Sticky rice is as close as food gets to a religion in Laos. Ed loves it and we are now in possession of a huge wicker steamer and serving basket which we are lugging round until we can trust the South East Asian postal service again.Thought you might like a little cultural information on Laos rather than just photos of us boozing and messing around so here goes. Sorry if it is boring.
Rice is grown on every spare inch of land, sticky rice is made from a special short grain rice. The winding roads of the villages are full of it whether it is the beautiful lush green paddies or the harvested grains drying out in the sun. Most villagers make their living from this.
They then soak the rice overnight for hours before steaming it and serving it up in the special baskets. If they offered you sticky rice and you said no....you would be very rude.
Sticky rice baskets in the market
A villager checking on his harvest
Really sweet little girl who lived in the paddies behind our bungalow, The 4000 islands Si Phan Don
Drying out the harvest
A lovely green paddie field, one of the few benefits of the rainy season
Me eating fish in banana leaf and sticky rice, fingers only the Laos way. I am not such a fan as you can see
Sticky rice patties drying out in the sun
Locals buying their rice for the day in the market
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