Northeastern Thai and Lao food is generally of the simple, spicy, peasant variety enjoyed by the inhabitants of this relatively poor region. The most famous dishes include somtam - papaya salad with fish sauce, garlic, chilli peppers, peanuts and puu na field crab added to taste. This is often eaten with kai yang - grilled chicken, the best of which is said to come from Sisaket, close to the Lao frontier. Perhaps the most classic of Isaan dishes is larb - spiced minced meat generally served with salad and a side plate of raw vegetables. Unlike Bangkok and the South, khao niaw, or 'sticky rice' - a glutinous variant served in small woven bamboo baskets and eaten with the hand - is the main accompaniment to every meal.