Mok Pa is a steamed fish fillet dish, usually wrapped in banana leaves and tied with bamboo strings. The ingredients of the dish include lemongrass, green onions, green chili, kaffir leaves, shrimp paste, fresh dill... all mixed with the steamed fish. Like many other Lao specialties, Mok Pa is often eaten with sticky rice.

Steamed fish dishes are popular in many countries, but steamed fish in Laos is prepared in a very special way. People fillet the fresh fish meat, cut it into small pieces and mix it with herbs, garlic, chili, and onions. Then this mixture will be wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. Almost every restaurant in Laos will have this dish, so you and your family can freely choose a restaurant to enjoy this unique steamed fish dish.