Lao-Lao

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Lao-Khamu men drinking lao-hai from an earthenware jar. Water is added to the jar to maintain the liquid level as the alcohol is sipped.

Lao-Lao ( Lao : ????????? ) is a Laotian rice whisky produced in Laos . [1] [2] Along with Beerlao , lao-Lao is a staple drink in Laos.

Etymology [ edit ]

The name lao-Lao is not the same word repeated twice, but two different words pronounced with different tones: the first, ?????? , means "alcohol" and is pronounced with a low-falling tone in the standard dialect, while the second, ??? , means Laotian ("Lao") and is pronounced with a high(-rising) tone. [3]

Taste [ edit ]

Quality, taste and alcohol concentration vary by source of the drink. However, all variations are strong. Lao satoe , the white liquid by-product from lao-Lao production, is also drunk and it has a very yeasty and sweet taste. [3] [4]

Production and consumption [ edit ]

lao-Lao with scorpions

Although lao-Lao is traditionally drunk neat, a cocktail that is rising in popularity is the "Pygmy Slow Lorange", named after the pygmy slow loris , a species endemic to Laos. Various flavoured lao-Laos are made by macerating such additives as honey or scorpions. It is women who often distill lao-Lao and sell it as a source of income locally, often being their second major income. [1] [5] Lao-Lao sold on retail is usually clear, but amber colored varieties exist too. [2]

It is traditional to serve two glasses of lao-Lao on ceremonies, feasts and other comparable situations. The drink is customarily expected to be drunk with a single gulp. [3] [4]

A less powerful version of lao-Lao, called lao-hai , is especially popular with the Khamu ethnic group in Laos [ citation needed ] , and is drunk from large communal earthenware pots ( hai ) through long bamboo straws. [4]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Sally Everett (12 April 2016). Food and Drink Tourism: Principles and Practice . SAGE Publications. p. 301. ISBN   978-1-4739-6597-3 .
  2. ^ a b "The cheapest alcohol in the world: Lao-Lao, Laos rice whiskey" . www.priceoftravel.com . Retrieved 17 July 2017 .
  3. ^ a b c Dorothy Culloty (2010). Food from Northern Laos: The Boat Landing Cookbook . Galangal Press. pp. 178?179. ISBN   978-0-473-17236-7 .
  4. ^ a b c The Rough Guide to Laos . Rough Guides Limited. 19 September 2013. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-4093-5038-5 .
  5. ^ "Gender and Aquaculture in Lao PDR" . www.fao.org . Archived from the original on 2019-01-09 . Retrieved 2011-04-09 .

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