A Lao style larb ped (with duck) in Chiang Mai. Larb khua mu, a stir-fried northern Thai larb made with pork, in Chiang Mai. Larb (Lao: ລາບ; Thai: ลาบ, rtgs: lap, pronounced [lâːp], also spelled laap, larp, lahb or laab) is a type of Lao meat salad that is regarded as the unofficial national dish of Laos. It is also eaten in the Isan region, an area of Thailand where the majority of the population is of the Lao ethnicity.