Larb Husband.....

[theblether]

So I went to a restaurant on Saturday night, it was a little bit out in the countryside and here's what happened.........

Waitress, " what you want to eat? "

" larb Moo Isaan "

" Huh? "

" Larb Moo Isaan "

" No have "

" Okay "

" Have Larb Isaan Moo......you want to try? "

" "

" Okay I try "

30 minutes later, stomach is convinced throat is cut.

" Nong Krab, have Larb Isaan Moo for me? "

" Sollee, have ploblem "

" "

" Cook, her husband go bar next door, drink beer with young girl......she go to kill him "

" Okay "

" Cook is like Bi San, she no happy "

" What's a Bi San? "

" Like devil ".........

" You want flench fly? I can do for you "

" Okay "

10 minutes later........

" Sollee, bad new, no have flench fly "

" <deleted> ............ okay what do you have? "

" have egg......you want omelette? "

" Anything, bring me anything, I'm begging you "

" Moment "

" Okay, cook come back......she say she can do Larb Husband for you, you want to try? "

Delivered with the sweetest smile, and sweetest chuckle you've ever heard.

Anyway the Larb Isaan Moo was great but I think I do prefer the Larb Moo Isaan.

Well, I think it was Moo, I never saw the husband again.

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Edited April 22, 2013 by theblether

[maxme]

Actually I experienced something similar in the south. Was a quiet night and only a few customers at the local pub. I asked the manager of the place, since I couldn´t find any waitresses around, if I could get my regular meal.

"Ehm, sorry don´t have beef at the moment, the chef is getting some.."

"Alright, what do you have?"

"Can fix you a couple of hot dogs."

"Sure!"

She came back with a plate filled with sliced thai sausages and cucumber. Not entirely sure she understood the concept of what a hot dog really is but I thought better to shut up and eat or I won´t get anything and I was getting mighty hungry.

After delivering the food, she disappeared into the back. Thing is the bartender was gone as well. So I waited for about 20 mins when she returned, correcting her clothes and asked if I wanted something else.

I declined and went home and about a week later I was talking to the owner of this joint and he said he was closing down the pub.

When I asked him why he replied:

"You met the manager right?"

"Yeah I did."

"Well that was my missus. A few days ago she cleaned the register and took off with the bartender."

[Keith67]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

[theblether]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

Not tried it with blood, I would if I could guarantee the meat was a fresh as could be.

[theblether]

Actually I experienced something similar in the south. Was a quiet night and only a few customers at the local pub. I asked the manager of the place, since I couldn´t find any waitresses around, if I could get my regular meal.

"Ehm, sorry don´t have beef at the moment, the chef is getting some.."

"Alright, what do you have?"

"Can fix you a couple of hot dogs."

"Sure!"

She came back with a plate filled with sliced thai sausages and cucumber. Not entirely sure she understood the concept of what a hot dog really is but I thought better to shut up and eat or I won´t get anything and I was getting mighty hungry.

After delivering the food, she disappeared into the back. Thing is the bartender was gone as well. So I waited for about 20 mins when she returned, correcting her clothes and asked if I wanted something else.

I declined and went home and about a week later I was talking to the owner of this joint and he said he was closing down the pub.

When I asked him why he replied:

"You met the manager right?"

"Yeah I did."

"Well that was my missus. A few days ago she cleaned the register and took off with the bartender."

The wife was obviously interested in a different type of sausage

[PoorSucker]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

On a Pizza.

[Keith67]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

Not tried it with blood, I would if I could guarantee the meat was a fresh as could be.

Just be a little careful what you order with larb, i will only eat certain types of larb, for instance one of the original ingredients of larb is the use of the stomach contents. Not for me, i never had the will to eat cow or pig sh*t in any context.

Do you cook it for yourself too?

[Keith67]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

On a Pizza.

I used to eat pizza when i was back home and one of the topping was spiced minced pork, never really considered the fact they are quite similar.

[theblether]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

Not tried it with blood, I would if I could guarantee the meat was a fresh as could be.

Just be a little careful what you order with larb, i will only eat certain types of larb, for instance one of the original ingredients of larb is the use of the stomach contents. Not for me, i never had the will to eat cow or pig sh*t in any context.

Do you cook it for yourself too?

No but I was thinking this morning that I should be learning some of the basic dishes, I would imagine it's relatively easy to make.

[Keith67]

Do you cook it for yourself too?

No but I was thinking this morning that I should be learning some of the basic dishes, I would imagine it's relatively easy to make.

Very easy, rice powder, minced pork, spring oniions, dried chilli powder, fish sauce, the pork flavouring you get in the green and white packets and lemon is all you need, fry off the mince leave a little juice in the pan, chop and add spring onions, add about 2 tbl spoons fish sauce, i tea spoon chilli powder and rice powder, a sprinkle of pork flavour and about 1/4 squeezed lemon and then mix it all together but do not re-heat or it will dry out, it's also a case of try it and decide what you need to add more of for your taste. Remember too much fish sauce or pork flavour willmake it taste salty.

[HeavyDrinker]

^ You forgot the garlic...

[Keith67]

^ You forgot the garlic...

never seen garlic used in larb.

[HeavyDrinker]

They use the really small bulbs, usually crushed once and thrown in whole.

[theblether]

I enjoy those little crunchy bits..

[Keith67]

I enjoy those little crunchy bits..

thats the rice powder hopefully.

[Keith67]

They use the really small bulbs, usually crushed once and thrown in whole.

Seen it made a few times in the village and never seen them use garlic, may have to try that, i sometimes use the small red onions too,

[retell]

Do you cook it for yourself too?

No but I was thinking this morning that I should be learning some of the basic dishes, I would imagine it's relatively easy to make.

Very easy, rice powder, minced pork, spring oniions, dried chilli powder, fish sauce, the pork flavouring you get in the green and white packets and lemon is all you need, fry off the mince leave a little juice in the pan, chop and add spring onions, add about 2 tbl spoons fish sauce, i tea spoon chilli powder and rice powder, a sprinkle of pork flavour and about 1/4 squeezed lemon and then mix it all together but do not re-heat or it will dry out, it's also a case of try it and decide what you need to add more of for your taste. Remember too much fish sauce or pork flavour willmake it taste salty.

yep i like it as well only always ask them to leave the rice powder out it goes not well with my plastic teeth

[theblether]

What's this rice powder you're on about?

[Phronesis]

When I bump into this situation I often go into the kitchen and cook for myself.

Haven't yet been arrested for lack of WP...

[retell]

What's this rice powder you're on about?

http://shesimmers.com/2009/04/khao-kua-how-to-make-toasted-rice.html

toasted crunched rice

[scotbeve]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

On a Pizza.

But there still is the issue of note that (from and addressed to the op...) Was the hussban fat like a piggy?????

[Keith67]

What's this rice powder you're on about?

It's basically pre cooked sticky rice ground into a powder, easy to do yourself but you'll need a coffee grinder to avoid bigger hard bits..

Toast the rice in a frying pan dry until it is medium brown in colour, put it into the coffee grinder and grind until a powder, you can do loads at a time, as long as you keep it dry it will last forever.

[Keith67]

Do you cook it for yourself too?

No but I was thinking this morning that I should be learning some of the basic dishes, I would imagine it's relatively easy to make.

Very easy, rice powder, minced pork, spring oniions, dried chilli powder, fish sauce, the pork flavouring you get in the green and white packets and lemon is all you need, fry off the mince leave a little juice in the pan, chop and add spring onions, add about 2 tbl spoons fish sauce, i tea spoon chilli powder and rice powder, a sprinkle of pork flavour and about 1/4 squeezed lemon and then mix it all together but do not re-heat or it will dry out, it's also a case of try it and decide what you need to add more of for your taste. Remember too much fish sauce or pork flavour willmake it taste salty.

yep i like it as well only always ask them to leave the rice powder out it goes not well with my plastic teeth

if you grind it with a coffee grinder it's more of a powder than the locals make, they just use the pestal and morter which results in bigger pieces and yes very hard.

[Eesat]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

I've been to Laos many,many times as Larb is a Lao dish and I've never seen it advertised raw on any menu anywhere in Vientiane!

[LuukKoeyKorat]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

I've been to Laos many,many times as Larb is a Lao dish and I've never seen it advertised raw on any menu anywhere in Vientiane!

Maybe not in Vientiane, but up here in Luang Prabang province, one of the traditional dishes eaten on the 15th April (Pee Mai Lao time) after the morning family Ba-See ceremony, is Laab Pa Dip (raw fish laab) or Laab Neua Dip (raw beef laab).

[Keith67]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

I've been to Laos many,many times as Larb is a Lao dish and I've never seen it advertised raw on any menu anywhere in Vientiane!

Possibly to do with the tourist element i don't know, i have not looked in tourist areas here either, in the village they all eat it raw if the meat is minced, if the meat is just sliced then yes they cook it first.

[berg1666]

Here in the western suburbs of Bangkok, raw beef larb is quite the thing. Love the stuff myself.

[HeavyDrinker]

Possibly to do with the tourist element i don't know, i have not looked in tourist areas here either, in the village they all eat it raw if the meat is minced, if the meat is just sliced then yes they cook it first.

When it's sliced it's 'Nam Tok" (I think).

I've seen it raw too, many times especially liver...

[naboo]

Once bought the raw paste "laab kwai". Never again. Favourite has to be "laab bla duk" with some raw makhuea veg and sticky rice.

[swlondonmum]

Larb is a really tasty dish and i eat it alot, do you eat it cooked or raw, and with or without blood?

I've been to Laos many,many times as Larb is a Lao dish and I've never seen it advertised raw on any menu anywhere in Vientiane!

Raw larb is usually called Goi in Isaan but it has another name in Laos - my husband tried to order Goi in Vientiane and they didn't know what he meant. I think he found out it had another name (as someone else said below). Plus dishes evolve when they get adapted/adopted by another region so it may be more popular in Thailand than Laos???