Laos cuisine quite like Thailand, Vietnam so tourists can enjoy the dish is quite easy. In particular, there are 7 delicacies that you should not ignore when visiting Laos:
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1.Khao Niaw (Sticky Rice)
This is the daily dish of Laotian, people often eat it with grilled chicken, boiled vegetable and special sauces. You can find this popular dishes at any restaurants in Laos with price range from 15.000 Kip / basket.
2. Lard (Laap, Larp or Lahb)
Larb is a popular dish in all region of Laos. This special cuisine can be made with chicken, beef, pork… mixed with spices such as lime juice, chili and enjoy the dish with vegetables such as lettuce. The price range around 30.000 Kip per plate.
3. Grilled chicken Savanakhet
Using chicken from private farming, after being cleaned and seasoned then clamp the skewer, put on charcoal grill until cooked. You can eat grilled chicken costs about 50,000 Kip at roadside stalls from the capital Vientiane to Luang Prabang or at Seno junction (Savanakhet).
4. Khausoy
This is a famous dish in Luang Prabang look similar like “Phở”, Khausoy is the most important ingredient of this dish, made of minced pork mixed with garlic, tomatoes, some spices.
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You can enjoy this dish with price around 15.000 Kip in the road along the Mekong River in Luang Prabang.
5. Tam Maak Hung (Papaya salad)
Papaya is scraped into fibers, then mix spices include lemon juice, shrimp sauce, eggplant, pepper, chili. You can enjoy this Tam Maak Hung with beer or eat with sticky rice. Selling price is about 30,000 Kip / dish. Also, do not forget to enjoy a Lao beer; one of the best beer in Southeast Asia.
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