Lao Khao Poon (Lao Coconut Curry Noodle Soup) — The One That Snuck Up On Me Khao Poon (Lao Coconut Curry Noodle Soup) — The One That Snuck Up On Me I tried khao poon at a tiny Lao restaurant in Dallas and didn't think much of it at first. Then I went back. And back again. By the fourth visit I was hooked — there&
Thai Tai Pla (Southern Thai Fish Stomach Curry) — The Dish Nobody's Making Tai Pla (Southern Thai Fish Stomach Curry) — The Dish Nobody's Making Tai pla is the underground king of Southern Thai curries. It's made with fish stomachs, smells like the ocean on a hot day, tastes deeper than any curry you've ever had, and most
Lao Lao Jeow Ong (Lao Sausage) — The Original I Wrote After Eating It Everywhere Lao Jeow Ong (Lao Sausage) — The Original I Wrote After Eating It Everywhere Lao jeow ong is not like other sausage. It's coarser, spicier, funkier, and it tastes like it was made by someone who grew up watching their grandmother grind meat by hand. I ate this sausage
Lao Laap Neua (Lao Beef Larb) — The Original I Wrote After Eating It 12 Times Laap Neua (Lao Beef Larb) — The Original I Wrote After Eating It 12 Times I ate laap neua 12 times before I wrote this recipe. Not because I couldn't find a recipe — because every recipe I found was wrong in some way. Too much mint, not enough lime,
Thai Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) — The Version Nobody Else Writes Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) — The Version Nobody Else Writes Pad kee mao is drunk food. That's the origin story — it was made for people coming home from bars at 2am, hungry, who needed something that would soak up the alcohol and taste like heaven at 3am. Most
Thai Thai Chili Oil — The Recipe I Figured Out After 6 Months of Testing Thai Chili Oil — The Recipe I Figured Out After 6 Months of Testing Most chili oil recipes on the internet are wrong. They burn the garlic, they use the wrong chili, they throw everything in hot oil at the same temperature and wonder why it's bitter. This version
