To prepare som tum lao, you mash in gooey, half-brined rice paddy crabs, which stain the papaya an ominous black color, a heaping ladle of pla raa, a chunky extra-stank condiment made from ...

The Vancouver food scene has been buzzing ever since award-winning Vancouver chef Angus An shared that he would be opening a new restaurant called Sainam. Now, after months of waiting, the day we’ve ...

The best food in Udon Thani and Thailand’s Isan region, including Michelin Bib Gourmand winner Samuay & Sons, classic spots for som tum and larb, lots of fresh seafood and pork, and more.

Highlights include the classic Som Tum Thai with peanuts and dried shrimp; Som Tum Lao, a funkier Laotian-style salad with fermented fish sauce and salt-cured blue crab; Som Tum Luang Prabang ...

Laotian cooking is one of the great undiscovered cuisines, and one near impossible to taste in the UK. Until last week. Laos Cafe is a pop-up from the folk behind Rosa’s Thai.