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Triplandio Laos guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Laos with 47 POI, spanning 64.9 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Laos
Key travel data โ cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
๐ Laos
Cost
HIGH
Safety
66
Health
0
Lifestyle
31
Infra
0
Rank
#91
Score
18
Tourists
886.4K/y
GDP/cap
$2.3k
Life Exp
69.2 yrs
Population
7.9M
Currency
LAK โญ
Language
Lao
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
191
Traditional Local Food Laos
Local Flavours of Laos — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Larb Pla Daek
เบฅเบฒเบเบเบฐเปเบเบ
larb plais dack
ยท Fermented fish salad
A traditional salad made with fermented fish and herbs.
Main course
Vegetarian
Kaeng Nor Mai
เปเบเบเปเปเปเปเบกเป
ka-eng nor my
ยท Bamboo stew
A savory and spicy stew featuring fresh bamboo shoots.
๐ฅฉ
Main course
Meat
Or Lam
เปเบญเบฅเบณ
Herbal meat stew
A hearty stew with meat and herbs such as dill and lemon basil.
Starter
Vegan
Tam Mak Hoong
เบเบณเปเบฒเบเบซเบธเปเบ
Green papaya salad
A fresh and spicy salad made from unripe papayas.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Mok Pa
เบซเบกเบปเบเบเบฒ
mok pah
ยท Steamed fish in banana leaves
Fish seasoned with herbs, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed.