How to pronounce Khai paen

Khai paen is written ໄຄແຜ່ນ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kʰáj.pʰɛ̄n/. In plain English letters that is KAI PEN, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Khai paen?

Khai paen is a snack of Laos. Where it comes from: Luang Prabang. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes savory.

Where Khai paen comes from

Khai paen is one of 12 signature dishes of Laos on this map. See all dishes from Luang Prabang.

• Khao piak sen ເຂົ້າປຽກເສັ້ນ · Noodles & pasta · Luang Prabang

  Khao piak sen, "wet rice strands", is a soup of thick, chewy noodles made from rice flour, often mixed with tapioca starch, cooked in a chicken or pork broth so the starch thickens it slightly.

• Or lam ເອາະຫຼາມ · Main dish · Luang Prabang

  Or lam is a thick, peppery stew from Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos.

• Sai oua ໄສ້ອົ່ວ · Snack · Luang Prabang

  Sai oua, "stuffed intestine" in Lao, is a sausage that the sources say originates from Luang Prabang, once the royal capital of the Lan Xang kingdom.

• Jaew bong ແຈ່ວບອງ · Snack · Luang Prabang

  Jaew bong, also called Luang Prabang chilli sauce, is a sweet and savoury chilli paste that originated in Luang Prabang.

• Larb ລາບ · Main dish · Vientiane

  Larb is a salad of minced or finely chopped meat or fish, cooked or sometimes raw, mixed with fish sauce, lime juice, chilli, toasted ground sticky rice, shallots and plenty of fresh herbs such as mint and coriander.

• Nam khao ແໜມເຂົ້າ · Snack · Vientiane

  Nam khao, also called naem Thadeua, is a crispy rice salad that originated in Tha Deua, a small Mekong port village in Vientiane, where the Friendship Bridge to Nong Khai in Thailand begins.

Food of Laos

Dishes like Khai paen in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Khai paen:

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  Lahpet is fermented tea leaves, a food that Myanmar eats as well as drinks.

• Chwee kueh 水粿 · Snack · Hawker centres, Singapore

  Chwee kueh, "water rice cake", is a steamed rice cake that began in Teochew cooking and was brought by Teochew migrants to Southeast Asia, where it became established above all in Malaysia and Singapore.

• Bing-tteok 빙떡 · Snack · Jeju, South Korea

  Bing-tteok is a Jeju rice cake that is really a thin buckwheat pancake: buckwheat batter is fried in pork fat and rolled around seasoned shredded radish.

• Karashi renkon 辛子蓮根 · Snack · Kumamoto, Japan

  Karashi renkon is lotus root with its holes stuffed with mustard miso, coated in a yellow batter and deep-fried, a local dish of Kumamoto Prefecture.