The food of Isan
5 dishes tied to Isan, Thailand: born there, or made its own.
Larbລາບ
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreFinely chopped meat salad with herbs, a national dish of Laos
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Green papaya saladຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ
🇱🇦 Laos and 4 moreShredded unripe papaya pounded with chili, lime, fish sauce and other seasonings
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Nam tokMeatນ້ຳຕົກ
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreA Lao and Thai dish that can be a spicy blood-enriched soup or a grilled meat salad
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Chim chumจิ้มจุ่ม
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreThai and Lao hotpot cooked at the table in a clay pot with herbs, meat and vegetables
Main dish, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nam tok: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Larb: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Green papaya salad: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chim chum: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source