How to pronounce Sai oua

Sai oua is written ໄສ້ອົ່ວ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /sȁj ʔūa/. In plain English letters that is SAI OO-a, 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 Sai oua?

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

Where Sai oua comes from

Sai oua 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.

• 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.

• Khai paen ໄຄແຜ່ນ · Snack · Luang Prabang

  Kaipen are crisp sheets of river weed from northern Laos, especially popular 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 Sai oua in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Sai oua:

• Khaep mu แคบหมู · Snack · Northern Thailand, Thailand

  Khaep mu is pork skin, with or without a layer of fat, fried until it puffs up crisp and airy.

• Bánh cuốn · Snack · Northern Vietnam, Vietnam

  Bánh cuốn are rolls of rice sheet so thin it is almost transparent.

• Xuanwei ham 宣威火腿 · Snack · Yunnan, China

  Xuanwei ham is a dry-cured ham from Xuanwei in Qujing prefecture, Yunnan.

• Gao zha 糕渣 · Snack · Yilan, Taiwan

  Gao zha is one of the best known snacks of Yilan in north-east Taiwan: deep-fried cubes that are crisp outside and scalding liquid inside.