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Odara
- Nov 24, 2020
- 1 min
Sa pa - Raw fish salad
Sa pa, also called koy pa, is a raw fish salad marinated in lemon juice. In Laos, it is very appreciated to use carp (pa keng cirrhinus...
Odara
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Khao poun nam cheo - Rice noodle soup with pork intestines
Khao poun broth might seem like a culinary aberration to some westerners because it mixes pork and fish. For 4 persons Ingredients 400 g...
Odara
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Cooking khao poun - rice vermicelli
Khao poun is the name of a type of rice vermicelli. The noodle soups based on these vermicelli are garnished with lots of vegetables and...
Odara
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
The 7 tastes of a Lao meal
Lao language describes seven tastes: salty (khem), sweet (van), sour (som), bitter (khom), umami (noua), spicy (phet) and astringent...
Odara
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
How to serve a Lao meal
Traditionally Lao people used to eat either on the floor on a mat or at a braided low table. The meal can be composed either of a single...
Odara
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
Basic techniques
The success of a dish also depends on your technique. In addition to the classic cooking methods, you will need a few specific tricks of...
Odara
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Cheo mak phet - Grilled chili sauce
The basic dip sauce contains the ingredients for the preparation of other sauces. There are several variants. You can add tomatoes (cheo...
Odara
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Fermented dishes
Fermentation is one of the oldest forms of food preservation. This technique requires little energy and can improve the nutritional...
Odara
- Nov 21, 2020
- 1 min
Voun - Agar-agar flan
Voun is a traditional Lao dessert with eggs and coconut milk jellified with agar-agar. The traditional aspect has a layer effect with the...
Odara
- Nov 21, 2020
- 1 min
Keng som - Tangy soup
The tangy soup accompanies the lap, the traditional Lao meat salad. The meat chosen for the preparation of the broth will depend on the...
Odara
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Khao piek sen - Rice noodle soup
Discover the Flavors of Laos with Khao Piek Sen Recipe | Experience the Authentic Taste of This Laotian Noodle Soup Step-by-Step
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lap kai/mou - Chicken/pork salad
This dish can be prepared with pork or chicken. Lap kai is traditionally made with a whole poultry. It is easier to take just a few...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lap sua - Raw beef salad
Lap sua literally means tiger lap. This name comes from the fact that the meat and sometimes even the organ meats such as the liver,...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
Tam mak houng - Green papaya salad
Green papaya salad, tam mak houng, is a traditional Lao dish but commonly known to foreigners by its Thai name, som tam. This dish was...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
No hien - Tapered bamboo shoots
No hien is a bamboo salad cooked with yanang extract. You can find canned yanang extract in Asian supermarkets. For 4 people Ingredients...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Khao khoua - Ground toasted rice
Khao khoua is ground toasted glutinous rice that is mainly used in lap. Ingredient 150 g raw glutinous rice Method Spread the rice out on...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Khao xoi - Black bean rice noodle soup
You can find this dish in varying forms, in Northern Thailand, South-East Myanmar and South-West China. In Laos, khao xoi is known as a...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Khao chao - Jasmin rice
Jasmin rice Oryza sativa L. var. indica cv. KDML 105, also called Thai rice, is a variety of rice that was discovered in Thailand in the...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Keng cheut - Neutral soup
In Laos, a soup can be sour, spicy, or even bitter. Keng cheut, on the other hand, has a relatively neutral taste. Cheut literally means...
Odara
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Khao nom mo keng - Coconut milk flan
Khao nom mo keng is a flan often garnished with shallots. The name literally means “soup pot cake”. Very few Lao households had an oven....
