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Laos Street Food

Satisfy your cravings for something spicy, savory, sour and sweet.

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Laos Street Food

Laos Street Food

Satisfy your cravings for something spicy, savory, sour and sweet.

Pricing
  • Member Registration
    $ 125.00
  • Guest Registration
    $ 148.00
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About

The avid traveler knows that the tastiest bites don’t always start with a reservation, but instead with a walk through a local market or food hall. In Laos, thousands of street vendors sell traditional Laotian snack foods and desserts. Located at every busy intersection and temple festival, people flock to these stalls to satisfy their cravings for something spicy, savory, sour, and sweet.

Learn how to shape and fill gluten-free dumplings, make red curry paste from scratch, and use a takoyaki pan to make the most delicious coconut pan cakes.


On the Menu

  • Sakoo yat sai (tapioca dumplings stuffed with salted turnips and caramelized pork)
  • Nam Khao (deep-fried red curry jasmine rice salad with fermented pork)
  • Khao nom kok (coconut rice cakes)

Details

  • Do not bring water bottles. Water will be provided.
  • BARN’s kitchen facility regularly uses ingredients on the FDA’s major allergens list. This class uses milk (butter), eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, and sesame.

Materials

A $20 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll need. 

Class Policies

  • You must wear closed-toe shoes and tie back long hair.
  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
Instructor
Soy Dara

Soy was born in a refugee camp in northern Thailand, a member of a Lao family fleeing the conflict in their home country. At the age of 4, she resettled in the United States along with her mother and stayed connected to Lao culture by cooking for community gatherings and Lao Buddhist Temple events. To this day, Soy loves food for the way it brings people together. Soy also teaches cooking classes at The Pantry, a community kitchen in Seattle.

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