C/w Nana: Lao Spicy Algae Salad (ລາບເທົາ == Larb Thao)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2011
- In this episode of "Cooking with Nana," I show how to make larb thao (ລາບເທົາ), or literally, "spicy algae salad."
Thao (ເທົາ) is green algae that grows in ponds. The thao in Laos is a lot cleaner than in USA, unless you have a special clean pond to grow it..
Believe it or not, when Lao people first arrived in USA, we used real green algae to make this dish because the ponds and rivers used to be cleaner.
I will be using spinach instead of real green algae because I can't find any green algae that is clean enough to eat.
:: Cooking with Nana: Lao Spicy Algae Salad (ລາບເທົາ == Larb Thao)
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Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This looks yummy. I miss my mom in law cooking now...
thank you euy for sharing and for showing how it is made
I love you nana. I love this video. You did a very good job on it. Since I don't eat fish, what can I use in its place?
I have never tried using wakame, but it doesn't seem like it would work. I think spinach is the best subsitute and less expensive than wakame.
Great video thank you for sharing.
@viewsriras Thanks for watching and commenting. This video was meant to be casual for friends to share with friends, but I would be interested to know what I could do to make myself more professional. :)
Thanks for your comment. You are right, you don't have to put in the msg if you don't want to, but if you eat at my house, you can expect msg in the food I serve. :)
yummy yummy...
@Chao Vang, yes you are right. I don't cook the spinach. Some people boil the spinach first, but I don't do that. This is not for eating with rice, but you can eat with rice if you want.
We usually let it cool down before serving it, but it can be served warm for impatient guests. After it cools down, don't warm it up again. Store it in the refrigerator and it will last about a week or so. You just eat it plain, like a soup or salad.
Great video.
@msmooxmoo, I'm glad you stumbled onto my video, too. I try to make these dishes as authentic as possible, but growing up on America, we have to take a few substitutions and shortcuts. I also want to make them simple and easy. Thanks for your comment.
omg, that's a lot of work!!
@LaoInformation: Thank you for watching and commenting. I do realize that Laos has its own eggplants and chili peppers, but in American stores, the Thai varieties are more common. I don't want to confuse people who go out looking for Lao eggplants and Lao chili peppers.
hi euy. maybe you can tell us what the turkey berry taste like or tell us the smell of lime leaf. some people dont know..you remind me of my moms cooking! thx u again
That small green cherry is call " Cherry egg plant"
If you search wikipedia or google for "turkey berry" or "Solanum torvum" you can find more names for the berry we call "mak khaeng" in Lao.
Thanks for watching.
In the description: "I will be using spinach instead of real green algae because I can't find any green algae that is clean enough to eat."
Can you make a tutorial for larb ba?
Do you serve it cold or warm? With white rice or sticky rice
Love it! Always wanted to know how to make it.
I have read all the comments. Is that you‘ve use ( MGS )substituted AS ( PANKNOUR ?)
Its looks soooo delicious OH. God I want to have some
since I don't eat fish, can I substitute it with something else?
Kaffir lime leaves (double leaf)
Thank you for your encouragement. :)
Thanks Nana.
I found it !!! Thank you. My epaul favorite dish I will attempt to make
I love your originality and how you appreciate your ethnic origin cooking
Pang Chang i love you
Thanks for posting! Reminds me of my Grandma's cooking!
I felt so good to hear you calling us to come and eat at the end. Between 1972 and 73 I was stationed in Isan (Udonthani), and that Lao language was the one I heard spoken the most. So beautiful to hear again. BTW; that made me soooo hungry. Kop jai laiy!
Hi Nana,
What about the seaweed called, wakame... I think.. like the dried ones in the bag? Could I soak that in water and use it as green algae alternative (isn't it the same thing)?
If so, may you please make a video of it? Thank you sooooooo much!
So glad to see someone making videos on Lao cooking.
@antperez, my beef Pho broth is pretty much the same as the sukiyaki soup broth I uploaded a few days ago.
I've been wanting to make this recipe for years... It reminds me of when my mom use to make it... Now I'll make it for my kids... Thank u so much!
Hey lady seems it doesn't well cooked right? I mean the vegetable and you don't eat with sticky rice right?
This dish looks so interesting ! I can't wait to try it. I love your video's !
lao food is a lot of work but so worth it!! love all your videos! you make it so easy to cook an euthetic food! thx u!
Original Laotian's cooking. Got to love it!
Love it, now I know where to go for dinner!!!!! Since I don't cook well. It looks good and low cal, will try it out. thank you, SSR
U the best Nana...u have tought me a lot about real Lao food♥
I have never made it with anything else except fish. You could leave the fish out, but it would not taste right with any other kind of meat.
Thank you for this video, Euy Nana! I made some for tonight and it was really really yummy. Can't wait to serve it to my parents.
hi Nanaks801 my wifes aunt makes a dish with shrimp pounded into a paste with bamboo and chilli's. She served with sticky rice. She is from Laos I was wondering to make the dish are these the only ingredients you need. I am sure there are other spices that she doesn't know how to say in English and we see her only a few times every few years. Can you help?
GOOD DEMONSTRATION NANA....! FOR NEXT TIME WOULD YOU PLESE MAKE YOURSELF MORE PROFESSIONAL FOR PEOPLE WHO WATCH YOUR VIDEO. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL FOR NEW LAO PEOPLE IN OVERSEA......
Can you show us how to make Pho beef soup. I would love to learn. Thank you and you doing a great job.
oh ok got cha
This is my absolute favorite Lao food. After moving to my college dorm I miss it. This recipe saved my life xD
That looks delicious i my aunt used to cook this dish every weekend. Makes me hungry i wish i live near your city so i can visit you for dinner! Lol. I am Laos-Vietnamese but i gre up eating Lao food. Larp & Papaya with sticky rice is my favorite. Thank you for your videos i will try to make this tomorrow! :)
Phet Insixiengmay When you make this, please keep in mind that I made a lot in the video. You have to scale down the ingredients if you will be making a little bit. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing! Awesome ideal about blending them. Love the padek and the msg! Now I am drooling for some. Do you deliver? LOL. =)
I love your recipes but here in France shops don't import padek for years now, I substitute with fish sauce or mam nêm but it does not taste the same ;)
salut lo,
il faut que l'on se fasse une aprem cooking. ;)
BRANDEIS Anne-Laure Salut Anne-Laure, je suis contente de te trouver ici, oui dès que ma cuisine est terminée, crémaillère et tutoriel de cuisine, ça me ferait plaisir d'échanger nos recettes :) bisous
Avec grand plaisir
BRANDEIS Anne-Laure A très vite alors:)
Lo Pesavane Did you find some padek in France, yet? You could try my friend ThunderLaoKATng's recipe to try to make your own.. Fermented Fish Sauce *Lao Padek*
Nana, I made this dish a few months ago. Thank you so much for your video. It turned out so good!! By the way, your style of cooking is very similar to how my mom cooks that why I love all your videos. I will be watching more of your videos to learn to make other dishes. By the way, I'm Laotian too.
joy garcia Thanks again for the feedback.
The green onion flavor is too strong and it over powers the other flavors.
how u make jello duck blood, u know..???
Euy Nana!!! OMG! Thank you so much for the recipe. I don't like fish so instead I used shrimp and minced it into the broth. So yummy! I am on a diet and trying to eat healthier...this was very healthy and filling. Side note: I love your traditional way of cooking. Keep up the great work. "Mun-si pen pbab si" I luv ya!
Hunnysweet619 that's great that you're able to substitute something you like. Thanks for your feedback.
MSG is present everywhere not only in South Asian food but in all food: bbq chips, frozen pizzas, canned food etc... Dumb people tend to generalize and boycott Asian food because we put MSG
Thank you!
"Lao" is the adjective used when referring to the people/cuisine/culture/language of the country called "Laos". So it's called "Lao food", "Lao-style", and "Lao cooking". Laos (with the S) is the name of the country. For everything else, use "Lao" instead.
LMBO!!!!!!!!!!! you're too funny but yet stating the fact too!
How Tao (green algae look like? Have you got any picture of it? And how it tasts? how it's texture like?
It's also called river weed. Here is a picture ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/560x315_b/p02c4xks.jpg
I have heard that Champa flower ( fangipany ) is eadable?, and Laosian making salad with them?
If it is so, can you please make a show of this dish? Thanks.
I've never heard of people eating Champa flower. I only see people use for decoration.
Nana do you know when there are certain Lao food I grew up eating or just my parents eating...I get the idea on how to make it but need the actuall how to and ingredients I just watch you. Well I will be making larb tao with mak kang kom. Wish me luck😀
To the uploader of this video, the country Laos has its own Lao eggplants and Lao chili peppers. When teaching people how to cook authentic Lao foods, you should mention Lao ingredients instead.
hi nana can you make ส้มปลาน้อย hehehe I sorry I don't know what they call that they in thai lol if you can make that can you make some please :)
I make Larb Thao I don't use a lot of salt and msg. That is a lot of salt and msg you used. A lot of msg and salt is not good for your body inside. I wait for the water to cool down before I start blending it with the spinach. I steamed my spinach then blend it together with the fish.
healthy??? w/padak and msg...heheh :-) love your videos though....share some more of your lao style cooking.
where the seaweed
make sure the viewers know it's not the backyard snails cause some people are so stupid LOL
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Can you speak in Lao language more often?
Mam Keopraseuth I will try. :) Thanks for watching.
Turkey berry makes no sense, please don't be after those who not born with that cherry. We are born with this cherry so all other people should follow us. I operate an oriental store and I sale that cherry everyday and it is grow by Lao people and we name it "Cherry egg plant" Thank you and be your own.
oh please cut down on MSG if you are good chef in Lao cooking style and i will very appreciated that cut down MSG thanks
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lame, no seaweed
this is dumb. dont cook anymore.