If you once visited Laos, you will
not forget the taste of its traditional dishes. Laos’s food is hot, spicy and in
low land, it is usually used with a special kind of rice called khao niaw. Khao niaw is glutinous
sticky rice, often served in a small basket, and eaten with the hand by taking
a small amount of rice and rolling it into a neat small ball before dipping it
into the food. Sticky rice is steamed cook and place in a specially made bamboo
basket, which remains Laos’s
basic staple and becomes unique to Lao cuisine.
You might feel happy trying
foe – a kind of rice noodles –
Laos’s
standard breakfast. It is usually served in a broth with vegetables and meats
based on your taste. The cooking tips here is adding seasonal ingredients, from
fish sauces, lime juice, dried chillies to mint leaves, basil, etc. You will
soon acquire a taste for it.
If there is something you cannot
resist at first sight, it is definitely
lap
– the most distinctive dish in
Laos.
It is an original spicy salad made from minced beef, pork, duck, fish or
chicken, mixed with fish sauce, small shallots, mint leaves, lime juice,
roasted ground rice and lots and lots of chillies.
Laos’s people, from the north to
the south, consider it to be a delicious and healthy dish.
Another famous dish in Laos
is tum mak hung. It is also a spicy
salad made from shredded green papaya mixed with garlic, lime juice, fish
sauce, sometimes tomatoes, palm sugar, land crab or dried shrimp and, of
course, chillies by the handful, then often served with sticky rice, fried
chicken and raw vegetables.
After trying such main dishes,
you will be surprised with khao niaw thu
lien – a famous dessert which can drive durian-lovers crazy! It is sticky
rice mixed with coconut milk, served with durian. This perfect combination
gives this sweet dish a full rich flavor that can shock any diner.
At last, if you are a great
believer of alcoholic drinks, do not miss beerlao
– a ubiquitous, excellent and a source of great pride in a country where international
recognition of any kind is scarce. Also,
you should give a try on lao lao and
lao hai – two wide-known liquor
considered Laos’s
whisky.
By making a list of remarkable food & drink in Laos, there is no doubt that your trip to Laos will be
even more attractive and enjoyable. If you want to get further details, please
refer to Threeland Travel Indochina and
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