Comments on: Lao Food in East Oakland

By: donnie

donnie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:10:24 +0000

you know funny thing i had just mention not enough lao food in my area.I just came acrooss this restaurant called That Luang Kitcken in San pablo,ca.they served the best lao food i ever had a very long time.The foood that they made are fresh when i said fresh i really mean fresh not a
store package food like rama cup of noodle.It’s
really homemade.Last week i’ve order a take out which was laap beef half raw half cook,mok pa(steam fish in banana leave),gang nor mai,and of
tum mak huk with ping gai.oh really good stuff.i
can’t never get tired of eating lao food and will
definetly recommend if you into really homemade
authentic lao food.

By: donnie

donnie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:57:25 +0000

there are so many thai restaurant in california everywhere you go especially in the bay area.why is that?the answer is i don’t know.It would be better is they would just stick to their own authentic dishes.For example Lao dishes are made fresh daily nothing will be eaten if left out for days to be prepared next morning.and mostly more
spicier than thai.i’ve eaten thai food onces awhile and nothing is much more better than Lao dishes.their are so many flavor in every dishes i sample.Theirs are really homemade stuff nothing restaurant type food.It needs to be marketed more and sometime most people in the west tends to be a curious and wanted to know more about lao dishes.

By: tastyfoods

tastyfoods — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:09 +0000

Do you have any contacts at Yelp or their sponsors? Please help us convince Yelp to add a Lao food category. I would like everyone, not just Lao people, to bombard Yelp with emails and letters demanding that a Lao food category be added.

By: tastyfoods

tastyfoods — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:56:42 +0000

I agree. I too have tried to get Yelp to add a Lao food category, something that chow.com already has included. Yelp, please get with the times!

Anyway, regarding your comment that Lao restaurants also serve some Thai dishes, well Thai restaurants also serve some Lao dishes…ever heard of Larb? Yup, that’s a Lao dish. So if it’s okay for Thai restaurants to serve some Lao dishes then it’s also okay for Lao restaurants to serve some Thai dishes. Despite serving Lao dishes, those Thai restaurants can still call themselves “Thai”, just like Lao restaurants can still call themselves “Lao”. Yet, Yelp still refuses to add a Lao food category.

By: john

john — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:09 +0000

Loved your article on Lao Food. I also love to invetigate the different cuisines of S. E. Asia. Everytime I go to Lao I take cooking classes there.

The last time was at the Tamarind restaurant and also a Tamnak Lao bothe places in Luang Prabang.

If you send me your email I can send pictures. John from Taipei, Taiwan.

By: Faith Kramer

Faith Kramer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:23:44 +0000

Thanks for the great article.
I’ve taken 2 classes from Sokham at the OACC. She is a wonderful teacher and very generous with her time, knowledge and spirit.

OACC has recipes and write ups on its past classes here:
http://www.oacc.cc/programs/classes/culinaryworkshops.html
watch the site for future workshops.

ps – Green Papaya is one of my favorite restaurants. It’s small and unassuming but the food is fabulous.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:31:10 +0000

Excellent article! Before I moved to Laos I worked at a small family Lao restaurant in the states. (An excellent way to study the language!) I am always happy to see Lao food being marketed for what it is, Lao food. ; ) MMM.. ping gai, tam mak hung, khao nio, jaew padek… these are wonderful flavors. :) Saep Saep!