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🇱🇦 Traditional dishes from Laos

3 dishes people actually cook in Laos: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Khao piak sen

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Khao piak sen, a traditional dish from Laos

Savor the comforting flavors of this Laotian noodle soup.

  • 250 g rice flour
  • 500 ml water
  • 400 g chicken breast
  • 1 chicken broth
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 limes
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 cilantro
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp pepper

Laap

30 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Laap, a traditional dish from Laos

A vibrant, herbaceous minced meat salad from Laos.

  • 400 g minced pork
  • 60 ml lime juice
  • 30 ml fish sauce
  • 30 g fresh mint
  • 30 g fresh cilantro
  • 3 shallots
  • 1 tsp chili flakes
  • 300 g cooked jasmine rice

Tam mak hoong

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Tam mak hoong, a traditional dish from Laos

A zesty green papaya salad bursting with flavor!

  • 500 g green papaya
  • 100 g carrot
  • 60 ml lime juice
  • 30 ml fish sauce
  • 20 g palm sugar
  • 2 chilis
  • 50 g peanuts
  • 100 g green beans

What do people eat in Laos?

The three dishes from Laos documented in Copper are Khao piak sen, Laap and Tam mak hoong. Fish sauce and lime juice each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 23 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Laos?

The three recipes need 23 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Fish sauce and lime juice are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 18 use fish sauce and 22 use lime juice. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Laos take?

Laap is the quickest at 30 minutes. Khao piak sen is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Laos is easiest to make at home?

Tam mak hoong is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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