Lao cuisine is the
cuisine of the
Lao ethnic group of
Laos and Northeast Thailand (
Isan). Lao food is distinct from other Southeast Asian cuisines. The staple food of the Lao is
sticky rice.
Galangal and
fish sauce are important ingredients. The Lao national dish is
laap (sometimes also spelled larb), a spicy mixture of marinated meat and/or fish that is sometimes raw (prepared like
ceviche) with a variable combination of
greens, herbs, and spices. Another characteristic dish is tam mak houng (
som tam in
Thai), green
papaya salad.
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