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Khao Piak Sen

ເຂົ້າປຽກເສັ້ນ/cow piak sen/
Khao Piak Sen
About this dish

A comforting chicken noodle soup with thick, chewy tapioca-rice noodles.

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Ingredients
🍜400g fresh rice-tapioca noodles
🍗1 whole chicken
🧄4 cloves garlic, fried
🧅Fried shallots, for garnish
🌿Fresh cilantro and green onion, for garnish
Method
Serves 2
1
Simmer the chicken in water until fully cooked, then remove, shred, and reserve the broth.
2
Season the broth with fish sauce and a little sugar.
3
Cook the noodles separately until tender.
4
Divide noodles and shredded chicken into bowls, then ladle the hot broth over.
5
Top with fried garlic, shallots, and fresh herbs before serving.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Khao piak sen is a popular Laotian noodle soup, valued for the distinctive chewy texture of its noodles, made from a rice and tapioca flour blend.

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