Eat Lao Food

When travelling abroad, one of the things that I am excited to know and to taste is  their native FOOD! Not only because I love to eat, but also it is one good way of looking at their culture. What's more, it would prepare me if it is not good on my sight.

Sticky rice with gilangal and fish sauce

In Laos, I found out that they are cooking and eating ant eggs, dogs, cats, snakes, and grasshoppers. A Laotian main dish is a sticky rice steamed in a bamboo basket that contains blue ginger and fish sauce. Accordingly, their national dish is a raw spicy marinated meat sometimes fish. They will mixed it with herbs, greens, and spices. They call this national dish as laap.                                                                  

beef laap

Most of the time, Laotians eat together. They served other foods besides laap and sticky rice like soup, grilled meat, stew, or greens.In addition,accordingly, Laotians sip their soup all throughout the meal rather than drinking their water. It it a custom for them to close the basket of rice to show that eating is already finished.

 I don't really know what to comment about their food. Maybe its just that I don't want to give a bad impression about it that may offend Lao people. I don't like eating spicy food but I think its quite interesting to mix fish sauce on a rice and put a ginger on it. Surely, when I will be given a chance to taste their food, I would be glad to do so. I want to give it a try -- to have a taste  and appreciate the food that makes them happy and satisfied.

Source: http://trans.worldvision.com.au/Stir/Content.aspx?topicID=498

Burmese, Myanmar: FACE

While I was reading and searching what to share on this blog about Myanmar, I click the images in google and search for the pictures of Burmese. In my surprise, what i saw is this :

I know there is nothing special about this picture, but I am curious to the color yellow-white powder on her face. At first glance, I ignore it but when I saw some other pictures of the people in Myanmar, most of them has it on their face. 

http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/burmese-faces.shtml

From this website I found the answer. The powder-like thing on her face is called Tanakha. Most of the Burmese women, sometimes men used that powder as their make up and also for sunscreen. For them, putting tanakha would make them more beautiful. They have different styles of applying it, and it depends on how much or how little they like it to be.

Burmese were very friendly and polite. They have a good smile though their past was not that good because of many wars that occur to them. Accordingly, the Burmese lived in state of instability, fear, defense, and bitterness. (joshuaproject.net)

Well, I think that should be our attitude, we should learn to smile even in the midst of storm because there is someone like God who can take care of us.

Thai, Central of Thailand

The central Thai or the Siamese lives on the capital city Bangkok. They were called Khon Thai meaning " free people." Most of the Central Thai people are respectful, polite, the children were raised with good manners. Accordingly, they seldom used physical punishment in disciplining their children.

The social status of a family or of a person is based on the job or house a family or a person have. The main religion in this ethnic group is Theravada Buddhism. They believe in Buddha as the enlighten one. They eliminate suffering and improve their lives by pursuing perfect peace an nirvana. The merit can be done by feeding monks, attending worship service, and donating to temples.



Further, Thai is now facing a huge problem. The number of prostitution in this place is arising, for that, the victims of HIV are also increasing. In addition Hepatitis is also a problem to Rural places.

We can help them by praying for them.
Let us pray for Thailand.