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The first thing you need to know about laab, sometimes spelled larb, is how to say it. “It’s pronounced laab, like you’re saying ‘ahhh!’ at the dentist’s office,” said chef Arnold Myint, co-owner of International Market in Nashville and author, along with Kat Thompson, of the cookbook “Family Thai.” Thanks to that evocative description, I’ll never pronounce it incorrectly again.

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