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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Final Report on Community-Based Intervention Study of Food Safety Practices in Community Households of Lao PDR
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/consumer/Laos_Dec07.pdf
LAO CULTURE TRADITIONAL WAY
3.2.3.4 Custom of eating raw meats and raw fish.
One in three households was observed to eat raw fish and raw meats in the baseline survey, which was investigated further in the repeat observational study. Head/s of household said they eat raw (range of red meats, fish, and shellfish) when interviewed by Lao Women and not actually observations. Raw cow and buffalo meats are popular, as is the consumption of raw fish and shrimp. Padec (salty fermented fish sauce) appears to be the most common food eaten raw (could be considered ‘preserved’). Duck blood was also consumed by some 45 people in the 170 households surveyed.
When it comes to who is eating raw meats and raw fish – men or women (Table 7), twice as many men eat raw foods compared with women. Feedback during the Round Table discussion with Lao Women clarified it is mainly older family members (over 50 years old) and poorer people with little or no education who continue the Lao custom of eating raw meats and raw fish. The main reasons nominated why people eat raw foods (Table 6) were “custom” and they taste “delicious”. Many people also believed that eating raw meats and raw fish “makes the body strong”.
Final Report on Community-Based Intervention Study of Food Safety Practices in Community Households of Lao PDR
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/consumer/Laos_Dec07.pdf
LAO CULTURE TRADITIONAL WAY
3.2.3.4 Custom of eating raw meats and raw fish.
One in three households was observed to eat raw fish and raw meats in the baseline survey, which was investigated further in the repeat observational study. Head/s of household said they eat raw (range of red meats, fish, and shellfish) when interviewed by Lao Women and not actually observations. Raw cow and buffalo meats are popular, as is the consumption of raw fish and shrimp. Padec (salty fermented fish sauce) appears to be the most common food eaten raw (could be considered ‘preserved’). Duck blood was also consumed by some 45 people in the 170 households surveyed.
When it comes to who is eating raw meats and raw fish – men or women (Table 7), twice as many men eat raw foods compared with women. Feedback during the Round Table discussion with Lao Women clarified it is mainly older family members (over 50 years old) and poorer people with little or no education who continue the Lao custom of eating raw meats and raw fish. The main reasons nominated why people eat raw foods (Table 6) were “custom” and they taste “delicious”. Many people also believed that eating raw meats and raw fish “makes the body strong”.
