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Tucked in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia, Laos is the landlocked neighbor of some of the world’s most visited countries. Home to less than eight million people, Laos is often forgotten, and its food is almost completely unknown- except for the dishes that appear everywhere as Thai food. Lao cuisine is hard to define; the product of a country with 240 different ethnic groups and a natural environment unlike anywhere else. So we spent three days in and around the national capital trying to figure out the story of the local dishes, ingredients, and history, and to try to answer the question: what is Lao food? - Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! - Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - 0:00 - Introduction 1:23 - Laos 5:13 - Phakhao Lao 7:10 - The Basics of Lao Food 9:39 - The Children of the Sticky Rice 11:52 - Dinner 14:20 - Embrace the Slow 15:57 - Isaan 19:43 - Wet Market 20:53 - The Plants and Animals of the Mekong 23:26 - 240 Ethnic Groups 26:22 - What Is Lao Food? 30:28 - Lao Khao Soi 32:50 - Road Trips and Marathons 36:20 - Khun Manichan 41:22 - The Cooking Garden Home 43:31 - The Magic of Slow 46:10 - Colonial Legacies 49:25 - Credits and Post-Credits - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/kKMpJqOoHdM?si=HdnXLc-NH0iZpGRu https://youtu.be/0KHZQj4hvG0?si=85B3yFCD45nbBL1U https://youtu.be/v7l63R73FNA?si=MnHhHCF33-7pp6gZ https://youtu.be/kcIzl8Lb864?si=9OfGzlGfeto9oTQ0 https://youtu.be/XNYWL7IxJAQ?si=ihCUigtU1lu5rlaa https://youtu.be/jbI4wBaIDK0?si=Um1BPQX6Jrjhb9j1 https://youtu.be/Zjn3jRGOU4Q?si=VdUMVsMjuZS8LotM https://youtu.be/ChA136QdFrs?si=DFoMOte43iwc7yRX https://youtu.be/7tWeygpRGCQ?si=4g4EK0KaZMZfy7Vp https://youtu.be/PFowT6u6xU8?si=E4ikMo4rC2kikMad https://youtu.be/M-X6an1I1_w?si=fxkjfIRp9MNV08Zx https://youtu.be/dwg3K69_2yM?si=sKePhw-KKE-CaXPD https://youtu.be/nUxgiSC9Ah4?si=X2sBto_yc8chMtqq https://youtu.be/Cs9necxTiKw?si=8ydhz9woMt-GdR5i https://youtu.be/W9D3y5uMka4?si=DCVTlnRav5IxPcWF https://youtu.be/IN_1J4ybbEg?si=VG2qEkppci-05uaZ https://youtu.be/v2B5aKODmk4?si=yDLvcK3U__r4UckV https://youtu.be/FkHOCddyhUk?si=FZm-eiUg3b8N9B8V https://youtu.be/e4ebmpPS4Qc?si=Y2ThadYQQQOr7V2k https://youtu.be/WQSolPp3ch4?si=YUd22Thr-emTvGgn https://youtu.be/pN0MoFvG8Oc?si=i8FHph8B3f8wSF68 https://youtu.be/HB14hkmYxu4?si=rJfzJrlFPDuhd7Ct https://youtu.be/k-bSfxHLPcA?si=wFcmhIbht2oxI-ra https://youtu.be/0nI9LvK7r-4?si=kvB2PbRI4VUAnhKm https://youtu.be/K0qscjdIC2o?si=NrMOqMr5wD-K4YeV https://youtu.be/K0qscjdIC2o?si=XmATGdCLIdv2WnHK https://youtu.be/88jrZjsNHPc?si=lfYfZ_WiwcdQDvIH https://youtu.be/qK_50zKUi78?si=zzuEAyvdvgrL7RcX https://youtu.be/75PPjoa5D0I?si=nQwfP4R8kwsgPbWI https://youtu.be/WeQ6zlBDwWk?si=CONDVS40KqIE-jUd https://youtu.be/MBdULGikieg?si=I42SnKgRXiRpJNtT https://youtu.be/DAZhOeXLuwM?si=ErJJ0M-6YXVrssm0 https://youtu.be/8-oUktDSvYA?si=rU1b92mVKrBk9uhW https://youtu.be/wno_qUB02lM?si=uZDTwCtG0-tjAfPr https://youtu.be/b7YnoRFuZ9o?si=TIS3Qbpjwbkaq14y https://youtu.be/dVITTpIiXyE?si=PoxAuGCtTw5r6JuS https://youtu.be/5szWP_WmAbc?si=k0Pb4m4xGXzY3hNd https://youtu.be/TN3Per9p3D0?si=-a1ORm1vD2ocuQ1B https://youtu.be/YxPbDj7itJ8?si=NJ2KC8lTOB0PZj70 https://youtu.be/Z5_z6O4sca4?si=uoL2d2kPyw6QBd-v https://youtu.be/Z8__njMRwqA?si=FE7vRNmALyAEI6ZU https://youtu.be/CTn7JAsjMyQ?si=1jvMwJ2QtYPNcktB https://youtu.be/4n19Er8DHxg?si=i9-uhOsZYVAVx9m1 https://youtu.be/GOU45RO1JF8?si=LlCuPUIomBIkNdFz https://youtu.be/AeSj1Ar7Uxg?si=gLRjHri6cFpbe0Wz https://youtu.be/R5_pP_A9xx4?si=jBKUyMIpq3VHna_y https://youtu.be/4n19Er8DHxg?si=cl4ybAX3gGaSB5vw https://youtu.be/2ddPzBT0LLM?si=AUauMNdeKuhkeh8k