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Tamarind is a story much bigger than the success of a small restaurant in the timeless beauty of Luang Prabang. It really is a story of determination, love, trust, frustration and success. The success of commitment and dedication of two people devoted to each other and a desire to survive and remain in this magical place. 

Sisavangvong Road in downtown Luang Prabang is chockers with real Lao restaurants and a myriad of Thai food, Chinese food restaurants and other international cuisine. The Lao restaurants typically serve selections from the Royal cuisine. Food that you rarely if ever see beyond the restaurants in the main cities. What is the ordinary food of Laos?

Joy and Caroline  were inspired by this idea. To them this food was very familiar but never seen on the tourist streets. To prepare this food and sell it as a meal was their evolving dream. Joy was familiar with food preparation he had learned as a young child and used this skill for many meals in his young life. Caroline was confident with some support and thought that this may be a viable commercial possibility. it would allow them to remain in an ever pressing economy and the thought of subsistence and devastation not for them.

Tamarind was born. The foods were worked out and the adventure of business began. Invitations to the Royal Sheraton in Bangkok to showcase their foods, recognition. The rest is history and an evolving life's story.

If ever I was impoverished I could go with confidence to Tamarind and ask for a meal. They would serve me a meal joyfully, not because of friendship but they are who they are.

Tamarind is a restaurant truly worth exploring and the details are there on their website.

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