If you’re looking to experience what may be Chicago’s only project dedicated to the food of Laos, you’ll need to make your way to a mostly barren, industrial block on the West Side. That’s where ...

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Laab, a salad of ground meat and herbs seasoned with fish sauce and lime juice, is sometimes said to be the national dish of Laos, the landlocked Southeast Asian country that borders China, Myanmar, ...

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Lao cuisine is a relatively recent addition to Minnesota’s culinary landscape, yet its flavors are increasingly making their mark in the Twin Cities and have arguably reached a culinary critical mass.

The complex dishes require a village of ‘grandmas’ to produce their unique flavors. As Michelin-star chef James Syhabout explains in his book “Hawker Fare,” Lao food has a complicated history — much ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Tharathip Soulisak had never slurped a steaming bowl ...

Fresh herbs, hearty soups and powerful, funky fish flavors are just a few of the hallmarks of Laotian food, a cuisine that isn’t widely represented in the United States but is showcased at a number of ...

It started with Bida Manda, which opened downtown in 2012. Next year, Bida Manda’s owners, Vansana and Vanvisa Nolintha, will open another Lao restaurant, Luang Prabang, in The Dillon in the Warehouse ...