The Lao eggplant also known as Lao aubergine, is a local variety of Kermit eggplant found in Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 and used primarily in Lao cuisine. Common cultivar types in Laos are Lao Green Stripe, Lao Purple Stripe, Lao Lavender, and Lao White. They are usually round and roughly the size of a golf ball.

Lao eggplants are used in Lao curry

Curry

Curry is a generic description used throughout Western culture to describe a variety of dishes from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisines...

 dishes, roasted for Lao eggplant dipping sauces, served raw with traditional Lao dishes like larb

Larb

Larb is a type of Laotian and Isan meat salad that is regarded as the national dish of Laos. Larb is a creation of the Lao people, with 20 million living in the Isan region of Thailand, and 4.5 million in Laos. Larb originated in Laos and is one of the most famous dishes from Laos...

, and sometimes used in Lao papaya salad. A common Lao vegetable stew that uses Lao eggplant is or lam

Or lam

Or Lam is a spicy Laotian curry stew with wood ear mushrooms, Laotian eggplant, yard long bean, meat, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, Sa Khan and Laotian chillies.-References:***...

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See also

• Thai eggplant
  Thai eggplant
  The Thai eggplant is a variety of eggplant used primarily in Thai cuisine. The most common eggplants in Thai cooking are the round white or green ones about the size of a golf ball. Common cultivar types in Thailand are Thai Purple, Thai Green, Thai Yellow, and Thai White.Thai eggplants are...
  
  for common cultivar types in Thailand such as Thai Purple, Thai Green, Thai Yellow, and Thai White.