Thai Lao Agar Gelatin Dessert

This dessert must be the easiest, convenient ,and quick. My sister says the agar dessert is the only dish her husband makes and that's because it is from a package. (By package, I'm not referring to the i hum yie t-shirt.)

Agar comes in different flavours: coconut, almond, coffee, etc. In my video, I layer with different flavours and decorate with food colouring.

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i hum yie T-Shirt

Here is a T-Shirt that I designed for my baby boy cousins.

I - HUM- YIE translates to
HIM or ME - 'PACKAGE' - BIG

I don't know if it is a universal Lao culture or just the Larprom / Sanoubane family culture but every boy gets the nickname 'i hum yie'.

When people take the English translation out of the Lao culture, they don't know how to take it. A male who hears, 'i hum yie' should take it as a compliment and know that he is loved.

My parents call my brothers and nephews 'i hum yie' all the time. To this day, they've had no self-esteem issues. I hear my mom call my dad this when she thinks I'm not in the room...maybe that is the secret for their strong marriage.

$23 donation will get you the "i hum yie" t-shirt. I'll mail you one. Youth sizes: XS, M, XL and Adult sizes: L, XL.

If you are a guy, don't purchase this t-shirt for yourself...let's not get cocky (pun intended). Instead, find a partner who can lovingly give you this t-shirt. If your partner thinks you are not worthy of the 'i hum yie' t-shirt, then I suggest you get a second opinion!

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Jeow Ba Dek - Lao National Dipping Sauce

For every Lao and Thai traditional meal, there must be a dipping sauce, also known as 'jeow'. This jeow ba dek is the most traditional and that is why I call it the Lao National Dipping Sauce.

Other versions of this traditional Thai and Lao dipping sauce:
For 'jeow ga be' use shrimp paste instead of salted gourami fish
For 'jeow ga boo' use crab paste instead of salted gourami fish
For 'jeow bee' add 1 tablespoon of gall bladder and mix with any dipping sauces to give the sauce a bitter flavour

Jeow Ba Dek
½ teaspoon chopped lemongrass
½ teaspoon chopped galangal
½ teaspoon chopped garlic
1 chopped kaffer lime leaf
2 tablespoons chopped or minced salted gourami fish (ba dek)
1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)
3 tablespoons lime juice

In a Thai / Lao Mortar & Pestle Set pound lemongrass, galangal, garlic, and lime leaf until smooth. Add minced salted gourami fish and squeezed lime. Mix and serve with sticky rice and jasmine rice

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Khao Soy - Pork & Salted Soy Beans Noodle Soup

This soup originally is from the northern region of Laos. I got the recipe from my Thai Isan cousin, whose husband is from northern Laos. People from northern Laos prefer khao soy over Lao Pho.

The most important ingredients are the extra wide pho noodles, the superior dark soy sauce, and the salted soy beans. The salted soy beans sauce is like a vegetarian version of 'ba dek' which is salted gourami fish.

Soup Recipe: Khao Soy - Pork & Salted Soy Beans Noodle Soup
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
3 tablespoons chopped onions
¼ cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup ground pork
½ teaspoon salt
2-3 tablespoons salted soy beans
1 tablespoon superior dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Extra wide dry pho noodles
Hot water
Chopped green onions and cilantro
Lime wedges
Dry ground chilies

For khao soy sauce, stir fry the top 8 ingredients.

For cooking wide pho noodles, soak extra wide pho noodles in cold water until soft. Drain water and add into individual bowls; pour hot water over noodles and soak for 30 seconds before draining hot water.

For khao soy soup, ad 3 heaping tablespoons of khao soy sauce into bowl over the cooked noodles. Add 2 to 3 cups of hot water into bowl. Add squeezed lime, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon ground chilies, and garnish with green onions and cilantro. Mix and enjoy.

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