Behind the Dish

Crispy pork belly, crackling with flavor and kissed with lime leaf, served up Lao-style. Coconut sticky rice brings that soft, fragrant sweetness, balanced by tangy pickled daikon and punchy soy-pickled jalapeños. The spicy cucumber salad cools and kicks at the same time—bright with herbs, onion, and lime. On the side? Jeow Som: a bold, fiery Lao dipping sauce that hits every note—salty, sour, spicy, and just a touch sweet. It’s a plate full of contrasts and cravings, grounded in tradition, and made to share (or not).