Lap or larb (ลาบ, [lâːp]) is one of the internationally most well-known salads from Laos.
The spicy, sweet and very tart style of lap from Laos and northeastern Thailand is made with a dressing of lime juice, fish sauce, ground dried chillies, sugar and, very importantly, khao khua, ground dry roasted glutinous rice which gives this salad its specific nutty flavour.
Coriander leaves and chopped spring onions finish off the dish.
Lap is most commonly made with minced pork or minced chicken, but in Thailand, lap pla, with fish, is also popular.
Nam tok is a derivative of lap where the meat is sliced and not minced.

Northern Thai lap is a very different type of dish.
As with the northern Thai tam, no souring agent is used in these dishes.
Especially the versions using stir-fried minced meat (lap khua) more resemble a "normal" meat dish than a salad; but, as with salads, different ingredients, including fresh herbs and spices, are freshly mixed together to form the dish.
Other versions of this northern Thai speciality use raw meat or fish.
Lap or larb (ลาบ, [lâːp]) is one of the internationally most well-known salads from Laos. The spicy, sweet and very tart style of lap from Laos and northeastern Thailand is made with a dressing of lime juice, fish sauce, ground dried chillies, sugar and, very importantly, khao khua, ground dry roasted glutinous rice which gives this salad its specific nutty flavour. Coriander leaves and chopped spring onions finish off the dish. Lap is most commonly made with minced pork or minced chicken, but in Thailand, lap pla, with fish, is also popular. Nam tok is a derivative of lap where the meat is sliced and not minced.
Northern Thai lap is a very different type of dish. As with the northern Thai tam, no souring agent is used in these dishes. Especially the versions using stir-fried minced meat (lap khua) more resemble a "normal" meat dish than a salad; but, as with salads, different ingredients, including fresh herbs and spices, are freshly mixed together to form the dish. Other versions of this northern Thai speciality use raw meat or fish.
Thai salads