Cleaning seaweed near shore

Laos 'seaweed'

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December 16th 2006
Sheets of sesame seeded 'seaweed' are sold in Luang Prabang markets and restaurants. It is made from filamentous algae (green or blue-green, not sure) which grows attached to the river bottom in the clear-water rivers that flow into the Mekong. Some internet sites refers to this product as being made from a moss - it is not made from moss! Lao gather this algae by wading out and reaching down, su ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more