LAOS STREET FOOD to 5 STAR HOTEL DINING 🇱🇦 Everything We Ate in Luang Prabang in 2025!

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories and can mimic the umami flavor.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu offers a plant-based option while chicken is often less expensive.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Dried or frozen herbs can be more affordable and have a longer shelf life.

sticky rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is a healthier grain alternative, while white rice is a more budget-friendly option.

Check into the hotel and head to the restaurant for a family-style La set menu.

Receive a traditional La set menu including minced duck salad, jungle curry with pork, grilled chicken, sticky rice, and deep-fried bananas.

Taste the crispy rice cake with fish sauce, noting its spicy, sour, and sweet flavors.

Enjoy the sticky rice, commenting on its texture and flavor.

Taste the jungle curry with pork, describing it as warm, hearty, and spicy with soft bone pork and mixed vegetables.

Discuss the minced duck salad, noting the inclusion of shredded banana blossom and pickled garlic.

Enjoy deep-fried bananas with ice cream, commenting on their texture and flavor.

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