Bamboo shoot salad ( th, ซุบหน่อไม้, , ; lo, ຊຸບໜໍ່ໄມ້) is a traditional
Lao / Northeastern Thai (
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...
) dish.
It is a popular dish, often sold alongside ''
somtam
Green papaya salad ( km, បុកល្ហុង, lo, ຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ and th, ส้มตำ) is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. It was possibly created by the Lao people but is eaten throughout Continental ...
'' in Thailand, and features sour, salty and hot tastes from lime,
fish sauce, dried chilli and toasted rice.
In addition to
bamboo shoots, typical ingredients also include local herbs such as ''yanang'' (''
Tiliacora triandra
''Tiliacora triandra'' is a species of flowering plant native to mainland Southeast Asia and used particularly in the cuisines of northeast Thailand and Laos. In the Isan dialect of Lao, the language of northeastern Thailand, it is called ''bai ...
''), lemongrass and ''phak phaeo'' (''
Polygonum odoratum
''Persicaria odorata'', with common names Vietnamese coriander, rau răm, laksa leaf, Vietnamese cilantro, phak phai, praew leaf, hot mint and Cambodian mint, is an herb with aromatic leaves, used in Southeast Asian and Northeast Indian cooking. ...
''). It is traditionally eaten with warm
sticky rice and grilled chicken (''
kai yang
Kai yang or gai yang ( th, ไก่ย่าง, , literally meaning "grilled chicken"), also known as kai ping or gai ping ( th, ไก่ปิ้ง), or pīng kai ( lo, ປີ້ງໄກ່, ), is a dish originating from the Lao people of ...
'').
In Thailand, considerable confusion exists regarding the name of the dish, as ''sup'', an Isan word describing this kind of spicy salad dish, is a homophone of the loanword for ''
soup
Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...
''. The name of the dish is often misspelled as , which would mean "bamboo-shoot soup".
References
Lao cuisine
Isan cuisine
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