Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia:

Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam are countries with very interesting and enticing cuisines. With influences from the French, Indian, and the Chinese, the flavors coming from these three countries are surely notable to culinary enthusiasts.

            Vietnamese cuisine is known to have a blend of creativity, presentation, freshness, texture, and color that everybody is guaranteed to appreciate. There is said to be 5 fundamental taste elements that are always present in Vietnamese dishes and these are spicy, sour, bitter, salty, and sweet.

            Laotian, Cambodian, and Vietnamese cuisine is abundant in the usage of fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, ginger, lemongrass, mint, coriander, cinnamon, lime, chili, and many others. These cuisines are known in using fresh herbs and spices for food preparation, and that is why Vietnamese cuisine is recognized as one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. Through the freshness of their food and the complexity of balancing the flavors, these cuisines are now increasing its number of advocates throughout the world. 

- Justine Roxas