Lodge and Dine in Laos

An antiquated and historical settlement with history dating back to more than 10, 000 years- Laos is known to be the perfect destination for all those who love to explore the rich culture and traditions. It is a unique spin on Asia’s experience and all those travellers who take Cheap air tickets to Vientiane just love to explore the stunning and spell casting sites of the area. Apart from its fascinating and appealing areas, the place extremely boasts of its local delicacies that are very much similar to Vietnamese and Thai food.

The lab, chicken, sticky rice and spicy soup meals are the local favourites. It is served by various French restaurants that reflect the traditions of colonial era. The food suits every palate and the selection dwindles quickly as you embark here.

Baguettes sandwich is one of the most favourite and popular French delicacy that is available in all Laotian kitchens. They are often sliced and are served with cheese and pate while Lao-styled fill the demi-baguettes with chile sauce, fresh greens, moo yor (a pork lunchmeat) and pate. They are also palatable when dunked into a cup of hot chocolate and coffee. Barbequed som moon is another must-try dish of Laos that is very much similar to that of som moon. They are grilled and served with sauce, lettuce, thin noodles, lots of vegetable and herbs and transparent rice paper.

You are provided with the option to build your own spring rolls and fill them with these delicious ingredients. The tasty and strong local brew Beer Lao is also very much famous in Laos. Rice whisky that has been named as Lao Lao is also very common.

The Lao-styled delicious salad that is made with pork, duck, chicken and minced meat and is served with the most famous dish Laap- the blend of dry fried and crushed of rice grains, spices, and of course finely chopped meat. Don’t miss the chance to taste the dainty Pho soup that is easily available on all the eateries of Laos. This soup is very similar to that of Chinese soup that features the cut of meatballs, tripe, beef and check organs (heart, liver, tongue).

Laos truly acts as a heaven for vegetarians as there are plenty of yummy salad options. Plenty of raw green veggies are main part of the traditional Lao diet. The highly recommended dish is the watercress salad. Another favourite dish with the people is Tam Mak Houng and it can conveniently be found from the street vendors. The dish is made of fermented fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, peanuts, chili, garlic and green papaya. To make it more enjoyable and flavoursome, eat it with sticky rice as it is very much spicy.

It is also commonly called as ‘papaya salad’ in English and ‘somtam’ in Thai. Apart from these few options, the place features a lot more so get ready and pack up your belongings so that apart from exploring the magical and stunning sites of Laos, you must also taste its delicious food.