leavingthecold t1_ja9bbv3 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Reply to comment by bic11guy in Looking for authentic Vietnamese restaurant recommendations in RI. Living in North Kingstown but willing to drive 30 mins. by SpareSomewhere8271

>Pho Zap Zap is mainly a Laotian restaurant, as of the last time I was there. The food there is quite good.

This is correct, however some staple Vietnamese foods have become staple Laotian foods as well since many have migrated into the country for ages. The most common ones would be Pho, Bhan Xeo, Bahn Cahn Gai, Bahn Mi, Nime Chow with only certain ones having a Laotian name change.

bic11guy t1_jaarpi5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:07 AM

Yeah. A lot of the foods are interchangeable between the countries over in that region. Each one trying to lay claim to originating it, and all having places that claim to be where it was first made. I have spent a lot of time traveling in the region and I always tried to sample what was local, rather than what was imported. Unless there was some following because they made vast additions to something. Have to be cautious though, for me. I am allergic to seafood. So makes life difficult sometimes when I am there.