Sai Oua
Lao Pork Sausage
Yes, with a tweak: ask the restaurant if they use any fillers (like rice or starches) or added sugar in their sausage recipe. About 8g net carbs per serving.
What it is
A highly aromatic grilled pork sausage seasoned with a rich blend of lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, shallots, and chili, giving it a distinctive spicy and herbaceous flavor.
Key ingredients
Ground pork (often fatty cut), lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, shallots, chili, fish sauce, salt, (potential binders like sticky rice or sugar in commercial versions).
How to make it keto
Ask the restaurant if they use any fillers (like rice or starches) or added sugar in their sausage recipe. Request 'no added sugar' if possible, though this is often pre-made.
Say this to the waiter (Lao)
ໄສ້ອົ່ວ ມີໃສ່ເຂົ້າ, ແປ້ງ ຫຼືນໍ້າຕານບໍ່? ຖ້າເປັນໄປໄດ້, ຂໍແບບບໍ່ມີນໍ້າຕານເພີ່ມ.
For Sai Oua, do you use any fillers like rice or starch, or added sugar? If possible, please make it with no added sugar.
Watch out for
Commercial or restaurant-made sausages can sometimes contain rice, sticky rice flour, or sugar as fillers or for flavor/preservation. Soy sauce (contains sugar) might also be used.
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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