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Each week “Lucky” and “Pam” Seuamsothabandith walked the floor of the Seaford Clothing factory in Rock Island, Illinois, taking egg roll orders. The plant, which once famously made suits for Barack ...

A vendor sells food during the annual Lao Food Festival in Vientiane, capital of Laos. -- Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The 2026 Lao Food Festival opened its doors on Monday ...

“Lao people are the ‘Children of the Sticky Rice,'” Chef Kevin Phanhvilay tells me. You may have heard the phrase before, but it’s hard to fully grasp until you’ve had a Lao meal. Sticky rice is not ...

FILE PHOTO: A Lao crispy rice salad. Stallholders at the annual Lao Food Festival are selling a tempting array of fresh and processed food products in an open-air setting near the Mekong River in ...

After leaving Laos, Alex Hanesakda’s family lived in Ubon refugee camp in Thailand, then made their way to Wisconsin. Hanesakda was a toddler. He doesn’t remember the camp, but it continues to play a ...

Hiw Kaow, a mobile trailer serving Laos-inspired takes on traditional Thai takeout, is building a reputation for punchy, savory dishes and bringing an enthusiastic, fresh approach to food truck fare ...

On a sunny and humid July morning, just outside Luang Prabang, the cultural capital of Laos, ancient rice terraces stretch out like a green blanket to the horizon. It is not yet 9 am but a handful of ...

Bob Somsith’s culinary journey has taken him from cooking as a child at his mother’s side in Laos, to corporate catering gigs interspersed throughout his career as an accountant, to a six-year stint ...