Looking for stir-fried food called "happiness" · Lapse

Do you know that lao in Southeast Asia has stir-fry called "Lucky" meaning "happiness"? I wandered around the city in order to eat delicious rapes, and the third honest and happy goddess smiled.

Hello!World newspaperIt is Akasaka Nobu, a special reporter. I am currently in the southern part of Laos around the worldPakseI am staying in the town called.


In Laos,Luang PrabangI stayed in Pakse. Both are located along the Mekong River and are a relaxing city.


As I come from India, I feel a sense of peace and comfort from a relaxed atmosphere and modest local people.

◆ Stir-fried food called Happiness


There is a stir-fried food called "rap" in Laos cuisine.National Geographic Japan versionAccording to "The word rapes has a meaning of" happiness ", so it is an indispensable food when you are congratulated, such as New Year's and birthdays," and "The raise is the dish most ordered by the Lao people at the store But there are also many Japanese customers thinking that rapes are Thai cuisines. " Speaking in Japan, is it like impression of osechi dishes or hand-rolled sushi? Such a strong interest in lap.

It is said that rapes are "dishes made by tapping and frying meat together with herbs and vegetables". With that in mind, I will go to various restaurants.

◆ Many noodles?
I will go into a small dining room at once. When asking if there is a lap, answer that there is no "no".


Since it can not be helped, I will order noodles.


Laos has a lot of noodles. I often see local people eating noodles for lunch while walking in the city.

It is made from rice, not wheat flourFour.
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Even in the city, I see a dried Four.


To noodles like Chinese noodles ......


There are noodles like Bamboo noodles. This is not spicy than it looks, it was delicious.


◆ Steamed rice with cute name
I wander around looking for a cafeteria with laptop on another day.


I entered a certain shop and asked if there was a lap, and answered that it was "no" for the second time. "What, is not it a major dish?" I think.

Since there is no choice, I will receive Major rice cake rice "Kao Nyao" in Thailand and Laos. When you place an order, it will be carried into such a basket and carried.


When you open it, a rice cake rice crop with mountains. As a boy who ate unpleasant steam rice (odor, bee and pasa pasta) many times in the round of the world, the rich sense of touch did not accumulate.


Something like a teriyaki of pigs for accompanying. Lao often comes with meat dishes and noodles plus raw vegetable platter.


I tried to taste the raw vegetable platter of this time, I tried it all the way, but I did not know what vegetables except honest cabbage ... ....


◆ Meeting happy dishes
And for the first time in the third honest, slightly expensive (for tourist) shops I discovered the lap. Tension will go up and order.


It seems that there are kinds of chicken, pork, beef, fish, etc., but try ordering with chicken.

One person, "This is a stir-fried food called Rumor Happiness!" I get a little excitement. The color of the source is deep, more than I thoughtFish sauceI smell.


The taste ... ... Hmm ... ....? Is it delicious, is this ...? Is it? Were they expecting too much? Fish sauce is too tight. The mix of meat and herb (roughly raw) was unexpectedly resistant, I felt that I could eat refreshingly in hot Laos, but the seasoning .......


I became a little sad that "happiness is this kind of thing ...".

Southeast Asian cuisine
Southeast Asian cuisine is the impression that there is a person who does not agree with the fitting person. I dislike food that is too spicy or I hate Pakuchi (it does not accept smells or tastes). So, I thought that "rice in Southeast Asia is not suitable". But, as coming to Laos, expectation has risen slightly for a mild seasoned dish different from Thailand, the taste of this rapse was not regrettable.

Speaking of delicious things to eat in Laos, the Teriyaki of chicken is sweet and Japanese preference.


This skewer was also a delicious hormone which made Mino a little soft, and it was delicious.


◆ Countries that do not understand English
Through this trip around the world, I am acutely aware that there are countries that are hard to communicate with English-readily accessible countries. I am sorry for Laos this time, but the latter.

Since the first rap was incompatible, I wander about the city further in search of a dining room with another lap. I found a lot of Laotian tourist shops. Menu can not be understood at all by Lao word notation only.


Since she seems to be unable to speak English at all, I went to the kitchen with a smile as I understood about five times while changing the accent and pronunciation as "Lapar? Lap?", I expect it to be OK! .


And ... cuisine came out here. I am sure that it is not a lap ... ... I thought it was. It was stir-fried chicken and vegetables (onion · green pepper) which garlic smells well. This was delicious in this.


The goddess of happiness smiled.
When I was getting tired of searching for a lapse, there was a lap in a restaurant that came in properly. Believe in the third honesty, I will order.


This time I chose pork lap.


Although the amount is small, it is very delicious with exquisite salt and pepper addition. The taste of fish sauce is not too tight.

To be honest, I thought "What is compatibility with herbs?" (I also do not like herbs so much). However, pork is juicy, it tastes delicious more than I thought and it makes me grin.


Representing LaosBeer LaoIt also goes well and the beer is on the way.


◆ Delicious rice makes people happy
Finally, delicious lap which I met. The goodness of compatibility between fresh herbs and juicy pork is fit for celebration, so I felt really happy.

When traveling around the world, there are times when you can meet delicious things in areas that you thought were unforeseen or weak. That's one of the pleasures while traveling.


It is possible to eat dishes valued by locals, livestock and vegetables carefully raised as delicious dishes. Moreover, it is cheap. It was Lao PDR Lap which let me feel such happiness again.


Sentences · coverage: Akasaka Nobunaga

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