Most travelers to Southeast Asia are well-prepared for the delights of Thai cuisine. They know their Tom Yum soup from their Som Tam salad, and some are even ready for the “pet, pet” (spicy) factor. But anticipation of Lao food? Not so much. Even though it’s just a hop over the Mekong River from Thailand, […]
Lao coffee
Local Flavor: Lao Coffee
Luang Prabang, Laos is the kind of place the seeps under your skin, slows down your heart rate and tells you not to go. At least, that’s what happened to me and my partner; our first visit found us digging in and staying a spell, and return visits stretched over weeks and into months. Among […]