Recipe Cuisines

Try the best flavors of Laos and Thailand with these delicious recipes from Lao and Thai cuisine. Isan cuisine offers bold flavors with lots of fresh herbs and spices (try pork larb recipe), Northern Thailand is famous for its many dipping sauces like nam prik ong, and Southern Thai dishes are perfect for those who love spicy Thai food and hat yai fried chicken.

Thai Cuisine

Thai Cuisine Recipes
Thai chicken and pumpkin stir-fry served on a green plate, topped with basil leaves.

Thai Chicken and Pumpkin Stir-Fry (Pad Faktong)

Butterfly pea tea being poured from a glass teapot into a clear glass cup on a woven mat.

Butterfly Pea Tea (Anchan Tea)

Thai sweet potato balls (kanom kai nok krata) made with purple and orange sweet potatoes, served with pandan leaves on a banana leaf.

Thai Sweet Potato Balls (Kanom Kai Nok Krata)

Side dish fried rice in a blue and white bowl, garnished with chopped green onions and carrots.

Fried Rice Side Dish Recipe

Northern Thai Cuisine

Northern Thai Cuisine Recipes
Cooked Thai sticky rice served in a traditional bamboo basket with grilled chicken, dipping sauce, and sides in the background.

How To Make Thai Sticky Rice (Khao Niao)

Thai jungle curry (kaeng pa) with chicken, fresh peppercorns, and vegetables.

Chicken Thai Jungle Curry Recipe (Kaeng Pa)

Thai khao jee—crispy egg-coated sticky rice patties—served with tropical floral decoration.

Khao Jee Recipe (Sticky Rice With Egg)

Close-up of nam prik noom, a Northern Thai roasted chili dip, in a glass cup. Above and underneath the dip are parts of fresh vegetables and pork crackling.

Nam Prik Noom Recipe (Thai Roasted Chili Dip)

Southern Thai Cuisine

Southern Thai Cuisine Recipes
A close-up of stink beans stir-fry with shrimp served over steamed jasmine rice in a blue patterned bowl.

Thai Stink Beans Stir-Fry Recipe With Shrimp (Pad Sataw)

Moo hong, Thai pork belly stew, with spices served in a deep bowl, surrounded by herbs and a bowl of jasmine rice.

Moo Hong Recipe (Thai Pork Belly Stew)

Overhead view of kaeng som curry with shrimp, sliced gourd, and vegetables in a deep red sour curry sauce.

Kaeng Som Recipe (Southern Thai Sour Curry)

Hat Yai fried chicken served with crispy shallots, sticky rice, sweet chili sauce, and tropical flowers on banana leaf.

Hat Yai Fried Chicken Recipe

Isan Cuisine

Isan Cuisine Recipes
Whole Thai pla som fish deep-fried until golden, garnished with red chili, shallots, lime, and coriander on a green banana leaf.

Pla Som Recipe (Thai Sour Fish)

Thai tofu larb made with crispy golden tofu cubes, toasted rice powder, shallots, mint, and fresh herbs on a wooden plate.

Thai Tofu Larb Recipe (Egg Tofu Salad)

Sai krok Isan Thai sausages on a bamboo basket, with a backdrop of chilies, ginger, and cabbage.

Sai Krok Isan (Thai Sausage Recipe)

Thai beef larb salad with fresh shallots, herbs, and chili served on a banana leaf.

Authentic Thai Beef Larb Recipe (Larb Neua)

Lao Cuisine

Lao Cuisine Recipes
Thai mee ka tee dish with creamy coconut curry, fresh herbs, rice noodles, and a variety of vegetables.

Mee Ka Tee Recipe (Thai Red Curry Soup)

Jeow het, a Lao mushroom dipping sauce, with fresh vegetables.

Jeow Het Recipe (Lao Mushroom Dipping Sauce)

Som moo, a traditional Lao fermented pork sausage on a banana leaf with chili and garlic.

Lao Som Moo Recipe (Nam Sausage)

Thum khao poon rice vermicelli salad served on a white plate with tomatoes, yard long beans, and a lime wedge, on a traditional Lao textile background.

Thum Khao Poon Recipe (Easy Rice Vermicelli Salad)