How to pronounce Ping kai

Ping kai is written ປີ້ງໄກ່ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /pîːŋ kāj/. In plain English letters that is PING GUY, 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 Ping kai?

Ping kai is a main dish of Laos. Where it comes from: Savannakhet. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are chicken. It tastes smoky and savory.

Where Ping kai comes from

Ping kai is one of 12 signature dishes of Laos on this map.

• Sien savanh ຊີ້ນສະຫວັນ · Snack · Savannakhet

  Sien savanh, "heavenly meat", is a sweet and savoury Lao beef jerky.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Food of Laos

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Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Ping kai:

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