Hello, everyone! I am so excited to be writing to you from Laos! Laos is a country very far away from the United States. I had to take three different planes to get here! I have lived in Laos for two months. One of my favorite things to do here is try new foods.
People in Laos eat lots of rice! The main type is called “sticky rice” or khao niao (cow knee-ow). People also like very spicy food. Do you dip your french fries in ketchup? People in Laos like to dip their sticky rice into a spicy red sauce called jeow bong.
I loved sticky rice! You can eat it with almost anything. People often eat it with grilled meat or fish. The best part is that you can roll the sticky rice into little balls with your hands!
Sticky rice is soaked in water overnight. This helps to make the rice soft. The next day, the rice is steamed in a special cone-shaped basket made out of bamboo. Then, it is served warm in a little woven basket called a thip khao.
