Khao jee pâté

Khao jee pâté is a Lao baguette sandwich filled with pâté, meat, vegetables and sauces. The sandwich is sold in Lao night markets, with fillings varying between vendors. Pâté and mayonnaise are combined with pork floss, strips of moo yaw pork ham, cucumber and fresh coriander. Pickled green papaya and a sweet-and-spicy sauce also appear in Saeng Douangdara’s account of the sandwiches he has eaten in Laos.^[1]

Douangdara’s own version adds a cooked sticky-rice-flour paste to wheat baguette dough. He mixes jeow bong chilli relish with mayonnaise for a spread and adds a cooked Lao sausage mixture to the filling. The shredded green papaya is pickled with vinegar, salt and sugar. These additions describe his recipe rather than a required filling for every khao jee pâté.^[1]