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of Laos has a close similarity with the Thai cuisine
and owes its typical flavor to the fermented fish sauces,
lemon grass and coriander leaves. Laos cuisine is one
of the most salubrious cuisines of the world. The herbs
and the spices that are used in the preparation of food
in Laos are thought to have curative properties. Ingredients
like lemon juice, chilies, garlic and onions are generously
used in Lao food and medical findings have confirmed
that they have powerful anti-oxidant properties. The
much required Vitamin C is derived from the galangal,
basil, lemon grass, lime and chili. Laos's climate is
predominantly hot and chili serves to cleanse and purify
the blood. It also indirectly helps you cool off by
stimulating perspiration.
Sticky rice is the staple food of Laos. A major portion
of Laos cuisine is roasted over an open fire and garnished
with fresh vegetables and herbs. Chicken, pork, duck
and water buffalo all feature in Laos cuisine, but the
chief source of protein in the freshwater fish. If you
need to sample authentic Lao cuisine all delectable
international dishes, you need to visit Vientiane and
Louang Phabang that are considered to be Laos's culinary
cores. It is difficult to find a vegetarian in Laos,
but if you are, you can easily order plain rice or vegetable
dishes.
Crickets, giant water beetles, grasshoppers, spiders,
big, red ants, bees and wasp larvae- you might wonder
what these creatures have got to do with Laos cuisine,
but indeed they feature prominently in the daily diet
of the rural Lao population. They are often eaten uncooked.
Lao preference for wild food is often extended to lizards,
frogs, snakes, song birds and field rats.
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