Lao cuisine
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Lao cuisine or Laotian cuisine is the national cuisine of Laos.
A Lao meal on the island of Don Det, southern Laos
Lao beef nam tok
A 1864 drawing by Henri Mouhot during his travels in Laos depicting Laotians cooking over a bonfire
Chili peppers in Vientiane
Green papaya salad
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Green papaya salad is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. Known as tam som or tam mak hoong in Laos, the dish is characterized by its bold flavors, combining sour, spicy, salty, and slight
Lao cuisine
…gathered more than 13,500 samples and 3,200 varieties of glutinous rice from Laos. The trifecta of Laos' national cuisine are sticky rice, laab, and green papaya salad (Lao: ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ, tam mak hung). The most famous Lao dish is laab (Lao: ລາບ, ; sometimes also spelled larb, larp or laap), a spicy mixture of marinated…
Green papaya salad with yardlong beans, chili, pla ra, brined crab, hog plum and lime
Unripe papaya being sliced into thin strips during preparation of the salad
Street vendor from Isan pounding green papaya salad in Bangkok
Green papaya salad, grilled chicken and sticky rice is a popular combination in Laos and Thailand.