The following list of 15 recipes was selected from a much lengthier list of 114 that appeared in the ledgers that Phia Sing, the king's cook, used to compile a record his culinary masterpieces. They reflect older cooking techniques and traditional ingredients found locally, in particular the wide variety of fish found in the Mekong river just below the site of the royal palace, which today is a museum.  The manuscript was reproduced in facsimile and provided with an English translation in a book entitled Traditional Recipes of Laos, edited by Alan and Jennifer Davidson and published in 1981 by Prospect Books.  The book has since been reprinted in an inexpensive paperback edition with the English translation only.  Since our purpose here is to provide authentic Lao language materials, we have kept the original handwriting of Phia Sing.  Judicious use of copyright materials limits the number of pages that we can present.  Learners are encouraged to go to the first edition of the book itself for further study.  A letter of permission from Propect Books contains needed information to contact them.