Laotian Food - STUNNING LAO FISH SALAD | Village Cooking in Laos!

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu provides a plant-based option and canned fish is more affordable.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salted water

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor while being lower in calories.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice can substitute lime for a different citrus flavor.

shallots

🥗Healthier: red onions

💰Cheaper: yellow onions

Red onions provide similar flavor and color, while yellow onions are more economical.

Visit a local market to buy fresh fish and ingredients.

Scale and chop the fish into fillets.

Soak sticky rice for 2 hours before steaming.

Steam sticky rice for 25 minutes.

Boil water and add chilies, lemongrass, and salt.

Flash boil the fish in a strainer for about 20 seconds until slightly cooked.

Mix the boiled fish with chopped herbs, lime juice, fish sauce, and salt.

Add roasted sticky rice powder to the mixture for flavor.

Prepare a vegetable curry with napa cabbage and other vegetables.

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