At stand after stand, the wooden pestle known in Lao as a sahk smashes green papaya, tomato, crabs, fish sauce, and garlic against the side of a mortar (kohk) to create papaya salad. There’s sugar ...

Stir-fry some shrimp with hot pepper sauce, garlic, and ginger for a succulent, quick dinner. Buy bag of frozen shrimp, wild ...

Think you need a fancy wok to make stir fry? Nope. You absolutely don’t. I’ve made at least 50 stir-fries in my life—without ...