First Time Trying the MOST Traditional Lao Desserts | Nam Wan, Egg Pumpkin & MORE!

tamarind paste

🥗Healthier: date paste

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Date paste offers a similar sweetness with less acidity.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salted water

Soy sauce provides umami without fish allergens.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and still crunchy.

Welcome to the food episode in Vientiane City.

Introduction to Lao desserts with Sang.

Observation of colorful dishes, unsure of names.

Discussion about the ingredients seen in the desserts.

Trying the first dessert which includes black jelly, corn, colorful balls, and jelly mixed with sugar syrup and coconut milk.

Describing the texture and taste of the first dessert, noting it is milky and not overly sweet.

Trying the second dessert, identifying it as banana and discussing its refreshing taste.

Trying a third dessert that looks colorful, noting it tastes plain without sweetness until coconut milk is added.

Identifying a pomegranate-looking dessert that is not actually pomegranate, discussing its taste and texture.

Trying wrapped banana desserts, initially mistaking them for something else, and discovering they are rice with banana.

Opening the wrapped banana dessert and discussing its sour taste and texture.

Final thoughts on the desserts, expressing enjoyment and preference for the fresh ingredients.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

Allergens