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Khao Jee Pâté

Name: Khao Jee Pâté
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 1 Baguette; 60g Liver Pâté; 4 Ham; 1/2 Cucumber; 1/3 Carrot; To taste Cilantro; 1 tbsp Chili sauce; 1 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp Sugar

Snack

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Baguette filled with pâté, ham, vegetables, and chili sauce — a Lao sandwich reflecting the French colonial era.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Khao jee is the Lao word for baguette, and the bread culture introduced in the French colonial period is still rooted today. Khao jee pâté — a baguette filled with liver pâté, ham, cucumber, carrot, and cilantro and topped with chili sauce — is a Vientiane morning staple. It's similar to Vietnam's banh mi, but Laos often uses a larger baguette.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Vientiane morning, baguettes are piled high at roadside stalls and fillings are deftly tucked into loaves warmed over charcoal.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Baguette 1
Liver Pâté 60g
Ham 4
Cucumber 1/2
Carrot 1/3
Cilantro To taste
Chili sauce 1 tbsp
Mayonnaise 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Julienne the carrot, toss with vinegar and sugar, and let stand 10 minutes.
Cut the baguette in half, slit horizontally, and warm lightly in a toaster.
Spread the inside with mayonnaise and liver pâté.
Fill with ham, diagonally sliced cucumber, the pickled carrot, and cilantro.
Drizzle with chili sauce.
Wrap in paper.

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