I swear all locals recommend KhopChaiDeu Restaurant to tourists in Vientiane. Don't know why, but I ain't complaining. At least I'm out and not stuck with bad food at hotel buffets.
I love som tam or in Lao- tum mak hung (papaya salad). I love the tangy spiciness coupled with the fresh raw vegetables. They go perfectly well with white sticky rice too. The restaurant did a good one. While flavorful, it obviously catered to expat tastebuds because the dish wasn't spicy at all.
The colleagues went crazy and ordered so much food that the table overflowed. As skeptical as I was about the food in such a 'recommended' restaurant in an obviously expat locale, I must say that whatever we ordered from the Lao menu was pretty decent.
My stomach churned when I saw the pork knuckle. It was freaking huge. I tried a tiny piece. It was frankly, delicious. However, the texture and taste were more like a smoked ham than pork knuckle proper. The colleagues ate it all up.
Like in the various cities of CLMV countries, restaurant menus in expat locales are ridiculously cheap. Great value for your dollar. For all the food and drinks we had, it was just US$30 for 4 of us.
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