LAO FOOD! (Laotian Cuisine) - Fung Bros Food 

If Lao people keep using the word "Thai" for their restaurants because "people aren't used to it" then the problem is just going to stay that way. People will never learn who we Lao people are if we don't speak up. Why not make the change to inform them about our culture?

they left out the super basic items like kao piek, kapoon, gang nor mai, im a Lao RU-vidr and i've been trying to contact FungBrosComedy for about a year and still no response... HMU if you want do another episode and have more detail about the food and culture... cuz this girl is a little off..

Hi Fung Bros.Thank u so much for this great video of Lao food. As a Lao American I wanted to correct what the young lady say how different we are from Thai people. ("Its not that we dont speak as formal.") We share the same tradition. We are alike actually. There are so many Lao ethnicity and different regions in Laos. WE ARE THE SAME, JUST SPEAK DIFFERNT DIALECTS. Yes, our food is similar to Thai Isan. In fact Thai isan once had 16 provinces in their country. And most of the people are Lao. I dont want to get to political but I just want to address the correct answer to your question. Most of our Lao dishes are salad, soups, grilled meats using lots of herbs, stews, stem vegetables, and sauce of different flavors. And most of all, its not the padek is what you will know us for. We worship our sticky rice. Without our rice, our food will not taste right! To most Americans its bread and potatoes. For Lao people its all about OUR STICKY RICE. For all the Lao American that does not know about our cultural please feel free to READ ABOUT LAOS and understand your roots. Thank you for your time. YOUR THE BEST FUNG BROS

So glad Lao people finally got the spotlight for once ☺️

I'm Laotian too but I had to laugh when fung bros pronounced it correctly and she corrected them and said it incorrectly. Not hating BUT I think +BGZTV would have made a better appearance❤️

Thai and proud here but I have to say you guys dropped the ball on this one. Could've picked a better person to introduce people to Lao food. Do hit up +BGZTV and do Lao food some justice man. Also, I got to get these off my chest; 1) Our languages are different, but is mutually intelligible to a certain degree. Whenever I go to their side of the bridge I'm quite able to survive as our languages are mutually intelligible. They're able to speak to me in Lao and if they tone it down a bit by going slower, I'm able to understand what they say and most of the time when I reply in Thai, they will understand likewise. 2) Saying Thai is more formal and Lao is more informal is WRONG. I speak standard Thai and when I want to, I can make a sailor blush. Adding "krub" at the end of the sentence doesn't make it polite (eg. พ่อมึงตายครับ sounds totally ridiculous), and Laotians can be very polite in their speech if they want. Both our languages have in common that we have 2 registers; formal speech pattern, and informal speech pattern. For example; สวัสดีครับ วันนี้คุณสบายดีไหมครับ is very formal, while หวัดดี มึงเป็นไงบ้าง is extremely rude and should only be used between closest of friends and never to elders. One of the difficulty with learning Thai is you have to learn 4 sets of word for you and I (คุณ เธอ แก มึง and ผม/ดิฉัน ข้า กู) and using the correct one in the appropriate situation (speaking to a friend, an elder, boss, elders, customers, kids, etc). 3) Like I said above; our languages are mutually intelligible, and we can also say kob jai ขอบใจ but it's only for people of equal or lower status; i.e. your friends or people that are younger than you, and it's considered rude most of the time. 4) Thailand =/= Laos. Look at it this way; we're brother countries, and ethnically we're the same. We got more Laotians on our side (called Esaan) than in Laos. Most of our customs are basically the same, we have the same religion (theravada buddhism), we pretty much eat the same food. In the end, we're both Tai (the ethnicity, from southern china, not Thai like Thailand). 5) What's this crap about not having last names? Unless you're from some isolated hill-tribe deep in the jungle or high up in the mountains, you'll most likely have a last name. Lao people tend to have long last names rivaling the Thai-Chinese's last names. Majorities of Thais tend to have shorter last names. 6) at 0:37, that Buddhist blessing sign is in Thai. Just something I noticed, as our countries does NOT share the same alphabet. It's like walking into a Korean shop with a sign in Japanese. Just found that a bit odd. I really want to rip off my ears when I hear Sulina butcher Lao words.. it's like calling Arkansas, "R- Kansas".

I lived in Honolulu for 3 years. During that time, I had green papaya salad made by a Laotian young lady. It was delicious. It made me love the Laos cuisine.

I'm half Lao and half Viet. Thank you! Finally a Lao food video. I've been waiting for this to eventually come out. Everything looked really great and appetizing. Not many people know about the Lao culture, so this video means a lot.

I'm Lao! :D Shoutout to my Laotian Nation!

Ayoooo can't wait to get some more Lao grub! Dope video

I'm Cambodian, my best friend is Laos! I love how you guys are bringing our foods into the main stream. Not a lot of people know bout us or our cultures! It's awesome! Thank you!

Thanks FungBrosComedy ! Enjoyed this to the max!

I'm lao and it makes me so happy to see Laos being represented!

Never heard of a Lao person without a last name. Tf was dude talking bout?. Just know Lao last names are really long lol.

Thanks for putting up the vid. Love it!

Finally! Theres a video of Lao food. Been waiting for one forever! Lao Pride!!

Anyone else notice how she pronounces certain things like so Americanized 😂👌🏽

please do more research on the differences between lao language and thai language. its incorrect to say that the lao language is less formal considering many languages have various vernaculars.

man the fung bros food vids are so fun to watch! keep up the work guys!

Ive been waiting for this video for the longest!

You guys haven't seen anything till you've seen Laos New Years. :)

the long awaited. My country finally gets credit and noticesd

thanks so much for finally doing an episode on laotian food! It was awesome!

Thanks for the review, you guys have lots of energy! Love how you guys plugged in informational stuff with a detailed review of the food and kept it fun.

I'm Lao and must give some obvious criticisms for this video. 1. There are many Strictly Lao restaurants they could've visited in the region. 2. Not to be disrespectful to the fellow Lao-Americans in the video, but the pronunciation of words and names of those dishes are completely different from what I've learned. And I am very fluent. 3. The history lesson is incorrect. Lao people do have last names. His example does not speak for all Lao-Americans. 4. Not all Lao-Americans are Buddhist. 5. Their explanation of the Lao-American profile is completely inaccurate. We are NOT a dying species. I find this very insulting, especially for those who have worked so hard for our community. Perhaps this may be a narrow minded view from a specific circle of friends. Fung Bros, ya'll should've done your research more before producing this. Check out Lao-Americans on the east coast. Check out Laos in the House. Heck, come to the D.C. area and I am sure members of CLAY (Connecting Lao American Youth) would love to show you authentic, strictly Lao restaurants, and would love to give you a great discussion reflecting on the Lao-American community and all the great work that has been put into advancing our Lao-American profile. Again, we are NOT a dying species. Thanks for trying out Lao Food, but please know that your videos are more than just videos for fans. Fung Bros, you are very influential with social media in the Asian American diaspora, so in my opinion, you have a bit more of a responsibility to check up your sources and produce videos that reflect Lao food and Lao Americans more accurately.

I've never heard it pronounced Lao-ocean before only Lay-ocean. If the girl was really Lao she would say it correctly. And to all the people saying you're Laos, I didn't know you were the country... I think they should've done this video with a real Laotian like BGZTV he would've did a better job than her.

I'm Lao and it's so refreshing to see a Lao person speaking on YT and interacting with FungBros, who are considered to be YT sensations. Not many people know where Laos is or even WHAT it is, so thank you for giving us a shoutout and showing a bit of our foods!

Thank you!!! Finally a Lao episode!!!

I'm Thai and Lao. Where the half and halfs at!??

Smh! The Fung bros actually pronounced it correctly "lay-ocean" and she pronounced it incorrectly, they could have at least found another Laotian person that would not butcher our language when speaking Lao. As a Laotian American that has spoken Lao as my first language and my entire life, I could not help but cringe at her accent when speaking Lao. I applaud the Fung Bros for shedding light on our dying nationality. Thank you!

You bros did a great job!!! Mostly covered every one of my favorite dishes!! Love from Arizona!

FINALLY!! I have watched all the food vids and I have been waiting foreverrr for you all to try Lao food. I love my Thai food but nothing beats Lao food. Love padaek in everything!

Where's all my fellow Laotian's at?

Yay! Finally Lao culture and food is getting more spotlight😊 i am Laotian myself and for some reason this made me really happy😂 but where all ma Lao people at!?😭😂

I love your videos man. I have shared a number of your videos with friends on facebook who love trying different foods as well. Excellent video!

Outstanding food episode once again fung bros! Awesome presentation as always and always making me had hungry after watching the videos!

I want a Lao restaurant in London😋😋. Forget Chinese food Lao food is where it's at

Even though I'm Thai, I can tell that her pronunciation of loa words are bad XDD

Loved the video. Very informative and always entertaining. Keep it up Fung Bros

LAOS PRIDE. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SOOOOOO LONGGGG. THANKS!

As I Lao person myself. I love me some khao piak

okay, richie with the pipes in the intro. I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU

YEEEAAH boy, Lao represent! Thanks for finally making a Laotian food video, fung bros! -Selina, a Laotian from Australia.

FINA LNY YALL TRIED LAO FOOD. I've been waiting for this video forever!!!

The moment the girl couldn't describe where Laos was situated, I knew she would be a bad reference. I'm not going to repeat everyone's comment, but since no one mentioned this one: we don't pray every night.

I'm Thai and, from my point of view, this clip is one thing that make me realize Southeast Asia countries have many shared cultures. Because all those foods can find in Thailand too, especially in the Northeast. I've tasted Lao Food long time ago, so I will not talking about the taste but the dishes in this vid and what we have here look exactly the same. (Even their names aren't different) However, I wouldn't say it's only Thai Food, like I've just said, we share. I mean, yeah, it's Lao Food, but I just want to share you that those kinds of food are Thai Food too :)

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER

I subscribed because of this episode!!!! Both Lao and Hawaiian food episodes!

Did they say Kung Lao at the end? MORTAL KOMBAT IM COMING LOL

Great job FungBro! You guys are funny, cool, and educated. i couldn't say the same about the people you chose to represent Lao culture and food, should have chosen a Lao RU-vidr like BGZTV

Awesome segment on Lao cuisine and giving a huge media shout out to the general public who may not know much about us...You guys rock!!!

Finally!!! Laos Pride! Been waiting for a long time for this vid

I'm Mienh but we cook alot of Lao food. Beef Larb and Papaya Salad are my favorite.

I'm Lao eeehh

You guys are so much fun and you discuss food, could it get any better? haha ...nice video!

love it! I came from Toronto Canada n there was few laosian people. but in Hawaii and California, I met some really amazing Laosian friends! I just wanna say thank you for making this episode. I love lao people and keep the awesomeness going guys! :)

Her pronunciation is so americanized lol

Man I eat Larb like every week. I hate it with normal rice so sticky rice is a must.(I grew up with lao people)

IM SO HAPPY YOU GUYS DID LAO FOOD!!

My mom is from vientiane and my dad is from luang prabang. I pretty much grew up on all these foods! My favorites are sai kok and nam khao. Nam khao is first shaped into a ball and then fried, which is then mashed to add other ingredients. But I usually just eat it still in a ball lol I'm surprised you guys never had lao food before this! Glad you guys made a video and enjoyed the food :)

Dude should add Lao to the sign. Thai might be familiar and bring in the crowds.. but I'd trip my husband to get at some Lao food, just to try it. Every body else has done it.. Korean is now super popular.. same with Vietnamese. Lao needs its turn. Hey.. Cambodia.. get in there too.

I understand why people get confused between whether this is Thai or Laotian. It's like going to an Indian restaurant for Pakistani food. It gets the basic idea of the food. But the real reason why I'm commenting -- She called those pork sausages something "gai"... I thought Gai meant chicken in Thai.

Finally!!! Ive been waiting so long and it's here! Thanks for making a video on Lao food and let me mention one thing, Laotians have looooong last names😭 #AProudLaotian 🇱🇦🇱🇦

I have been waiting for this, LAO PRIDE!

Forever making me hungry ...haha

thumbs up from the Laotian girl!!!

Love this episode!

Aye! I was waiting for yall do one on us haha!

traditional Laos food ingredients have not coconuts milk

I'm lao and i have a long ass last name

Yay I so happy they finally made a Lao video!! ❤️

The Isaan people of Thailand are basically Lao. They use Lao language, they eat Lao food and share the same traditions with Lao. The main thing is, the Thai government started the "Thaification" of the country in 1933 in order to assimilate the different minority (Isaan Lao, Isaan Khmer, Mon, Karen, Southern Malay etc..) into the society. Thai became the language of education and administration. Now you can see this in Thailand. When I go to Udon Thani (a province 50km away from the Laotian border), people speak Lao. At school, the kids learn Thai and in Thai, even if they don't use it at home

the most famous Laotians have to be Khan and Connie from King of the Hill

Dammm Laos People Taking Over The Comments All Of A Sudden Lol (I'm Laos And I've Been Waiting So Long For This Vid)

This makes me SO SO SO happy! Ahhhhhhh #ProudToBeLao !!

I request the Fung Bros to do a video about Lao food long time ago. You guys finally came through. Thanks Fung Bros! Good video by the way.

Her pronunciations in Lao, were different from what I learned.. hmmm.. maybe she's from Northern Lao, my family is from Southern Laos🇱🇦

The mistake and confusion to begin with is going to a Thai restaurant to represent Laos. The huge confusion starts right off the bat in the video. Im sure those are Lao people that own that restaurant, but common. Theres nothing wrong with being U.S. born but at least have some real knowledge or do some real research of the country you supposed to represent. But it couldnt be helped cause the way youtube works is you get someone who is a popular social media personality to rep their own culture. So I understand along the line of that aspect of it. Its RU-vid of course. But First off with the language itself how she stated Thai is formal and Lao isnt. , Thats based off her perception and what she know. The Lao language has many dialect itself. From Tai Vien (dialect of the capitol), Tai Neua (far), Tai thai (close), Tai Sahvahn, Tai Paksei, and many more, some are very proper while others arent so formal. As for Lao people not having last names? Where did that guy get his information from. That is so far from the truth. Majority of Lao people all have a last name (family name). The only reason a family here in the U.S. wouldn't have one is they have no history to their roots in Laos (such as being sold to a family, being an orphan, etc), or the name has communist ties/ or the family here could be hiding from communist Laos (which means if they ever want to visit Laos, they would need to go by a different family name). Dont just make stuff up such as "Lao people don't have last names" just wow... such a misrepresentation of our culture all together. And the food of choice was so typical that it was close to what Thai food is. Doesnt even show the true diversity of what Lao food is. Where's the Gang Naw Mai (bamboo shoot strew), Gang Kee Lek & Hoy (Authentic Lao strew w/ snails), Gang Kai Mote Dang (red ant eggs strew), Tom seen Nua (beef soup), Kao poon and so much more. Also Pho isnt a laos dish, we got that from Vietnam and she just said we add shrimp paste. LOL Home style Laos Pho is made with Oxtail. Sure we have it at Lao restaurants but Lao Pho isnt a highlight of any Lao restaurant I'll tell you that. I respect and like that you guys were trying to help represent Lao food and its culture, but most definitely, this isnt it. At most, probably teenage Lao kids could relate to this video and believe this is what Lao food is. Sorry guys.

Many restaurants are operated by Lao but called it Thai food. I’m proud to call mine Lao food. I have a Lao fast food in California. We only serve sticky rice with fried chicken, pork jerky & sausage; 99% of my customers preferred Lao style papayas. Most of the customers are not Lao. So many never heard of Lao food until they came to my restaurant & love it!! They kept coming back with more friends & family🥰

My grandma has certain relatives from Lao and Thailand so whenever she cooks food for me I get both types of food! And yes all that food shown in this video is AMAZING and SPICY!

*how to get subs* make a 9 sec video kicking random objects

That is basically thai food and with that I mean northeastern food from TH

O my god guys thank u I was waiting for so long I'm Lao gin hum

I'm lao and I'm in lao right now to visit my family. I'm so happy that you guys did this video b/c no one really know about Laos. And if you guys ever had a chance plz come a visit Laos trust me you would not regret it:)

I didn't see any original Laos dishes. 'Laos Tom Yum'?? 'Laos pho'??? What the hell is that ? @@

We are so rare!!!

They should go to a Lao New Year celebration next year! We Laotians have the best new years celebration tbh lol.

Dope vid guys special thanks to Sulina Kettigna I subscribe and watch you guys every week or day and im inspired. You guys are awesome

The most funny thing is they use Thai alphabets all over their restaurant. (e.g. 0:37) LOL even they use word "Thai" as part of restaurant's name. LMAO Why don't they advertise themselves as Laos. LOL

FUnG BROS you guy need to do a video with youtuber BGZTV . Now he will show you guy real Laos food and Lao culture. . Check him out !!!

Oh my goodness!!! One of my favorite Lao restaurant!!! Must have their Thai boat noodles soup!!! On point!!

great video! my Lao pride coming out watching this video. Never been to a restaurant for Lao food... 😂

งงอาหารลาวตรงไหนว่ะ ใครอธิบายได้บอกหน่อย

I think green curry is Thai food, Isn't it?

Laotian right here!!! Our food is bomb-ski! YEEEEE!!! Thanks for doing this episode!!!

Fung bro this was a horrible video. You guys disappoint me. #BGZTV is more Lao then those two people. Please fung bro remake this video.

very similar to khmer food lol

I learned a lot from this video. Learned some of the language and about some wonderful food. Now I'm going to go try to find it haha! Thanks FungBrosComedy

Finally, Laos in tha house!!! Glad to see you guys throw down some good Laos dishes.

Try some Cambodian food!