Lao Sausage wasn't available today, so I decided to try the Lao style stir fried beef, and I'm glad I did. When the waitress, who could barely speak English, asked me how spicy I wanted my dish, I presumed she was Lao and told her I wanted it as spicy as she liked it. Turns out she was a Filipina who probably doesn't like food spicy at all! But she did seem to understand because my dish came quite spicy, just the way I like it. The dish was composed of onion, tomato, pea pods, and spicy beef in a light sweet and sour sauce, served on lettuce leaves with cabbage and carrot slaw on the side. It was a lovely dish with a great balance of spicy, sour, and sweet. The beef was tender and there was some crunch from the pea pods and the mild onion, not to mention the crunchy freshness of the slaw. I enjoyed a rich and malty Beerlao lager beer with my meal, and I met Jessie, the Lao owner of this restaurant, and she's a delightful person.
Location: Tamayo's Restaurant, 800 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, Washington. Date: September 19, 2018.
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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