. >> today's global snack comes from luang prabang.n the mekong is the gathering place for young buddhists in communist laos. in the middle of a busy street is a real culinary institution: sing's soup kitchen, which serves lao noodle soup starting at six o'clock in the morning. sing opened her stand almost 3 decades ago. she cooks up soup with and without coconut milk. the other ingredients vary according to her customers' wishes. a bowl of soup here costs anywhere from 1 to 6 euros. >> the basic ingredients in my soup are things like shredded banana blossoms, cabbage, spring onions, seaweed and bamboo shoots." +++ >> little baskets filled with limes, chilies, green beans and different herbs allow guests to season their soup to taste. they can take their meal away or eat it here. the most important ingredients in sing's soup are pork innards and pre-cooked rice noodles. >> i buy the meat at the local market. here you can get liver, heart, tongue, stomach and kidneys. they all go into my soup. >> a traditional lao breakfast. >> i always