For all you foodies . . . LAOS FOOD – Luang Prabang, Laos
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for all you foodies . . . LAOS FOOD
Laos food is interesting. . . is it like Thai? Is it similar to Burmese or Chinese? What is it, you ask? Well, we had a sampling; some of it is quite good, and some, I can gladly leave in Laos for the Laos people to enjoy.
As far as foreign influence, the French have left a nice baguette-shaped footprint firmly into the Laos country. Everywhere you look, there are baguettes. Some baguettes are better than others, but in Louang Phabang, there are many bakeries that are quite French and are therefore, tres bon. We ate at Le Banneton and thoroughly enjoyed the veggie tartine; it was like an eggplant, cheese, and tomato pizza on a croissant. Decadent! Chris gobbled up his roll, made with fruits and nuts baked inside. And their pain du chocolat (chocolate croissant) was perfect: buttery, flaky, slightly crispy with small dark chocolate morsels hidden inside. Other pastries included Asian fruits like dragon fruit, which is bright pink on the outside but has white flesh dotted with tiny black seeds. Not much flavor but it looks cool, and I love the way they fused the traditional French with the local fruit.
As far as traditional Laos food goes, there is a restaurant in Louang Phabang called Tamarind that is geared towards teaching foreigners about Laos food. So much of the following is from their menu/guidebook minus my personal commentary, of course. The first time we went, we chose 2 tasting plates. One was called the Dipping Platter and other was called Five Bites.
The Dipping Platter: these dips (or sauces) are called Jeow in Laos. The purpose of them is add flavor and spice to sticky rice. The Laos staple is sticky rice, which is a special kind of rice that sticks together (duh). It is also called ‘glutinous rice’ but according to Tamarind and Wikipedia, sticky rice is actually gluten-free. Just an interesting tidbit of information to wow your friends with. Anyway, the Laos take a chunk of the sticky rice, form it into an egg shape, and dip it into these jeows, or they use the rice to scoop up food, between their thumb and the rice clump. A piece of etiquette: it is perfectly ok to use either hand when making the rice clumps, but make sure you pack your clump tightly. Leaving any stray grains of rice left in a sauce from your dip is considered bad Laos manners.
Jeow Mak Len (the bright red one): is a tomato based and sweet. It tastes very Italian and would be super tasty over some pasta. Mange!
Jeow Pak Hom: (top right green one) is made with coriander, is supposed to have a “fresh” herb taste, but it’s pretty spicy, so honestly, that’s all I tasted.
Jeow Mak Keua: (bottom left green one) is a paste of smokey roasted eggplant, made on an open fire. It’s like a smokey babganoush. Wonderful.
Jeow Bong: (dark red, bottom left) is mainly made from garlic, but has buffalo skin to add “texture”. Eeek. It actually is my favorite of all the dips because it tastes like a mixture of hoisin sauce and the spicy red bean paste you get at Korean restaurants. Kind of sweet, kind of spicy. Yummers. We did have this jeow the next time we ate at Tamarind and it was much spicier with more buffalo skin in it–I prefer it more Westernized and mild. Call me Western.
Khai Pene: (the dark triangular spotted things) a local Loupang Phabang seaweed that grows in the Mekong River. It is also called river moss or Mekong weed. It is gathered from the river, pounded flat, and then set out to dry in sheets. It is seasoned with garlic, sesame seeds and dried tomato. It is usually eaten with the jeow bong (aka spicy red bean hoison paste). We also ate this at another restaurant that heated up the seaweed, which enhanced its crunch (and oil).
The Five Bites sampler:
Sai Oua: Louang Phabang sausage, made from pork, but it can also be made from buffalo. We tried to get the buffalo sausage at this other restaurant but they were out. The pork version is a dry, herby-spicy sausage. …
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Photos from this trip:
Dragon fruit
Le Banneton french bakery
Pastries (dragon fruit is behind the apricot one)
Roll, pain au chocolat, & veggie tartine
Watermelon granita with red chili
Dipping Platter
Five Bites
The local seaweed from the Mekong
Dried sticky rice crackers
Louang Phabang pork sausage
Louang Phabang sausage drying street-side
Chicken, buffalo, fat, and pork.
Veggies, glass rice noodles, eggs
BBQing meat with soup moat
Street chicken caught in bamboo
Dried mung beans. . . like peanuts
Steamed minced fish in banana leaf closed
Banana leaf open!
Orlarm: eggplant & pork stew
Laap: minced eggplant & buffalo
Luang Prabang salad
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sarcoptic mange mites?
My friends dog has sarcoptic mange Mites but he can’t afford a vet. The dog looks bad. I can’t afford one either… Is there something I can use to help this dog? We know its mange mites we have been looking at all the systems online. There are allot of products out there but what one will work… Motor oil didn’t. Help me help this dog please?!!!
Yes I was told that Motor oil will kill them… I can’t shave the hair off because she doesn’t have any. Mange mites lay eggs under the skin anyways. Shaving her would do no good. I have asked a vet and they want to charge me to come in for testing other wise they do not want to help. Local store do not carry anything for mange mites.
I think I will try more vets and see if there is a payment plan… I can’t see this dog in anymore pain. Thank you all for your help!
Topical treatments DO NOT work for mange mites as the mites live right down in the hair follicles. Some of the spot on treatments (that are absorbed through the skin) such as Revolution will help with scabies.
Ivermectin also is a recognised treatment but shouldn’t be used on collie breeds.
The dog really needs to see a vet as skin scrapings should be done to check whether it is sarcoptic or demodectic mange mites that are on the dog.
Learn more about Sarcoptic Mange and Treatment.
Homemade Remedies For Dog Mange.
Most dog owners will cope with mange at one time or another. Mange is due to mites, where each sort of mange is due to a different species of mites. Cheyletiella is the least heavy kind of mange. It brings itching and light dandruff over the dog’s body. An simple way to explain Mange is like Humans getting Scabies there are plenty of likenesses.
Mange is due to minute mites which will continually bite your dog. When the affected dog has Mange the living mites can lay twenty to thirty eggs. There are numerous symptoms for each disease, condition and infection out there so it is very important if you have got any concerns or your dog is showing symptoms to find medical aid for your cherished family pet. The different evidence of Mange are : Hair Loss-this could be a tiny or a lot, Itching and scratching-This often only happens in the area affected, Red spots, Blisters, and Infection. The home remedy will ease his skin and help to reinforce his immune response so that he will fight back against these mites himself. You'll see 1 or 2 particular areas of irritation round his eyes and nose.
Occasionally nevertheless, the mange continues to cause him difficulty and can spread to cover parts of his entire body. Mange result in a real stress on the dog’s immunity mechanism as it attempts to attack and eject the mites. Here's where you begin to see some alopecia and he is going to be eternally itching and scratching away at the inflamed areas. That immune response can be further stressed by infection due to the dog’s continued scratching and rolling around. When a patch of skin gets infected and the dog’s defenses are puny, then you've got the potential for much more serious problems. The standard test is to take a skin dumping and placing it under the microscope.
These herbal treatments are given orally mostly. They assist in fighting against mange by turbocharging your dog’s immunological response. The products you choose should be endorsed for topical use. Some pure necessary oils are poisonous, so be certain to read the instructions and precautions before applying important oils to your dog’s skin.
Treatment And Controlling Of Mange For Dogs.
Dogs experience lots of the same hair issues as us. They get dandruff when it is cold, they experience flaking on account of stress, and they experiences illnesses that have unfavourable is affecting to their hair. Dog mange comes in 2 types : Sarcoptic Mange or ‘Scabies and Demodectic Mange or Red Mange. While a vet should decide what precisely is causing the difficulty, continuing bald spots are commonly a consequence of mange. If you think that your dog has mange, you'll wish to increase your pets immunological response with herbal additions. Treating your dog naturally is always the least risky way to go, but in serious cases, it's a good idea to make a trip to your vet. These additions have to be given to your dog orally.
Mites are intensely infective and can be broadcast awfully easily from mum to kitten, for moggy to kitty, or from cats to dogs alongside dogs to cats. The applying of aloe vera, tea tree oil and vitamin E is also a good treatment for mange. In unusual cases of mange in cats, they may also be spread to humans and the major sort of mange that may be transmitted to humans is referred to as scabies. The burrowing species of mite will literally dig down into your pets skin, forming tunnels, and than will lay their eggs all along these tunnels. These mites which will affect and attack your cat in the great majority of cases will be either a burrowing or a non-burrowing mite. There are 5 different types of mange that your feline friend can become infected by, but by a long way and away the commonest is Noteodric mange. Mange often starts off as a local problem on the young dog’s face.
If you can utilize a home cure for dog mange it can often help to clear up the issue as he gets a little older. You will see 1 or 2 explicit areas of irritation round his eyes and nose. The mites burrow themselves into the skin of the dog to eat the nutrient elements and then reproduce. The home cure will ease his skin and help to strengthen his immunological reaction so that he will be able to fight back against these mites himself. A single mite on your dog’s skin is sufficient to impose it with the illness as it'll multiply in number in an example of a week. Dogs with powerful antibodies can simply fight off the parasites that cause mange. However , that might only occur if your dog’s immune mechanism is feeble.
Ensure The Product You Are Picking Is For Topical Use.
When you see a dog with mange you right away think it's been abused in some shape and that your puppy will never look like that. They lay eggs which turn into larvae which turn into adults who find mates and start laying more eggs and the cycle just keeps going. Well really mange occurs in the very best of houses and your dog is just as susceptible as any other. The last sort of mange is Sarcoptes, and it's very rare but has happened in pussies, and when it does, it is very tough, enduring, and can be significant for your pet. As foul as the dog looks, and as uncomfortable he's with the itching, the genuine threat is infection. Treatment for mange in moggies is particularly effective in all cases.
Diagnoses of mange and what sort it is and what mite has been the cause of it, even by the very best of vets, is mostly only accurate about half of the time typically because of the fact that your cats intense scratching has took away the real tick. The most preferred treatment is Ivermectin which is applied to your pet’s skin by your veterinarian. The following herbal additions are thought to be beneficial for dog mange : Echinacea, astragalus and arabinogalactans. These herbal treatments are given orally in most situations. They aid in fighting against mange by raising your dog’s immune reaction. Herbal supplements alone might not be a robust enough home cure for treating mange, so as well as herbal additions, you might also want to apply aloe vera, Vitamin E and tea tree oil straight to the areas of your dog’s skin that are influenced by dog mange.
These supplements have to be given to your dog orally. Astragalus, Echinacea and arabinogalactans can often be beneficial. Ensure the product you are picking is for topical use. The applying of aloe vera, tea tree oil and vitamin E is also a superb treatment for mange. It brings itching and light dandruff over the dog’s body. Sarcoptic is another sort of mange which is rather more significant, but easily treatable if diagnosed in time. A good medicated shampoo will become successful in treating this mild case of mange. This sort of mange is catching to humans.
It's Highly Important When You First Spot Signs Of Mange To See A Vet Straight Away.
When you see a dog with mange you instantly think it's been abused in some way and that your puppy will never look like that. Well actually mange occurs in the very best of houses and your dog is just as susceptible as any other. Mange is a condition caused by minute mites that bore into the skin of a dog and live their lives about 1 to 2 millimeters deep. Mange result in a real stress on the dog’s immunity mechanism as it makes an attempt to attack and eject the mites. As gruesome as the dog looks, and as uncomfortable he's with the itching, the genuine threat is infection. There are numerous symptoms for each illness, condition and infection out there so it's critical if you've got any concerns or your dog is showing symptoms to search out medical assistance for your dear family pet.
The different evidence of Mange are : Hair Loss-this could be a small or a lot, Itching and scratching-This customarily only happens in the areas affected, Red spots, Blisters, and Infection. It's vital when you first spot evidence of Mange to see a Vet straight away. One of the most important concerns with mange is the secondary bacterial infection. Demodetic is the 3rd kind of mange, due to the demodex mite. This kind of mange typically happens in young dogs in the areas round the face and eyes. Demodetic mange is simple to treat with Amitraz dip.
These mites which will affect and attack your kitty in the overwhelming majority of cases will be either a burrowing or a non-burrowing mite. This is the treatment I utilised for my dog Oreo. The non-burrowing species feeds on your pet’s skin by sucking both tissue and blood. The burrowing species of mite will literally dig down into your pets skin, forming tunnels, and than will lay their eggs all along these tunnels. There are 5 different sorts of mange that your feline buddy can get infected with, but by miles and away the commonest is Noteodric mange. Mange is due to mites in your dog’s skin, so so as to treat mange effectively, you have to dump the mites. Use more than one application of petrol jelly when necessary. One cheap and efficient way to kill mites is to spread a thin layer of petrol jelly on your dog’s fur. Since dog mange can rapidly become quite major, for most impressive results, it is important to begin to use home-made treatments as fast as you notice the start of a problem.
How I Dealt With My Dogs ‘ Mange Problem.
Most dog owners will handle mange at 1 time or another. Mange is due to mites, where each sort of mange is due to a different species of mites. There are 3 distinct sorts of mange, 2 of which need vet intervention. Cheyletiella is the least heavy kind of mange. First off it has to tackle the fundamental reason for mange, which is the little parasitic mange mites. Second , it has to ease his irritated skin.
And thirdly it additionally needs to raise his immunological system so that he may help to fight off the mange mites himself. Mange is a genuine irritation for your dog. Some of the signals of mange are inappropriate scratching. He is depending on you to help him out and keep his symptoms in hand. With all that scratching going on, it'll cause sores on the skin. The skin will also become dry, crusty, thick and wrinkled. Mites incline to burrow under the dogs skin and will cause the dog to lose hair in that area. Mange is due to miniscule mites that may consistently bite your dog. An simple way to explain Mange is like Humans getting Scabies there are plenty of likenesses.
The different signs of Mange are : Hair Loss-this can be a little or a lot, Itching and scratching-This usually only happens in the area affected, Red spots, Blisters, and Infection. When the affected dog has Mange the living mites can lay twenty to thirty eggs. There are various symptoms for each illness, condition and infection out there so it is really important if you have got any concerns or your dog is showing symptoms to search out medical assistance for your cherished family pet.
I got a mangy mut that needs help.?
Question by ATX_512CHicA: I got a mangy mut that needs help.?
Jk, I have a pit bull who has recently encountered “depodemic” mange….(something like that) and I need to find a solution that I can buy over the counter to fix the problem….Im thinking about “Hi-yield lime and sulfur spray” but I do not know how to correctly apply it and want to know if anyone has ever heard or used this stuff on their dogs. I was told by the feed store people buy it for mange all the time and it is commonly used for plants….Any suggestions?? No I do not have the money to pay for these outrageous vet bills and know what I need to do and what she has, i just need the knowledge on how to do it, thanx!
Best answer:
Answer by G’hound
Dogs can die or get PTS from out of control Demodetic Mange even in 2010.
Live on eggs and noodles for a week and see your local vet for something that actually might work.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Home Cures You Can Use – Mange Treatment.
When you see a dog with mange you straight away think it's been abused in some shape and that your puppy will never look like that. Well basically mange occurs in the very best of houses and your dog is just as susceptible as any other. Mange is a condition due to minute mites that bore into the skin of a dog and live their lives about 1 to 2 millimeters deep. They lay eggs which turn into larvae which turn into adults who find mates and start laying more eggs and the cycle just keeps going.
They help battle against mange by raising your dog’s immune reaction. Mange cause a genuine stress on the dog’s immunological response as it tries to attack and eject the mites. The products you choose should be accepted for topical use. Herbal additions alone won't be a robust enough home cure for treating mange, so as well as herbal additions, you may additionally want to apply aloe vera, Vitamin E and tea tree oil directly to the areas of your dog’s skin that are influenced by dog mange. Mange is due to mites in your dog’s skin, so so as to treat mange effectively, you have to dump the mites. One cheap and efficient way to kill off mites is to spread a delicate layer of petroleum jelly on your dog’s fur. Sarcoptic is another kind of mange which is more significant, but particularly treatable if diagnosed in time. This sort of mange is catching to humans.
Vet intervention will be required. The dog will have wild itching and patchy baldness. He will very likely prescribe Ivermectin, which is given in 2 doses ( 2 weeks apart ). Some of the evidence of mange are unwarranted scratching. Mites have a tendency to burrow under the dogs skin and will cause the dog to lose hair in that area. With all that scratching going on, it'll cause sores on the skin. Mange is due to miniscule mites which will consistently bite your dog. The skin will also become dry, crusty, thick and wrinkled. When the affected dog has Mange the living mites can lay twenty to thirty eggs.
An simple way to explain Mange is like Humans getting Scabies there are lots of similarities. These eggs can hatch anywhere between eight to seventeen days. There are various symptoms for each illness, condition and infection out there so it is really important if you have got any concerns or your dog is showing symptoms to search out medical attention for your cherished family pet.
