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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meat salad (laab) The national dish of Laos is meat salad, also known as laab, an herby meat dish seasoned with toasted sticky rice powder, fermented fish sauce, onions, lemongrass, garlic, and ...