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A few minutes into my first visit at Banh Somtum, a small Thai-Lao restaurant in the far northwest side, I grabbed extra napkins to dab the beads of sweat about to roll down my forehead. My dining ...

When he started writing the cookbook, chef James Syhabout went to his ancestral homeland, Laos, to sample the food. Now, he hopes to introduce... With 'Hawker Fare,' Chef James Syhabout Shares Laotian ...

This video follows the preparation of traditional Hmong food in Laos, filmed in a setting that creates an immediate cultural contrast: cooking inside an old American missile shell. The focus stays on ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos — It was 1974, and American bombs had only recently stopped falling here. In less than a year, Pathet Lao rebels would take over the entire country, establishing a communist ...

Singapore is hardly short of Thai restaurants. You can likely find decent versions of tom yum goong, pad kra pao or any of ...

Laab, a salad of ground meat and herbs seasoned with fish sauce and lime juice, is sometimes said to be the national dish of Laos, the landlocked Southeast Asian country that borders China, Myanmar, ...

A lvis Huynh pretty much always knew he was queer, the same way he pretty much always knew we wanted to be a chef. The 31-year-old has taken winding and introspective journeys in both his identity and ...

At times spicy and bitter, salty and pungent, herbaceous and sour — Lao food is intensely delicious. Thum mak hoong, or papaya salad, is a fundamental dish in Lao cuisine, with as many variations as ...

After the very first customer at Laos in Town paid the bill, owner Nick Ongsangkoon and executive chef Ben Tiatasin placed the dollars in a woven fish trap and hung it from the ceiling for good luck.