Minced Pork Larb in Chiang Mai ลาบหมู
Larb moo is known for minced pork tossed with toasted rice, lime, fish sauce, and mint, eaten with sticky rice rather than a forkful of jasmine. SP Chicken sells this Isan-style larb for 60 THB.
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Thaiลาบหมู · larb mu
Price60 THB
RoomSP Chicken, Sam Lan
Clock10:00 to 17:00
What it tastes like
- Toasted rice, lime, mint, and a warm pork mince. It is sharper than a northern larb kua.
How to order it
- Thai name: larb mu (ลาบหมู).
- Say: Khor larb mu, khao niao, khrap/kha.
- Add sticky rice at 15 THB. The larb itself is 60 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 60 THB.
Where to try it
- SP Chicken, 9/1 Sam Lan Soi 1, Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200. 10:00 to 17:00 daily. 60 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a northern larb kua if you wanted this lime-and-mint mince. Huen Phen on Ratchamankha is the northern version.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium. The lime is as loud as the chili.
- Diet: Pork and fish sauce.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Chiang Mai khao soi and markets page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Charcoal Grilled Chicken is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Green Papaya Salad is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Northern Larb is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this the northern larb?
- No. This plate is the Isan-style minced pork with lime and mint, at 60 THB.
- What rice goes with it?
- Sticky rice, 15 THB a basket on the same board.