Pig tail, anyone? Photo

Photographer’s Note

While the New Year is arriving, one should think about some delicacies for the last dinner of the year. The more exotic, the best way to start the reveillon. As mentioned in my previous post, bread is essential in every meal, but each culture has its own fragances and distinctive tastes and Lao cuisine is known for its fiery tastes with a touch of sour. Eaten with the hands along with the staple sticky rice, much of Lao cuisine is roasted over an open fire and served with fresh herbs and vegetables. Pork, chicken, duck and water buffalo all end up in the kitchen. And nothing is wasted as you can see here.
To learn about diferent cultures we should try the food of the countries we visit. This time, I invite you to try this special roasted pig tail ;-)

Taken in the festivities that happened after the boat race, close to the margins of Mekong river opposite to Luang Prabang side. This is part of the Festival of Lights (full moon in October).

ChrisJ, sevy, siamesa, flory, delkoo, zeynepe, paura, feather, Gerrit, carper, Cricri, xuaxo, leo61, siolaw, saylan-cb, ang25, Bluejeans, Emile, stego, Amaz has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (69430) 2008-12-30 2:22

Hi Ricardo

A superb daily life scene from Laos, with good colour, sharpness & lighting. The blue smoke adds mood. Think I'll pass on the pigtail! Have a great 2009!

jasmis (49589) 2008-12-30 2:23

Superb dynamic street life shot.
Excellent!
Regards!

sevy (12857) 2008-12-30 2:24

Hello Ricardo,

And you, did you try the roasted pig tail? Humm, looks good :-)
An original photo during the Xmas time and all the good things we can eat at this time.
Very good composition and framing on this photo.

Yves.

siamesa (12359) 2008-12-30 2:36

Oi Ricardo,
As diferentes culturas têm suas características e exóticos costumes mesmo.
A feijoada brasileira tem isso tudo: rabo de porco, orelha, mocotó e otras cositas mas.
Tuas fotos se encaixam super bem nos objetivos do TE. Parabéns
Abraços e Feliz Ano Novo
Maria

Alex61 (736) 2008-12-30 4:40

Lovely spontaneous street shot. Full of life. I love this kind of photografy...
ciao
Alessandro

flory (4802) 2008-12-30 4:56

ola Ricardo,
me,me,me..always eat,especially that our cuisine have a 'love' for pig food.yes,know,cholesterol of pig food and for sure everybody knows..but is soooooo good:)don't tell anyone the advice of doctor:D
with so many smells around what to tell you,dear,about pic?looks yami-yami.
promise you after the holidays,will keep a diet.
all the best for you and Ana,many rrorooring for cats:)
Happy New Year 2009!
Flori:)
ps,now,see that you didn't try.hehhe.is really good.pity.

delkoo (33894) 2008-12-30 5:14

hi ricardo
when I travel , i try to test all the food , sometime i have good surprises, sometime I spit off on the ground...
in france we use to say " dans le cochon tout est bon" it means in the pig everything is good.
i wish you an happy new year

didier

zeynepe (9328) 2008-12-30 5:54

After eating a lot of things, I am not hungry therefore I don't want to write anything about foods :)I like the happiness of the children in BG (are they the winning team ?)Maybe the lady on the right side was shouting cos she was angry about you :P
A happy New Year Ric! I hope a new year brings no tear to any eye in your family and friends :D
Zeynep

jmdias (18683) 2008-12-30 6:20

ricardo

aqui também usam o rabo de porco em feijoadas mas confesso que é uma parte do animal que não me atrai. A foto ficou bem iluminada, a mulher falando dá uma idéia de movimento e de diálogo com quem vê a imagem mas eu a preferia calada.hahaha (não quero comer rabo de porco, thanks..)

abraços

jorge

paura (37722) 2008-12-30 8:08

Ricardo,
Aqui no Brasil eu responderia: - estou fora!
Mas, pelo sorriso dela, penso que você provou a iguaria.

Abraço

Paulo

feather (49848) 2008-12-30 8:18

Well we eat ox tail so why not pig's tail, although I must admit neither sound very appetising to me. I wonder what she is saying to you. Brandishing a pig's tail may be a Lao insult ;D Very good daily life scene in what appears to be a restaurant popular with the locals; always a good sign.
Kath

gilou530 (34657) 2008-12-30 8:31

salut ricardo
une scéne de vie simple encore bien prise avec beaucoup d'authenticité ca m'a l'air beau ce quelle te propose, belle netteté et mes meilleurs voeux pour 2009
amitiés
gilbert

Gerrit (35417) 2008-12-30 8:54

Hey Ricardo,
Great daily life scene and very good composition with the eaters in the back.
Teh pork looks quite tasty.
Regards, Gerrit

carper (63968) 2008-12-30 9:12

very nice clear shot Ricardo,
one with a atmosphere, well taken good pov and a nice background good photo,
have a good day.
regard jaap

Cricri (42735) 2008-12-30 10:21

Hola Ric
Yes il est bien de gouter au plat traditionnel de chaque pays, yes l'exotique c'est bien aussi, mais j'avoue ne pas avoir faim ce soir, alors je me contenterais de pain et d'eau :-))
Une scéne encore bien capturer au moment le plus fort :-)
Happy new year to you and your family
cricri

xuaxo (5623) 2008-12-30 11:13

Olá Ricardo
Esta não deixa dúvidas, mostra bem a cena.
O porco é um bicho completamente aproveitado (por quem gosta), seja em Portugal ou no Laos.
Cumprimentos
..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. ---

ninaL (19256) 2008-12-30 11:24

Hi, Ricardo.

Interesting spontanous photo.
Great dynamic, great scene from daily life.

Best regards. Grazyna.

leo61 (42740) 2008-12-30 11:47

Hi Ricardo!
No I Don`t want it....
The next weeks I prefer,butter chicken,Thali,Pakoras,Samosas,hot curries,
fruitshakes and for sunset a Kingfisher beer....
But I like this image.
I love these little kittchens and restaurants.Much better and authentic food than in aircon restaurants.
Nice pose and expression.
My best wishes for a great 2009.
Regards,leo

Waylim (10667) 2008-12-30 12:06

Sabaidi Ricardo,
What a funny and spontaneous shot of the daily life image in the street of small village Laos. Classic Scene, depicting the fun atmosphere and this lady really is animated and not shy of showing you what they eat, and perhaps trying to amuse you. Trying to read her lips, it looks like she was asking if you would like to try it with a big question mark. Thanks
Way

chris04stop (2157) 2008-12-30 14:44

Well done, Ricardo! You have the ability to stop the right moment in the right time. Bravissimo!
And: can you imagine? Here in my Sout-Tyrol the pig is a great, great lucky charm for the New Year,
Have a wonderful, wonderful 2009, Ricardo! All the best for you!
Anna Paola

robiuk (10761) 2008-12-30 15:08

I'll tell you what, Ric - I would be more than happy with
this pig tail on my plate (or just in my hands). All this
looks too yummy to be rejected.
This smoke is getting through my screen and makes me drool,
so I'm gonna go and check what's in my fridge...
Cheers,
Robi

emka (21131) 2008-12-30 23:46

Hi Ric, I remember the night market in Luang Pragang, probably not this one. Very realistic photo, I almost feel the smell of it. U wonder what is the taste of this pigtail...
Abraços e Feliz Ano Novo

Regards

Malgorzata

siolaw (25692) 2008-12-31 0:13

Ola Ricardo, Tail is OK... you can get tongue, ears, throat, snout andso on... i am one who tries all these and even worse.. i can eat worms, snakes, spiders etc...!
Here you captured nicely a funny daily life moment, with a good view on the people sitting in the BG, showing the local lifestyle...
Good appettite!
Have a super 2009
Laurent

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-12-31 1:13

Hi Ricardo,
Very nice daily life photo!Great capture and good compositions.
Happy new year.
Regards

gildasjan (23257) 2008-12-31 2:14

Bonjour Ricardo
Une scène de vie quotidienne très bien photographiée avec cette ambiance enfumée.
Bonne fin d'année
Amicalement
Gildas

Bluejeans (31479) 2009-01-03 1:45

Oi amigo ,
Forte uma foto destas logo de manha até me tira o apetite rabo de porco bem gorduroso , gosto mais duns camarões :) , é uma bela cena diária a mulher tem uma expressão magnifica como se a comida dela fosse magnifica , gostei muito dos detalhes especialmente este churrasco tens uns alimentos bem estranhos picanha não e e certeza :), parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Emile (19775) 2009-01-07 11:51

Hola Ricardo.
No puedes imaginar la cantidad de puerco asado que comimos en la montaña de Polo durante las fiestas de año nuevo, espero que el colesterol no se encuentre alto este año. Tu foto es muy original, muy bien captada y con unos colores y definicion estupendos. Excelente foto.
Feliz Año Nuevo mi amigo, para ti y tu familia lo mejor en este 2009.
Abrazos.

stego (22318) 2009-01-09 14:50

Olá Ricardo,
Mais uma excelente foto "à la" Nat. Geo. cheia de vida e cor e admiravelmente bem enquadrada. Talvez o rabito de porco não seja mau, mas eu por mim prefiro ir naqueles nacos que estão na grelha à direita. O sítio parece estar animado, suponho que os petiscos eram bons.
Um abraço, José.

nivaldo (12856) 2009-01-19 22:08

That´s curious, Ricardo!
Um bom flagrante da vida cotidiana no Laos ...
Mundo, esse vasto mundo!
Um grande abraço,
Nivaldo

Amaz (6302) 2009-09-19 15:01

Que beleza de foto, Ricardo!!
Boa apresentação e bom enquadramento!!!

Ótima captura decomental!!

Em fim: National Geografic classe!!

Parabéns, amigo!!!