{"id":17704,"date":"2026-10-19T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/?post_type=story&#038;p=17704"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:39:39","slug":"clear-paddy-straw-mushroom-soup-with-melientha-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/story\/clear-paddy-straw-mushroom-soup-with-melientha-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Paddy Straw Mushroom Soup with Melientha Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clear Paddy Straw Mushroom soup with Melientha vegetables is a simple traditional Lao dish. It has a light, delicious broth with a fragrant aroma from herbs. This soup is best enjoyed hot with sticky rice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g Paddy straw mushrooms<\/li>\n<li>Melientha vegetables, as desired (use the young shoots and tender leaves)<\/li>\n<li>1-2 stalks of lemongrass<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tablespoons fermented fish sauce (padaek)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon seasoning powder<\/li>\n<li>1 liter water<\/li>\n<li>Sliced chilies, as desired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cooking Instructions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring the water to a boil. Add the lemongrass, lightly crushed and cut into pieces, and the sliced chilies. Simmer until the herbs release their fragrance.<\/li>\n<li>Add the fermented fish sauce, salt, and seasoning powder. Taste and adjust the seasoning as desired.<\/li>\n<li>Wash the Paddy straw mushrooms thoroughly and cut them in half. Add them to the boiling broth and cook for about 10-15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are fully cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Add the melientha vegetables and stir gently until they begin to soften. Turn off the heat immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid cooking the vegetables for too long so they retain their green color and do not become too soft. Serve the soup hot with sticky rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"template":"","format":"standard","story-type":[261,264],"type-of-story":[269],"class_list":["post-17704","story","type-story","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","story-type-lao-kitchen","story-type-mushroom","type-of-story-text-story-en"],"acf":{"pkl_story_headline":"A Simple Traditional Lao Soup with Paddy Straw Mushrooms and Melientha Vegetables","pkl_story_authors":"Bouavone Thipphavanh","pkl_story_image":17685,"pkl_story_video":"","pkl_story_image_credits":"phakhaolao","pkl_story_file":null,"pkl_type_of_story":[269],"pkl_story_story_types":[261,264]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story\/17704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/story"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"story-type","href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story-type\/264"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"story-type","href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story-type\/261"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"type-of-story","href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-of-story\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"story-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story-type?post=17704"},{"taxonomy":"type-of-story","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-of-story?post=17704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}