Hoa's sisters in town -10/22/2011
Long (Mai's eldest son) requested to have Lao food so we took the occasion to have a few friends over for dinner on a Monday evening.
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Ha and Cang in the kitchen preparing Tam mac hung which is a papaya salad but since papaya is not in season we have to settle for shredded carrots. |
Chi Be mashing the crispy rice for Nem tha dua |

All the ladies landing a hand in the kitchen...
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Chi Be and Ha platting Nem tha Dua |
Lam nua (Beef salad) and in the back ground spicy salt pepper shrmps. |
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Slow roasted pork ribs. |
Tam mac hung, Nem tha Dua, and spicy salt and pepper shrimps. |
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We went to a "quan binh dan" to have Cha Ca Thanh Long. |
Ha's parents are from France so Mai was quite surprised to see them in California. |

Sitting down for dinner

Here Cang is telling a funny joke!
From left:Tuan, Trung, Ha, Hanh, Tuan,
From right: Huy, Hanh, Maily, Cang, Mai (standing), and chi Be.


Time to eat...
Hanh, Maily, Cang, Mai, and Chi Be

After Dinner, Hanh, Canh, and Chi be preparing for desserts.
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