larb moo

Larb moo is a salad of cooked ground pork with lime, fish sauce, chilli and fresh herbs. It belongs to the laab tradition of Laos and northeastern Thailand, or Isan. Toasted rice powder gives the salad its characteristic roasted aroma. Mint, coriander and spring onions are mixed through the pork, which is served with sticky rice and raw vegetables such as cabbage, cucumber and long beans.^[1]

In Pailin Chongchitnant’s version, the pork cooks with a little water before the seasonings are added off the heat. Shallots are mixed in while the meat is hot, followed by lime juice, fish sauce, chilli and toasted rice powder. The more delicate herbs are added later; makrut lime leaves and sawtooth coriander are optional.^[1]