Penn Hongthong has taken healthy recipes passed down through her family's generations and has recreated them, perfectly capturing the simple, fresh, and authentic flavors of these natural dishes. Any home cook would be proud to serve these delicious yet healthy recipes to their family and friends. The variety of fresh ingredients used in Lao cooking gives each dish a unique and explosive flavor and texture that tantalizes the taste buds. These recipes are very, healthy, and tasty. All the recipes are perfectly seasoned, exotic but not overpowering to scare first-timers.

Healthy Lao Cuisine: Tasty and Easy to Make

Hongthong, Penn

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Legwork Team Pub

<p>Located in southeastern Asia between Thailand and Vietnam, Laos is a landlocked country covered by mountains and forests. Because vegetable oil used to be a costly commodity they had to import, Laotians use it sparsely, preferring instead to flavor their dishes with a profusion of herbs and spices. They also eat a cornucopia of fresh fruits and vegetables but very little meat, making their cuisine a healthful yet flavorful choice for home cooks. </p>
<p>Simple Laotian Cooking offers 172 recipes, including a section on the traditional Lob, a dish usually made with beef but also with chicken, fish, or wild game, which is reserved for holidays and special occasions. Served with sticky rice and fresh vegetables, it is one of the few dishes accompanied by wine. A glossary defines staple ingredients like bamboo shoots, cilantro, coconut milk, fresh ginger, kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass. The author also incorporates western ingredients in her dishes, making Laotian cuisine even easier to cook.</p>

Simple Laotian Cooking (The Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

Regional & International

Hippocrene Books

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Healthy Lao Cuisine: Tasty and Easy to Make

Simple Laotian Cooking (The Hippocrene Cookbook Library)