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Lao recipes and Lao food
About Lao Food
Sticky rice, fresh vegetables, mountains of fresh herbs, fish and meat,
fish sauce, chilli, spices, fruit and more sticky rice ... one of the
wonderful features of the Lao diet is the almost complete absence of
processed foods. Ironically, it’s the poor economic status of this
small, landlocked South-East Asian country that has kept its cuisine
fresh, vibrant and healthy for hundreds of years.
The Lao
People’s Democratic Republic is one of the world’s few remaining
communist states, moving tentatively towards capitalism but otherwise
seemingly frozen in time. Bordering China, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand and
Vietnam, Laos is mountainous and covered by largely virgin tropical
forest, with most of the population of 6.5 million living in valleys of
the Mekong River and its tributaries. The vast majority of Laotians live
off the less than 5 per cent of land suitable for subsistence farming. 
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Featured Businesses
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Special Utensils
Lao Utensils
Find out which special utensils you’ll need on hand during cooking.
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Latest Recipes
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Lao Restaurants
Displaying 8 of 8 Lao Restaurants.
| Restaurant | Suburb | |
| 1. | Yim Yam | Yarraville |
| 2. | Twelve Spices | Canley Heights |
| 3. | Tamnak Thai | Goulburn |
| 4. | Suan I-San Restaurant | Newtown |
| 5. | Baan Latsamy Thai Restaurant | Manuka |
| 6. | Yim Yam, Moonee Ponds | Moonee Ponds |
| 7. | Holy Basil | Canley Heights |
| 8. | Star Lao Thai Restaurant | Fairfield |
Featured Food & Recipes
- Andhra curry leaf chicken
- Fish head curry (gulai kepala ikan)
- Roast capsicum sauce (salsa de pimiento)
- Spiced pork skewers (pintxos morunos)
- Linzer torte
- Cauliflower and cavolo nero rice pie
- Indian chicken korma
- Lemon meringue tart with blueberry jelly
- Warm salad of rare roasted venison with celeriac, pear and red cabbage
- Best end of lamb with eggplant caviar and a fricassee of sweetbreads, chorizo and anchovy
Hot Tips
Perfect charcoal
When cooking on the charcoal grill, excessive flames can impart an unpleasant taste to the food. A good sprinkle of salt on the flames will help keep them at bay.
Glossary
Jigsaw or Saw Leaf
Jigsaw or saw leaf (rau ngo gai or mui tau) is a long dark green leaf with serrated edges with a fragrance similar to coriander, but stronger. It enhances the flavour of fresh bamboo shoots and it can be added to soups and salads.
