{"id":19936,"date":"2013-04-21T19:55:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T23:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=19936"},"modified":"2024-04-07T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:34:16","slug":"lao-new-year-stone-mountain-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-stone-mountain-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao New Year Stone Mountain 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wat Buddha Khanti, Snellville, GA April 21-22, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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First meal of the day, Lao pho outside on the temple grounds:\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605. \u00a0The broth is different than the Vietnamese and Thai kind in my opinion. \u00a0Usually the lettuce or celery sticks is eaten with the shrimp paste. \u00a0Yes, most SE Asian food is based on pungent ingredients.<\/p>\n

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This was my makeshift electronic news gathering (ENG) rig for the weekend. \u00a0Got to test the Shure mic\/Juicedlink combo on some folks…with comedic results. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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It’s tough, but a learning experience. \u00a0I don’t know if I have the energy to be a one man band all the time though. \u00a0Taking pictures and manning an audio\/video rig is too much to juggle.<\/p>\n

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If you’re a carnivore, the festivities during Lao new year are a great way to try some our our culture’s food. \u00a0Thanks to the one booth for letting me take these images.<\/p>\n

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Meatballs in a sweet chili sauce.
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Dried sweet beef. \u00a0A little bit like beef jerky, but much easier to eat, and the sesame seeds actually add to the flavor.<\/p>\n

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Fried duck heads.<\/p>\n

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Deep fried cornish hens.<\/p>\n

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Lao sausage. \u00a0Mostly made of pork, peppers and lemon grass which gives it that distinct flavor. \u00a0Grilled or fried produces a different flavor I’ve found.<\/p>\n

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I believe these are grilled chicken gizzards. \u00a0Popular street food in SE Asia.<\/p>\n

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Grilled beef, usually medium well. \u00a0Brisket and Heineken is a common food at most social gatherings. \u00a0Sticky rice and fish sauce and peppers for dipping is also a must.<\/p>\n

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Pork spare ribs.<\/p>\n

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This is “nam kow” one of my favorites. \u00a0Basically it is crumbly rice with cured pork, garnished with toasted peppers and lettuce and cilantro. \u00a0It can get super spicy but the pepper really makes it addictive, especially to our taste buds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hopefully I didn’t offend too many vegetarians with the above photos. \u00a0Here are some deep fried banana fritters, one of my personal favorites.<\/p>\n

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Great job by all the members of our dance team!<\/p>\n

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Thanks to everyone competing in the pageant to keep the traditions alive. \u00a0I know our culture has many taxing things that are done without much explanation. \u00a0That combined with the concert\/festival\/party atmosphere that is LNY… \u00a0It truly is unique unto itself.<\/p>\n

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More pix to come… Again, I try to present our culture in the best possible light. \u00a0If not, all the hard work of those that have come before will just go down the drain. \u00a0Thanks to all the volunteers and helpers getting the grounds ready for the 2 days of celebration. \u00a0Happy New Year everyone, that and Happy Earth Day as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wat Buddha Khanti, Snellville, GA April 21-22, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,359,7],"tags":[202,286,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-19936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-lao-culture","8":"category-lao-thai-khmer-new-year","9":"category-photos","10":"tag-event-photography","11":"tag-lao-culture","12":"tag-laotian-american-society","14":"post-with-thumbnail","15":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t