Lao recipes and Lao food : SBS Food

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Sticky rice, fresh vegetables, mountains of fresh herbs, fish and meat, fish sauce, chilli, spices, fruit and more sticky rice... one of the wonderful features of the Lao diet is the almost complete absence of processed foods. Ironically, it’s the poor economic status of this small, landlocked South-East Asian country that has kept its cuisine fresh, vibrant and healthy for hundreds of years. Lao's culinary offering includes universal hits, like steamed fish in banana leaf and pork laap salad, alongside options for the adventurous eater, such as duck's blood salad. Read more

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Sticky rice

Steamed sticky rice is traditionally cooked in conical bamboo baskets, banana leaves or sometimes even in hollow bamboo stalks, but you can easily steam it in a...

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Green papaya salad

While some Lao households make their own padaek, if you want to buy it ready-made, try the Thai Budu or Filipino Monamon brands. In keeping with the Lao way,...

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Rice balls and sour pork salad

This popular Laotian salad recipe requires an extensive list of ingredients and a bit of preparation, including four days marinating time, but the results are...

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Beef larb

Also known as laab and laap, this recipe for spicy Laotian beef salad is packed with flavour thanks to a plethora of Asian herbs, a good hit of chilli and a dash...

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Sweet steamed sticky rice parcels

Khao tom is a Laotian steamed dessert made with sweet sticky rice, coconut and a variety of additions to taste, all wrapped up in banana leaves.

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Bamboo and yanang soup

Yanang leaves are popular in Laotian and Thai cuisine. The juice is extracted by bruising the leaves than soaking them in water. Alternatively, you can purchase...

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Barbecued ox tongue

Like a good steak, you only flip the ox tongue once on the barbecue. The papaya in the marinade helps to soften the tongue, which, when cooked, is wonderfully...

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Sticky rice powder

Lao people use toasted rice powder in savoury dishes such as laap, and for dipping unripe fruit in, such as pomelo, green mango, tamarind and guava.

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Red ant egg salad

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River fish steamboat

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Sweet coconut cakes

Luke Nguyen gets in the festive spirit, helping out a local Lao street food seller with her sweet coconut cakes. These steamed cakes are dairy and gluten-free and...

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Steamed sticky rice cakes with banana

Luke Nguyen gives the recipe for this popular dish sold throughout Laos at markets and street stalls. A neat parcel of sweet sticky rice with banana it is a great...

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Steamed fish in banana leaf

This is a classic Lao recipe for steamed fish in banana leaf. The marinade for the snapper is just amazing - a deeply fragrant blend of Asian herbs and spices....