ASIAN COOKERY

LAOTIAN
CUISINE
CUL5A - LECTURE:WEEK 10
LECTURE OUTLINE

03 objectives
06 culinary

signature

04 overview
07 other

of Laotian
specialties

cuisine

05 key ingredients 08 production

recipes for

lab
 PROPERLY LIST BASIC INGREDIENTS

OBJECTIVES CHARACTERISTIC OF LAOTIAN CUISINE

IDENTIFY SPECIALIZED COOKING TOOLS

AND TECHNIQUES 

UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY FLAVOR

PRINCIPLES OF LAOS
 DISTINCT CULINARY VARIATIONS

Abundant vegetables

Fiery curries

Sweetness from " GULA JAWA"

 local palm sugar that taste like
caramel & molasses

Hindu settles established pork

as a popular meat
 OVERVIEW: 
LAO CUISINE
HIGHLAND CUISINE
- Laos: tiny landlocked nation, lush mountain

ranges with 60 hill tribes

COOKING METHODS USED:

Grilling

Boiling

Steaming

Mixing (for salads)

Searing

Stir-frying (Chinese influence)

 OVERVIEW:
LAO CUISINE
COOKING TOOLS:
Tao-lo: stove fueled by charcoal

Maw Khang: wok

Maw Nung: cooking vessel

where bamboo sits for steaming

Huad: bamboo basket used as

steaming basket for sticky rice

Khok: mortar and pestle

 KEY INGREDIENTS

Glutinous long grain rice

Fresh water fish

Finely minced meats

Raw vegetables: watercress, spinach young

mustard, long beans, cucumber

Fresh herbs

Black pepper

Chilies

Shallots

Ginger

Bong Chaeo - condiment (specialty of Luang

Prabang), chili sauce with thin strips of buffalo

skin for added texture and flacor

Padaek - fermented fish sauce

 Cultivated in neat rows along fertile
riverbanks
CULINARY SIGNATURE: Most homes grow their herbs in their
FRESH HERBS
own gardens
Mostly used in dishes: fresh mint, dill,
holy basil, cilantro
Mixed into soups; added to meat
marinade and rice dishes
OTHER SPECIALTIES

LARB OR LAAP
- spicy mixture of finely
minced chicken pork,
beef or duck dressed
with fish sauce, lime
juice, shallots and mint
OTHER SPECIALTIES

KHAO CHI
- Sticky rice pressed into
patties, dried in the sun,
and then grilled or deep-
fried to make crisp,
rounds
OTHER SPECIALTIES

Ua Nhor Mai
- Bamboo shoots stuffed with
ground (minced) pork
OTHER SPECIALTIES

KHAO POON
- Golden noodles made
from fermented rice,
tossed with chile-garlic
oil or stir-fried with pork
and egg
OTHER SPECIALTIES

PA FOK
- minced fish wrapped in
banana leaves and
steamed until cooked
OTHER SPECIALTIES

PORK RIBS AND

PUMPKIN SOUP
OTHER SPECIALTIES

PORK & BUFFALO

PATTIES 
WEEK 10 MENU:
LAO CUISINE
PORK RIBS & PUMPKIN
SOUP

PORK & BEEF PATTIES WITH CHILI

TOMATO SAUCE

STICKY RICE