In Laos, this early exposure includes the core flavors of sticky rice, padaek (a thick, pungent fermented fish sauce), fresh herbs, and fiery chilies, all of which shape the Lao palate from the start.

In “Traditional Recipes of Laos,” these ingredients find their way into dishes still eaten in Luang Prabang today, such as ua no mai and ua sikhai, shoots of bamboo or stalks of lemongrass ...

Lao food consists of a number of signature dishes, but foremost among them is sticky rice, traditionally served at every Laotian meal. Visitors to Sticky Rice can also expect papaya salad, beef ...

Sticky Rice Lao Street Food opened in 2017, “and we were the first Lao restaurant in Central Florida,” he tells me. But he also explains that in many cases, Lao food can be hiding in plain sight.

Asian Street Eats offers sticky rice as a side dish and as a sweet item with purple sticky rice, shredded coconut and coconut milk. When the weather warms, Phaynarikone said, the truck will add ...

After leaving Laos, Alex Hanesakda’s family lived in Ubon refugee camp in Thailand, then made their way to Wisconsin. Hanesakda was a toddler. He doesn’t remember the camp, but it continues to ...

Sticky rice, also known as glutinous rice or sweet rice, is believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, particularly in regions such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.