Laab Dip | Lao Raw Beef Salad Recipe | Lao Food at Saeng’s Kitchen

[@alitkinganongphouth6419]

FYI Hi Guys, Laab is the national dish of Laos (don't let other people claim it :), and yet some of us do not know the meaning of "Laab". So, just so you know I would like to tell you a short story that my grandmother told me about the "Laab Dish" :). Laab does not mean "to mince". To mince is called "fuk" in Laos. This is why we say "Fuk Laab = Mince the meat for a Laab dish" or "Maa Fuk Laab Choi Dae = Please come and help me mince the meat for the Laab". Laab comes from the Lao word "Choke Laab" aka "Choke Dee" which means "Luck or fortune" in English. We, the Lao People, usually cook and serve Laab dishes for special occasions such as welcome parties, Lao New Year, housewarmings, weddings, and most importantly the Baci Su Khuan Ceremony. Laab is considered a lucky food in Laos, so it is served on these occasions, so people who eat it will get lucky. According to my grandmother, who is now 103 years old, she said, in the olden days, Laab was usually prepared using fresh raw meat, mostly deer meat (aka venison) or other big game meat from hunting. When the Nai Phaan "the hunters" went out hunting in the jungle and if they were lucky that day they would get their prize animals "their Choke Laab or Laab in short. When the hunters carried the animals to the village, the villagers usually said/shouted to them "Jung maan choke laab choke dee noh = Wow! you're so lucky" or "Jung maan laab paak noh mue nee = (laterally) means your mouth is lucky today''. So, when they went home to their family they would always make Laab dishes to celebrate their lucky day. Hence, the Laab dish was coined. P.S. Good Job, Chef Saeng!

[@viagedern121]

Dude, I am so glad to see someone finally get this one right! The other variations I've seen on KZbin might be tasty, but they don't really represent the authentic dish. I didn't know about the bile, as I learned to use a lot of lime and peppers to chemically "cook" the beef. Interesting! I'm used to having some sticky rice with it as well.

[@SaengsKitchen]

Glad you found my video useful! It’s one of my favorite dishes. 🙏

[@nickt6712]

It’s not accessible for some places so that’s why some have different variation.

[@itsyao]

I love adding in lemongrass, Vietnamese mint, and fresh chopped chillies. I'm craving for this now.

[@chewher4171]

I don't fear this dish and am not ashamed of it. I always order this every time we go to a Lao or Thai restaurant. I choose this over Pho. Order it with papaya salad and I tell the chef to make it as hot as they can!!!!!!! When Covid hit, I went back to eating like our ancestors and the weight came off so fast in a year. I minimize the American diet these days and try to incorporate more South East Asian foods.

[@hmk6063]

I’m Lao and I I wouldn’t feel comfortable making this dish with any beef from the grocery store. My parents only made this when they butchered a cow. Or maybe get a tartar quality meat from the butcher.

[@tiffanybatista]

Ahhh this takes me back to my childhood! I was never allowed to eat it raw so my mom would cook it for me and it always tasted soooo delicious!

[@aliciamai1994]

The most authentic version on YT in my opinion. & straight to the point ! I impressed my grandma thanks to you ! Lol

[@SaengsKitchen]

Haha so happy your grandma approves 😅

[@juliannetran9931]

I wish more restaurants served this! I’ve only had this once as a kid in CA, and I’ve never been able to find it since. I’ve had fully cooked chicken laab, but it’s not the same. Thank you for this recipe! Now I just need to figure out where to get beef bile lol

[@samanthathomas2427]

It’s sold in the frozen section of Asian stores.

[@nous1718]

Keep up the good work bro. Thank You keeping lao food alive much respect. Thai got they own thing going but lao food hit the soul. Keep it up bro you an inspiration 🙏

[@yannah159]

I was the same way with raw beef larb as a kid, but as soon as I got into my teens, every weekend we went to the only Lao family owned shop we know of which was like a 45minute drive on a good day. Now they moved to a closer but toll ridden way it’s a love hate relationship with raw beef larb❤😂 now I’m definitely going to try making this, as soon as I find beef bile!

[@chantamon6567]

I am glad that you included ever detail of the recipe. This is one of my favorite dish.

[@manawest]

My parents liked to make this when we had big gatherings. The house would smell like beef all day!

[@nokphannaly9554]

Just found your channel..im so happy that you're putting Laos on the map .thanks to Anthony berdan ❤❤may not know this ..but what keeps us young looking is our famous ba dak.... Lao food we put that on everything..especially with fresh organic .herbs and sticky rice..our lab is the best especially our Tom papaya

[@LuneBloon]

Omg beef bile, first time I hear it in a recipe, it's making me very excited!!!!

[@GardenTronics]

Just added your video to my “see food “ playlist. Everyone needs to know how to make this traditional Lao dish. It’s delicious! 😋 Thank you for sharing! 👍🏼💕🌿

[@GardenTronics]

Saeng Douangdara you’re very welcome! Keep up the good work! 👍🏼💕

[@bounnongkhoukone7234]

“Looks yummy” 👋🤍😋😋👍👍👍👍👍

[@NotShadow21]

My mouth was watering like crazy! Great looking recipe

[@tonehawke]

All time favourite food. Total comfort

[@SaengsKitchen]

Me too! It’s a fav

[@SaengsKitchen]

Have yall eaten Lao raw beef salad before?

[@lilBoozeFrm2900]

Im EATN THIS RIGHT NOW MY MAMA MAKE DA BEST LAHPP 🇱🇦

[@rycehoney1235]

Mmmmmm that looks so yummy. Sao Lao here and i would love to see a video on beef mum or gang kee lek or gang nor mai som. Those are some of my favorites growing up.

[@navajo6931]

I am indigenous Montagnard Laos lamb is my favorite food love the spicy

[@momdoan]

That's my favorite food from all around the world; laab namtok, bo tai chanh, kilawen ceviche with optional green papaya

[@xiongxy127]

This is great! Thanks for sharing your recipe! It would have been great to see the actual bowl when you were mixing.

[@missionhunt]

This is my favorite dish. The beef bile is what I'm afraid of.

[@chuachang860]

Wow you speak English very well. Thanks for sharing info.

[@cho2jzfe90]

Hated raw larb as a kid, but as an adult i crave for it everyday after work ❤

[@jaysirivan8582]

Request: Som Moo or Mok Pha

[@anothersonnyday936]

How she Lao and have never tried raw larb. Khon Lao Balm (fake Lao). I'm teasing. Great video! Thank you for sharing. My preference, I prefer cheaper cuts of beef like round eye. Since the beef is already raw, we don't need it any more tender, it's too soft and mash potato like. I like the translucent, chew and the tougher texture of cheaper beef cuts when raw like this. Give it a try! might like it.

[@soph.danneels]

I love this dish and i was really craving it but i didnt know how to make it thank you!

[@SaengsKitchen]

Happy to help!

[@Bzkhavptes]

So delicious. You got me at laab diip.

[@laistender2329]

Mouth watering 😋

[@jgbites7644]

So authentic and delicious! I hate the smell of bile but when added in the beef salad it's so good!

[@dachamp165]

Saeng Douangdara where do you get the beef tripe? And how to prepare it?

[@MN_ALGORITHMS]

That is perfect way to make it!!

[@SaengsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@Jeeps4evaandeva]

I’ll have to make this but cook it of course!

[@Hmooblee24]

Wow nice laos food so sweet

[@aeolia80]

The first time I had this was at a baci celebration for some of my family, and it was the first time I had Lao food, and I wasn't warned about the bitterness, nor that it was bile that causes the bitter flavor, lol,

[@JindaSukbunma514-ke4qw]

Looks so yummy my favorite

[@ShelbyA2LA]

Wow 😮

[@sumnaungoung8927]

When I worked in a slaughterhouse the bio is connected to the liver. It was also a hazard if popped. That’s what I don’t understand because I love larb 😂. The QC’s even collected barrels of them. I found out what it was because it popped into my mouth. So bitter I had a little spaz attack. 😂😂😂

[@kevinsomsamouth8348]

man i wonder how this would be if you used like an australian wagyu. Going to try it one day lol

[@jcmoua80]

I tried looking for your recipe for crispy skin chicken laab but it's not on your website or on youtube?

[@MAITREESEE023]

do you know any jeer jerky venison dehydrator recipes from 🇱🇦? A friend of mine that was laos gave me a taste of his jerky deer and it was so good i been trying to hunt the recipe down. All i can say it had an light sot sauce taste which was rare to me for deer jerky also it looked like it was dipped into oil versus the usual dry jerky look

[@crazywomancreek1]

Ive never had it extra rare, but I'll try it.

[@MrMoneybag1988]

Going to store right now to buy some.

[@paneyphonepatel8610]

My favorite food!!

[@ketsyvongkeneta7865]

I love Lao larb😋

[@bmanisap1]

Super sap sap!

[@HounganJuJu]

Thank you so much!

[@chadrollins9830]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@mooshei8165]

Fresh kill is the best

[@nugga47]

On todays episode of; ingrediencies that you never ever going to find anywhere, if you live in a western country :D Looks yummy though

[@victoriabautista1634]

Great 👍 video how many tablespoons do you need for Burt rice

[@chrisb6943]

Yummylicious..... if I add Padek as main ingredient for this dish, does that mean I dont need to add regular fish sauce like thai version. Right????? Btw, how does bile juice taste like for this laap????? Does it sound nasty or disgusting???? Love to try this version laap for sure....

[@luekhang6437]

Looks good

[@berry9pop260]

Oye yahg kin deh 👍

[@y.j.6923]

I love this dish but I prefer beef fully cooked or seared medium rare or medium well. I still can’t eat fully raw beef, just my preference though

[@tikhang1808]

Yummy!

[@hothamonggirl]

This is home cooking!

[@joe651dzd]

Wow that was such a good recipe man. Where do you live? Can’t get bile on Maui that’s for sure

[@metheesaenthumphol2287]

Yooo this is almost the same as my recipe except I don’t put lime juice and I add 2 tbsp of cow bile

[@olsasola1]

Hi, can you do a video recipes for Larb Gai and Bamboo salad please? 🙏

[@animalsmistakenformonsters1492]

Same except use cooked chicken

[@djoneforever]

Awesome

[@joshisms2pesosonaquascapin164]

Beef bile... That's how you know it's authentic...

[@samsien9105]

I love thoes thing , but i am not add beef bile in to it, some Kh people eat that too, but I'm not, May i ask you the next time make laab raw blood duck, how to mix water+ fish sauce to mix with blood, i want to know the portion of part water and part fish sauce, every body confusing me, some put 4w/3f, some put 6 to 3, 6 to 4 some 6 to 6, tell me what exact mix the best please friend, i will appreciate for that or reply below my comment please, thank s 🙏👍👍.

[@juner480]

Don't we need the beef to be super fresh? Like from the same day butchering??

[@nalaqueenofthejungle]

We only ever ate this dish on the same day of killing a cow, which was normally weddings or funerals.

[@ptheachansone7976]

You’re awesome 👏

[@Brawlstar94-o1u]

Great video! How do you store the bile? And how long does it last in your fridge?

[@Brawlstar94-o1u]

@@SaengsKitchen Thanks!

[@ballistic350]

I like using the inside skirt cuts... raw laab i dont use limes but the like zest only..

[@mrskywalker6114]

I make the same recipe but instead I cook the meat rare and slice it thin. Absolutely delicious!

[@jasonl1184]

I've had this before at family gatherings but it's always been beef from a freshly butchered cow. Are you using like straight up grocery store meat?

[@randycrafmen7061]

Can we use the Dragonfly Laab Namtok Seasoning instead of the Sticky rice powder?

[@loodcatnoods]

I'm lazy, but also don't live around other Asian people, it works IMO

[@nab237]

Msg = yum yum

[@chaoxiong2256]

Yummy 😋

[@chaoxiong2256]

I’m going to TRY, key word try lol 😂

[@chaoxiong2256]

Saeng Douangdara thank you

[@WintersnowflakesWow]

I tried this recipe but I used the padek bottles and bile from the Asian stores , so why is it not killing the raw taste?? But it’s bitter and salty and not right ?? What am I doing wrong ??

[@mouajas]

It doesn’t kill the raw taste. Lime does. The acidity from the lime juice cooks raw meat. The bitterness is coming from the bile, it does that. It’s an acquired taste. Too much Padek can make it salty as well. If you’re not a fan of bitterness then don’t use bile next time and cut back on the padek.

[@nailynns]

Where can we buy the bile or unfiltered fish sauce (padaek)? And what brand is best?

[@motgnay7065]

Is it safe to used store bought beef to make raw laab?

[@mikeYXiong]

Yes. My family and I buy my raw meat from a butcher shop. Don't buy from the package ones, I don't feel comfortable with packaged ones.

[@thatsanalainthanousay2430]

I heard raw beef has a lot of high proteins. I came from big family but half of my siblings don’t eat raw Laab Dip (meat). We put 3- 5min in microwave bf we eat them. Surprisingly,it turned out pretty,D,good. Love ur show.

[@melissabradyy]

I’ve just eaten this

[@whatcha-eatin2985]

Can I skip the stomach bile? Or nah?

[@Bugbug_]

Mommy Eats yes of course.

[@YPDDYB7062]

Mistake I made was chopping the beef up too fine. Texture is like mush now. Don’t make the same mistake ppl

[@KitKatz_lovez]

Where do you buy beef bile from?

[@SaengsKitchen]

Southeast Asian grocery store in the frozen section

[@mr.incredible242]

Where do you buy the meat from? The store or butcher shop?

[@stephanreichelt1960]

could you sub. vinegar for bile?may be hard to aquire

[@stephanreichelt1960]

@@SaengsKitchen thx

[@zze86]

The beef bile gives a bitter taste to the dish which vinegar really doesn't replicate. You can do the dish without the bile if you can't find it but you'd be missing another dimension of the dish.

[@watchumeen]

Man, so many of my relatives eat the raw Laab, and I’m like- nooooo!!! For me - medium rare laab….

[@Ntsej_Muag]

Raw larb is the best way to go if you really want the full flavor of it. I steer away from the bile juice though. I like mine sour, not bitter.

[@joyxam7882]

ໂອ້ ລາບ ດິບ yummy Lap my favorite red meat

[@letstalk6007]

Sap lie luuk sao!!

[@LAOBASS]

beef biol or bile? bad spella. not cow poop. u r so smart! thanks

[@randycrafmen7061]

where can I buy padaek sauce I'm having a hard time finding them in the store? Is there an Alternative for the padeak sauce such as unfiltered fish sauce?

[@loodcatnoods]

Amazon or Asian Global market out of California.

[@tatumrumsey920]

can you show how to make laap ba? (the raw fish one)

[@tatumrumsey920]

Thank you! I appreciate your videos 💖

[@Johnny-zq1fo]

4:32 your face says otherwise 🤣🤣🤣

[@bigpif165]

Where can i buy tripe already prepared like the one in this video?

[@tikhang1808]

You can buy them at almost any Asian supermarket.

[@HerBrosAdventures]

What brand of pedak do you use?

[@wingkanjanapon4513]

เสิ้นเจิ้น!

[@theartisthasarrived]

I'm here from Amphibia 🐸

[@albertpagaoa2772]

Im here because i saw a video of a man pulled a five meters long tapeworm in his bütt telling his doctor this is his favourite food lol... I had to know this raw beef cuisine.. his doctor said the tapeworm laid eggs on the uncooked beef meat... have fun guys lmao

[@monkeydam]

Hahahahahaha

[@santisoukevenson668]

Where you buy beef bi

[@hmoob-dab-tsi7572]

He forgot msg. Plus it doesn’t matter what ppl say , once they eat this they’ll change their opinion

[@CaptKnuckies]

He puts it in at 2:00

[@CallieRaj]

I love larb but I'll slightly cook my beef....

[@stephanreichelt1960]

same with me for ceviche; boil everything for a minute...................

[@DrunkBuddha]

Is that Fresh slaughter beef straight from the farm or store bought?

[@youwatchme3631]

what states or city do you live in the us?

[@xlao09]

Are you able to do a cook version?

[@y.j.6923]

You can blanch (quickly boil) the sliced beef in boiling water for about a minute then drain the water. You can even season the water with aromatics like crushed lemongrass stalk and kaffir lime leaves while the water is boiling. I prefer cooked beef myself in this dish