hmmm yummy i think i will be gaining some pounds here in Lao... sigh... there goes my new year resolution which was to get fitter before i return to Timor. It's been quite a few sumptuous days for me since my host has a wonderful cook and she whips up different stuff everyday. one day is Khao Piak (porridge), the other was Tamahom (papaya salad), and then Paa (fish) hmmm... and yesterday, i followed some Lao colleagues to a place near Padetc to have Luang Prabang noodles called Khao Soi. I felt that it was similar to burmese Shan Kao Suet (as far as i can recall) and also a bit like Chinese Zha Jiang Mian. It's a good thing that I am an absolute noodle-fan. I can have noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner so this month here will be my noodles-pig out month. I used to yearn for noodles in the morning while in Timor but now, hohoho, i can easily get my hands on them..... yummy. and out on the streets the noodles are like 10,000 kip (slightly more than US1) while the large bowl in the picture is only 12,000 kip!!! of course, i lurrve the fact that there's always lots of veggies on the side. k, i'm off to hunt for nice kafe! tata
would like to ask you about your PADETC experience, could you kindly contact me at y_i_n_g at mailcity dot com? thanks!
ReplyDeletethe term Khao Soi has no meaning in Thai . This is because the yellow noodle Lanna dish is of Burmese origin . Khao Soi = Khaok Swe = "noodles" in Burmese .
ReplyDeleteI think the Thai forget that Lanna was part of Burma for 200 years :D