CHAMPA KITCHEN

Larb

Minced meat (pork or chicken) tossed with toasted rice powder, lime, fish sauce, and an avalanche of fresh herbs — this is the defining dish of Lao cooking and a must-benchmark here

Papaya Salad (Tam Mak Hoong)

The Lao-style version uses fermented fish paste (padaek) for a deeply funky, more complex flavor than Thai som tum — not for the faint of heart, and all the better for it

Sticky Rice

Served in the traditional bamboo steamer basket, this glutinous rice is the essential accompaniment to almost everything on the menu — order it without hesitation

Grilled Meats

Lao-style grilled pork or chicken marinated with lemongrass and galangal, charred at the edges and served with a dipping sauce and sticky rice