Khao Lam, it’s what’s for breakfast!

Well, sometimes for my breakfast. Khao lam is made by stuffing a segment of young bamboo with a mixture of purple sticky rice, coconut milk, some sugar, salt, and sometimes taro. The open end of the tube is plugged with coconut husk and it’s all slowly cooked before a low fire.  To eat you unplug the tube, peel back the bamboo, and scoop out the cooked rice with your fingers.  I buy mine from a lady who sets up her basket outside the hospital every morning. It’s REALLY delicious and is a great breakfast with Lao iced coffee!

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