Laos Recipes

Laos Recipes abound in taste and variety. The use of rice, fish, meat and vegetables in the recipes of Laos bring a wide range of delicious dishes to choose from. The use of spices and sauces make Laos Food quite delectable. The chief food item is sticky rice accompanied by many dishes. The influence of the ethnic groups of Laos, the surrounding countries and the colonial empire of the past is discernible in Laos recipes.

The variety of Laos Recipes can be broadly divided into the following categories

Meat based Recipes of Laos: The most important of these Laos recipes is perhaps Laap, a dish eaten with sticky rice and vegetables. It is made from chopped meat, fried rice grains and spices. The other meat based recipes of Laos include Stir fried chicken with mushrooms ( Aioan Chua Noeung Phset Kretni ), Laotian chicken ( Kai Lao ), Beef Salad ( Channam Touk ), Quail stew ( Or Lam Nok Kho ), Lao beef jerky ( Sien Savanh ) and many others.

Fish based recipes of Laos: The fish recipes of Laos include dishes like Fish with coconut cream ( Sousi Pa ), Piquant fried catfish ( Pa Ling Sousi Haeng ), Steamed fish with young ginger, etc. The Laos recipes also have dishes made from rotten fish chunks dipped in sauces.

Vegetarian Laos recipes: The vegetarian recipes of Laos include a famous dish, Tam Som, the green papaya salad of Laos. Other vegetarian Laos recipes are Five vegetable stir fry, Fragrant eggplant, Cucumber salad, Sweet and sour vegetables, Yam yai, Hot and sour mushroom soup, etc.

Laos desserts: The abundance of fruits in Laos is shown in the use of fruits in the recipes of desserts of Laos. The common desserts of Laos are Sticky rice and mango ( Khao Nieow Ma Muang ), Baked coconut rice pudding, Oranges in syrup, Light orange-blossom oranges, Bananas in coconut cream, banana rice pudding and others.