Isan Recipes

Isan cuisine hails from Thailand's northeastern plateau, a region culturally linked to Laos and shaped by its arid climate and rice-farming traditions. Known for its bold, intensely spicy, and sour flavors, Isan cooking features glutinous sticky rice as a staple, fermented fish paste, and an abundance of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Iconic dishes include som tum (green papaya salad), larb (minced meat salad), gai yang (grilled chicken), and nam tok (waterfall beef salad).