Highland Kitchens, from Rice Mortars to Grilled Fish
Wooden pestles strike sticky rice, and the kitchen's story begins with that steady rhythm.
Five stories of Mong rice cakes, Tay and Nung cakes and colored sticky rice, Tai folded grilled fish and a meal from the legend of Van Lang.
Story 1 of 5
Hmong New Year Rice Cakes
Inside the long wooden mortar, the grains of upland sticky rice are disappearing. Nobody eats them, and nobody takes a single grain away.
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