Born in Laos. Made in America.
A family recipe that survived war, crossed an ocean, and now sits on tables across the country.
Bounmy and her husband in the refugee camp in Thailand, where they first met.
Bounmy Sayasy
Bounmy was born in Laos. During the Vietnam War, as fighting spread across the border, her family fled to a refugee camp in Thailand. Life in the camp was difficult. Resources were scarce and community became everything. It was there that she met the man who would become her husband.
Through a sponsorship program, Bounmy and her family were able to come to America. They built a new life, raised children, and created a home. And in that home, her kitchen became the center of everything.
Through birthdays, holidays, and ordinary Sundays, the food was always Lao. The flavors were always the ones she grew up with. The same recipes her mother made, carried across an ocean in memory and now perfected over decades of cooking for the people she loves.
Jeow Saap is those recipes made available to you. Every jar is made by hand. No preservatives, no shortcuts. Just Bounmy's cooking, the way it has always been.