How to pronounce Sien savanh

Sien savanh is written ຊີ້ນສະຫວັນ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /sîːn sáʋǎn/. In plain English letters that is SEEN sah-WAHN, 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 Sien savanh?

Sien savanh is a snack of Laos. Where it comes from: Savannakhet. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are beef. It tastes sweet and savory.

Where Sien savanh comes from

Sien savanh is one of 12 signature dishes of Laos on this map.

• Ping kai ປີ້ງໄກ່ · Main dish · Savannakhet

  Ping kai, Lao for "roast chicken", is grilled chicken of shared Lao and Thai origin, called kai yang in Thailand.

• 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

Dishes like Sien savanh in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Sien savanh:

• Sukuti सुकुटी · Snack · All Nepal, Nepal

  Sukuti is dried meat of Nepalese origin, most often buffalo, though lamb or goat are also used.

• Baodu 爆肚 · Snack · Beijing, China

  Baodu is quick-boiled tripe, a halal snack of Beijing cuisine traditionally prepared by the city's Hui Muslims.

• Borts борц · Snack · Mongolia

  Borts is Mongolian air-dried meat.

• Kazy қазы · Snack · Almaty region, Kazakhstan

  Kazy is a sausage of horse meat, made from rib meat with its fat, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic, stuffed into horse intestine and then dried, smoked or boiled.