March 3rd, 2015 — 3:22am
A favourite breakfast dish here in Laos is khao jee pâté. Variations are also popular in Vietnam where it is known as bánh mì and in Cambodia, nom pang. Laotians enthusiastically accepted the baguette when it was introduced during the French colonial period. In Vientiane, baguettes are sold on street corners and in the local markets but
March 3rd, 2015 — 2:48am
Just a quick reminder that my exhibition of photographs of food and food culture in Southeast Asia is still showing at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand in Bangkok. In you are in town any time from now until the 18th of March, drop in for a drink and take a look. There are 18 images
February 19th, 2015 — 10:38am
There’s not much that can’t be improved with a spoonful of chillie…
February 16th, 2015 — 10:21am
I’ve just spent the afternoon photographing maeng da edible giant water beetles, a popular ingredient in northeast Thai and Lao food. You can learn more about maeng da on an earlier post here
February 16th, 2015 — 4:27am
A woman cooking up breakfast dishes of pork, soup and sticky rice on three charcoal stoves in a morning market, Luang Prabang, Laos.
