Lao dishes are full of flavors to satisfy our taste buds!
We know ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ /tham mak hoong/ “papaya salad” can be spicy and ເຂົ້າຫມົມຄົກ /khao nom krok/ “candies” can be sweet.⠀
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So. how do you actually talk about tastes in Lao language?
Vocabulary
ຊີມ /siim/ = taste (verb)
ແຊບ /saaeb/ = yummy/delicious
Note: another way to describe something that taste good is ຖືກປາກtheua bpaak
which literally means “correct + mouth”
ສົ້ມ /som/ = sour
ຫວານ /waan/ = sweet
ເຜັດ /phet/ = spicy, hot
ເຄັມ /kem/ = salty
ລົດຊາດ /lot saad/ = taste (noun), flavor