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Northeastern shared dishes

1/19/2009 4:09:00 PM

The cuisine of Northeastern Thailand is shared with the cuisine of Laos, as Isan people are of Lao heritage and speak a language that is mutually intelligible with the Lao language.

Som tam, known in Lao/Isan language as ?am mak tung. grated papaya salad, pounded with a mortar and pestle. There are three main variations: Som tam poo with salted black crab, and Som tam Thai with peanuts, dried shrimp and palm sugar and Som tam plara from north eastern part of Thailand (Isan), with salted gourami fish, white eggplants, fish sauce and long bean.
Larb - sour salads containing meat, onions, chillies, roasted rice powder and garnished with mint.
Nam Tok - made with beef and identical to larb, except that the beef is cut into thin strips rather than minced.
Yam - general name for any type of sour salad, such as those made with glass noodles (Yam Wun Sen), or with seafood (Yam Talae).
Tom saep  - Northeastern-style hot & sour soup
Gai yang  - marinated, grilled chicken
Sticky rice 
Nam prik num - dipping sauce made from roasted eggplant, green chillies, and garlic grounded together in a mortar and pestle.