Episode 4: Luke's Mekong | 4,000 Islands, Laos

This week, Luke heads to Laos’ southern tip, to the 4,000 Islands, where fishing takes on a whole new meaning. On the Island of Don Khon, Luke learns the art of making the acquired fermented fish staple dish, padhek. He cooks ‘Jeow Horn’ for some hungry fishermen at the Pa Soi rapids, and harvests red ants for a traditional red ant salad dish, and discovers they bite back! Luke rafts down the Mekong River to explore the other areas of the 4,000 islands while he prepares a traditional fish dish, laap lao, at sunset.

Recipes

River fish steamboat

Red ant egg salad