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Most of Lao dishes are cooked with fresh
ingredients, including vegetables. fish, chicken, pork and beef. Many Lao
dishes are spicy because of the chili. There are some dishes cooked like
Chinese food. Noodle soup is very popular as a breakfast, it will be
served with a plate of fresh Mint, Coriander, Long-bean and Lime.
The
most well-known Lao food is Laarp (beef, chicken or fish salad). It can be
very spicy but it depend on the cook. Laarp will be served with fresh
vegetable too. You need to use your fingers to roll a little Laarp in the
vegetables and eat it with sticky rice.
Another
common dish is Papaya Salad ( tam maak hung ), a spicy salad made by
pounding shredded green papaya, lime juice, chilies, garlic and other
ingredients together in a mortar and mix it together. This is a favourite
market and street vendor food. Rice is the main food for all Lao meals. In
Laos, mostly Lao people eat sticky rice, although white rice is also
common. Sticky rice is served in bamboo baskets called thip khao
and eaten with the hands. |
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