Comments on: Learning to Eat Laotian http://www.themangolassie.com/2008/05/learning-to-eat-laotian/ Going Gourmet on a Shoestring Budget Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eats http://www.themangolassie.com/2008/05/learning-to-eat-laotian/comment-page-1/#comment-20423 eats Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:10:44 +0000 http://www.themangolassie.com/?p=553#comment-20423 I forgot to mention that Lao cuisine has three regional variations of it. Some Thai dishes originated from the central Laos region, which is why some Thai dishes have Lao characteristics. And lastly, most Lao dishes use some sugar in it. Gourmet magazine mentioned that Lao cusine was not as sweet as Thai, which is true, but not that it doesn't use any sugar. Thai cuisine tends to be overly sweet for someone who is accustomed to Lao cuisine. Lao cuisine uses more herbs as well. I forgot to mention that Lao cuisine has three regional variations of it. Some Thai dishes originated from the central Laos region, which is why some Thai dishes have Lao characteristics.

And lastly, most Lao dishes use some sugar in it. Gourmet magazine mentioned that Lao cusine was not as sweet as Thai, which is true, but not that it doesn’t use any sugar. Thai cuisine tends to be overly sweet for someone who is accustomed to Lao cuisine. Lao cuisine uses more herbs as well.

]]> By: eats http://www.themangolassie.com/2008/05/learning-to-eat-laotian/comment-page-1/#comment-20422 eats Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:04:08 +0000 http://www.themangolassie.com/?p=553#comment-20422 Great entry! Thai cuisine tends to be sweeter and heavier than Lao cuisine. Lao cuisine is not as oily as Thai cuisine. That bitterness you're referring to is an additional element that is added to SOME dishes, not all, and only when requested by the customer. So Lao cuisine is not "bitter", but very tasty and has some dishes that can be made bitter if requested. That fish dish wrapped in banana leaves is called Mok Pa, which is a very common Lao dish. Great entry! Thai cuisine tends to be sweeter and heavier than Lao cuisine.

Lao cuisine is not as oily as Thai cuisine. That bitterness you’re referring to is an additional element that is added to SOME dishes, not all, and only when requested by the customer.

So Lao cuisine is not “bitter”, but very tasty and has some dishes that can be made bitter if requested.

That fish dish wrapped in banana leaves is called Mok Pa, which is a very common Lao dish.

]]> By: Empanada Boy http://www.themangolassie.com/2008/05/learning-to-eat-laotian/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Empanada Boy Tue, 20 May 2008 03:44:07 +0000 http://www.themangolassie.com/?p=553#comment-795 Yum. I absolutely loved the fish dish I had. Not only was the presentation tops, having it served in a banana leaf, but I thought the taste was spectacular. As someone who has, on occasion, found many fish dishes served at restaurants to be boring, I was very pleased with how flavorful this dish was and found the temperature and moistness of the fish perfect. I would definitely recommend going back there, maybe even 2 nights in a row! Yum. I absolutely loved the fish dish I had. Not only was the presentation tops, having it served in a banana leaf, but I thought the taste was spectacular. As someone who has, on occasion, found many fish dishes served at restaurants to be boring, I was very pleased with how flavorful this dish was and found the temperature and moistness of the fish perfect. I would definitely recommend going back there, maybe even 2 nights in a row!

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