Khoueng Khammouan Local Customs

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Festival at Sikhottabong stupa

by picek

This is the most important religious festival in the province and also one of the largest in Laos which draws people and monks from many places to attend. It takes place at Sikhottabong stupa and village grounds next to it. Usually it last three days (in February - but different date according to Buddhist calendar at full moon of the third month in Lao calendar) and it is accompanied by variety of activites such as meditation, praying, fortune telling, buildling sand stupa for departed, games, football matches and large fair. In the evening there is party with music by the fair (not in the temple compounds) which many people like to see for its music and dancing, having fun with family and friends, drinking lao khao and beer.When I went there during the daytime it wasn't yet crowded - stalls with utensils were rather lonely with noone shopping. Yet I think that's because it was too hot....

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sugar cane juice

by picek

Sugar cane grows almost everyhwere in Laos and it's also delicious snack when peeled, cut and then chewed or refreshing drink when squeezed in one of these machines in front of your eyes. Normally they will put plenty of ice with juice, the ice from ice factories - not from thier fridge of course. In case you have doubts drinking juice with that ice, warm will do - but it taste very sweet. In Thakhek they had several places in town where one can buy fresh sugar cane drink. Look for it by one of those soft drink shops - the one on the pic was near tourism office.

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snack with Khao Nom Pad

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Khao Nom Pad is the sticky black snack you can get only in Thakhek (and in Northern Vietnam) and it's produced locally. Soon you will find out that it's one of the most delicious things one can try in Laos. So what is it like? It is sweet black sticky paste with ground sweet bean in the core. Has a banana like taste and it's wrapped and steamed in large banana leave. You can find them by roads, markets and by bus station, it's very cheap and normally sold in a pack of 5. It stays fresh for very long so it comes in handy for long bus trips.

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