pork for people like Molly :-) We then took the meat and added noodles, onion, fresh mint, tomato, cucumber, star fruit, banana flower, green beans, cilantro, and a yummy peanut citrus sauce all wrapped up in a lettuce leaf. Delicious!
Last night, we went out for a traditional Lao dinner at Tamarind. Lao food uses many of the same ingredients of Thai food, but is differentiated by the heavy use of sticky rice. The rice is very sticky. During our boat cruise, I bent my fork trying to pull some out of its wicker basket. Best just to use your fingers. You work the sticky rice into a ball and then use this to soak up your food. Because of this, Lao food has less coconut milk curries and is less oily than Thai food. Our sticky rice came out with some dipping "salsas" based on tomato and aubergines (eggplant). We also got nori (seaweed) crackers.
The main course consisted of tilapia fish stuffed with lemongrass and cooked in banana leaf. We also got some pork for people like Molly :-) We then took the meat and added noodles, onion, fresh mint, tomato, cucumber, star fruit, banana flower, green beans, cilantro, and a yummy peanut citrus sauce all wrapped up in a lettuce leaf. Delicious!
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