Recipes From Our Southeast Asian Kitchen

Chef Saeng's Lao Padaek Margarita

Chef Saeng's Lao Padaek Margarita

Beatriz Aurelio

🐟Have you ever had a fish sauce infused margarita? How about a padaek rimmed margarita? ⁠⁠No? Then you're missing out!⁠⁠🎣Padaek is a cured, fermented fish sauce that is found all throughout Southeast Asia. Whether it...

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Alina's Nam Prik Ong

Alina's Nam Prik Ong

Allison Barcelon

Nam prik ong is a spicy Thai dip/paste made with pork and tomatoes. It can be served with an assortment of fresh vegetables or sticky rice! Photo Credit: Karen Blumberg via Flickr Nam Prik OngBy...

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Alina's Yum Khai Dao

Alina's Yum Khai Dao

Allison Barcelon

Yum Khai Dao is a delicious Thai fried egg salad. Bursting with flavor from fresh tomatoes, bird's eye chili, lime, and fish sauce, this dish is perfect for warm summer nights when you don't want...

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Laab Gai by Saeng Douangdara

Laab Gai by Saeng Douangdara

Allison Barcelon

Laab or laap is a lao minced meat salad mixed with fish sauce, padaek (unfiltered fish sauce), lime juice, fresh chilies and herbs, and toasted sticky rice powder. It is actually the unofficial national dish...

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