Lao cuisine, also called Laotian cuisine, is the national cuisine of Laos. The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice, and Laos has the highest sticky rice consumption per capita in the world, an average of 171 kilograms per person each year. Sticky rice is deeply ingrained in culture, religious tradition and national identity, and the Lao refer to themselves as children of sticky rice. The trio of national dishes is sticky rice, laab and green papaya salad, and laab, a spicy mixture of marinated meat or fish with herbs and greens, is the most famous dish. Fish sauce and chili peppers are common flavourings.
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Lao cuisine or Laotian cuisine (Lao: ອາຫານລາວ, pronounced [ʔàː.hǎːn láːw], RTGS: ahan lao) is the national cuisine of Laos.
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The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice (Lao: ເຂົ້າໜຽວ, khao niao, [kʰȁw nǐaw]).
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It is believed to have been created by Lao people and is considered one of the national dishes of Laos.
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Laab / Larb (Lao: ລາບ; Thai: ลาบ, RTGS: lap, pronounced [lâːp], also spelled laap, larp, or lahb) is a type of Lao meat salad that is the national dish of Laos, along with green papaya salad and sticky rice.
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Suea rong hai (Thai: เสือร้องไห้, pronounced [sɯ̌a rɔ́ːŋ hâːj]; Lao: ເສືອຮ້ອງໄຫ້, pronounced [sɯ̌a hɔ̂ːŋ hȁːj]; Northeastern Thai: เสือฮ้องไห้, pronounced [sɯ̌a hɔ̏ːŋ hàːj]) is a Lao and Northeastern Thai local food cooked from brisket of beef, flavored with spices, grilled rare, sliced into small pieces, and served with sticky rice and other dishes.
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Mango Sticky Rice (Wikipedia)
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Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Filipino, Lao, Malaysian, Northeast Indian, Thai.
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