# The best Lao dishes

Larb, sticky rice and tam mak hoong: the dishes of Lao cuisine, according to Wikipedia.

- 626 votes · 15 items
- Feb 27, 2019 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/2905/the-best-lao-dishes

## Top 15

1. **Larb** (62 · ▲66 ▼4) — Minced meat salad with herbs and toasted rice.
2. **Sticky rice** (48 · ▲52 ▼4) — Khao niao, eaten with the hands at every meal.
3. **Tam mak hoong** (45 · ▲51 ▼6) — Spicy green papaya salad.
4. **Khao poon** (40 · ▲43 ▼3) — Rice vermicelli soup with curry.
5. **Khao piak sen** (38 · ▲44 ▼6) — Thick tapioca-rice noodle soup.
6. **Mok pa** (27 · ▲33 ▼6) — Fish steamed in banana leaf.
7. **Ping sin** (27 · ▲33 ▼6) — Grilled meat.
8. **Kaipen** (27 · ▲30 ▼3) — Dried river weed sheets from the Mekong.
9. **Feu** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — Lao noodle soup.
10. **Khao jee** (23 · ▲28 ▼5) — Grilled sticky rice patties or baguette sandwiches.
11. **Or lam** (20 · ▲33 ▼13) — Luang Prabang stew with sakan wood.
12. **Sai oua** (20 · ▲28 ▼8) — Herb pork sausage.
13. **Nam khao** (20 · ▲26 ▼6) — Crispy rice salad.
14. **Khao lam** (12 · ▲21 ▼9) — Sticky rice cooked in bamboo.
15. **Mok kai** (9 · ▲16 ▼7) — Chicken steamed in banana leaf.

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