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So, what do we got here? >> james: our lamb is an iconic lao dish. with mushrooms, and dill. the key ingredient is the pepperwood. these, ah, wooden blocks with has like ah, white peppers. >> anthony: that infuses the dish, you dont eat it? >> james: its like a -- you dont eat it. its a very herbaceous, peppery, really rich. >> mr. see: yeah. >> anthony: unlike anything ive ever had. >> james: mmhm. we have two types of larb, ones raw, ones cooked. >> anthony: mmhm. so its cooked buffalo, raw bu...

Herbs and thats it. laos panna cotta. [ laughter ] >> anthony: mmm, this is really, really good. you know the balance is so beautiful. >> james: this meal kinda represents like the, lao table. you always got to have a soup. you always got to have some kind of larb, a stew. some kind of muddled salad. sticky rice, of course, and dip. >> anthony: and beer lao. >> james: and beer lao. yes. >> anthony: lets get some beer. >> mr.ee: beer lao. [ all toast in foreign language ] >> anthony: your parents...

>> anthony: looks awesome. so, what do we got here? >> james: or lamb is in a iconic ladish. with mushrooms, and dill. the key ingredient is the pepperwood. these, ah, wooden blocks with has like ah, white peppers. >> anthony: that infuses the dish, you dont eat it? >> james: its like a -- you dont eat it. its a very herbaceous, peppery, really rich. >> mr. see: yeah. >> anthony: unlike anything ive ever had. >> james: mmhm. we have two types of larb, ones raw, ones cooked. >> anthony: mmhm. so ...

>> anthony: man, its really good. >> james: yeah. this was kinda improvised. um, "lut bang." lut bang translates to, ah, "fixed blood." so, its buffalo blood. its a really tricky way to prepare the dish, because you want the blood to set, so the way you do it is to dilute the blood with water. >> anthony: right. >> james: and just pour it over herbs and thats it. laos panna cotta. [ laughter ] >> anthony: mmm, this is really, really good. you know the balance is so beautiful. >> james: this meal...

Like the lao table. youve got to have a stew, muddle salad, things of light from where you are. >> and be around. >> dont get blushed. >> your parents left laos in 81. it was pretty much a community like this. >> if you wanted to make money back, then you were cooking tie food. >> my mom work inside restaurants, what does your mom think. >> first thing she does, is you go to a waist belt. she goes looking to trash. >> why are you throwing this out? >> yeah. its like cilantro stems. >> how many y...