LUANG PRABANG Night Market STREET FOOD Feast | LAOS 🇱🇦

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories and salt is a basic alternative.

bamboo shoots

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned bamboo shoots

Zucchini is lower in calories and canned options are more accessible.

Thai basil

🥗Healthier: regular basil

💰Cheaper: dried basil

Regular and dried basil can substitute without losing much flavor.

Visit the Night Market in Luang Prabang.

Order Or Lam, a traditional Northern Lao beef stew.

Describe the dish as having buffalo meat and buffalo skin.

Taste the buffalo meat, noting its tenderness and the interesting sauce.

Identify and taste the spicy chili wood ingredient, noting its unique flavor.

Enjoy the dish with sticky rice and jeow bong dip.

Cooking Techniques

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