col nguyen originally trained as a foreign language clerk. in two thousand and eleven she and her two brothers opened a restaurant in the north her under strict upper lip. features dishes from south eastern asia. and if he. doesn't dunk my father's name is don officially our last name is nguyen because the person who applied for our permission to come here put down the name nguyen which is a very common vietnamese name musician but our real name is don what about that's why i decided to use that name for a restaurant. and shame is unknown to indochina which laois is a part of you know. my grandfather and great grandfather worked for the french. sometimes as cooks that's why we thought it was a good fit. scoff and i'm guessing since perkins go to. a pious salad is a traditional laotian dish which is served in many different ways. it's usually eaten with fermented shrimp. in an unusual twist the ingredients are crushed with a mortar and pestle. copiah salad is among launch of flavors combining the sweetness of a pious and sugar a salty fish sau