Eat seafood

When traveling to a strange place, it is a good way to do as the Romans do, learn more about the local culture and taste the local food. Although Laos cuisine is unknown, it also has its own characteristics. Behind these foods, there is Lao people's creativity in pursuing delicious food.

during my trip to Laos, I ate several Lao meals, and found that the diet in Laos was greatly influenced by French, Thai and southern China. The staple food in Laos is mainly glutinous rice. Locals usually put glutinous rice in a small bamboo basket, and pinch it into small balls and grab it when eating. At the same time, it is eaten with all kinds of lettuce, rice noodles and fish barbecue. The commonly used seasonings are fish sauce, lemon juice and tomato sauce.

Lao people love barbecue very much, and barbecue stalls can be seen in front of every restaurant and in the streets. Pork, chicken, fish, vegetables ... Anything you can think of can be used for barbecue as long as you don't object. The traditional method of roasting fish is very interesting. People are used to stuffing a special kind of grass into the belly of fish, thinking that it has medicinal health value. Always roast the fish until it is golden on both sides. When you eat it, the smell of vanilla will fill your mouth, and the fish will be soft and crispy.

There is also a food similar to Zongzi in Laos, which has been transformed locally and is called "Coton". This kind of "Lao Zongzi" made of rice or glutinous rice, wrapped with banana leaves and cooked, has more complicated fillings, such as pickled pork, chicken or fish and shrimp, as well as mushrooms and sugar. It tastes good and has the characteristic flavor of Southeast Asia.

"Lapu" is a special dish unique to Laos. The main ingredient is fresh chicken and duck meat or fish, which can be eaten raw, medium or fully cooked. Rice noodles are cooked with water and seasoned with salt and fish sauce. Rice noodles are divided into vegetarian rice noodles and meat rice noodles. Vegetarian rice noodles are eaten raw with lettuce and bean sprouts. Meat rice noodles will be mixed with a plate of lettuce and bean sprouts.

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, which is very short of marine resources. Friends who like seafood will be slightly disappointed here. However, friends who love hot pot can get surprises. The hot pot in Laos is also quite distinctive. You can eat it in one pot, with the top layer for barbecue and the bottom layer for cooking.

when I was in Laos, I also tasted the chocolate flying cake sold by local trolleys. This kind of "crepe" originated from colonial France has become the popular sweetheart of street people. I witnessed the whole process of making chocolate flying cakes: the stall owner spread the flour into a cake, cut the banana into pieces, wrapped it in the cake, fried it, and sprinkled it with chocolate sauce and chocolate powder. It tastes sweet and delicious.

When it comes to Laos' diet, there is another thing that can't be ignored. It plays an important role in Laos' dining table. That is "beer-Lao"-Lao beer.