Since the geography of Laos is made up of around 70% mountains, sticky rice is the easiest crop to nurture here and, as such, more than 500 types of it are grown.

Finally, I pitched the idea to my editors, they accepted, and that gave me a deadline and the courage to ask Schwader for his recipe. If you were to order naem khao in a restaurant, it would ...

Using your hands, toss 3 cups chilled cooked sushi rice and 1 Tbsp. soy sauce in a medium bowl to coat. Heat 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high.

Japanese short-grain rice, which is often sold outside of Japan as sushi rice, is a type of rice with short, plump kernels that cooks up to have a rather sticky texture.

Preparation 1. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil and cumin in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once the cumin seeds begin to sizzle, stir in the rice, coconut milk, water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.