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Sorry, Photo of Hammerhead Shark lost during SErver crash of May 23 2007

Our new friend wouldn´t look out of place at a Sci-Fi Convention.

After cleaning and cutting the Shark, we have marinated some fillets in King´s Honey & Miso Sauce, where we will leave it for a few days before giving the meat its first taste test. We will keep you informed of the progress…

Kuchi´s colourful and tasty Sushi Dish.

Each Roll has the same main ingredient inside it. Above we have Tuna, King Prawn, Tomago (folded egg), Avocado, Seabass and Salmon.

Crispy Prawn Balls with Spicy Plum Sauce. The sauce is delicately sweet with a spicy finish, which goes well with the Prawn balls, which we served as an Amuse Bouche.

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Now that hunting season is well on, King receives an arrival of freshly shot Duck.

The bird is hung for a few days to let it tenderise and develop its unique flavour. Above we start to prepare some Duck that arrived last week.

Using warm water makes plucking the feathers more easy, and it also stops feathers from flying all over the kitchen!

Depending on how long you hang the game will determine how strong the flavour is. We find that after 3 or 4 days, the flavour is just right for making Larb Phet.

Congratulations to Anouck for being crowned Miss Asie (Asia) 2006 during the beauty pageant that took place in France over the weekend.

Organised by the association “Les Jeunes de l`ASEAN“, all the money rasied will be used to help schools in ASEAN countries.

We were also glad to know that the two runners up are also Laotian Girls!

Anouck is now busy recording another song back in the UK. Hopefully she will send us some Concert footage soon too!

Ever wonder what we get up to when we are bored…?

We may be deft with the knives and woks, but when it comes down to “old school” joystick and 6 button controllers, its a different story!…

Streetfighter II, may be old, but it is a great way to unwind.

Yes, it is me who is controlling Guile.

Fellow Laotian, friend, regular visitor and author Penn Hongthong is planning a culinary trip to Laos and Thailand.

In April 2007 and in time for the Lao New Year, Penn, author of Simple Laotian Cooking

is putting together a special culinary trip to the Land of a Million Elephants.

Further information and Itinerary here.