Mojito en coco
La Taguara, 3502 E. Washington Ave.
This finely minced fish with coconut sauce comes as a stew with rice, plantains and heavenly guasacaca sauce on the side. It’s a dish from the Venezuelan state of Zulia.
Moak pa
Lao Laan-Xang, 2098 Atwood Ave. and 1146 Williamson St.
Catfish with ground pork and hot peppers, all finely ground and steamed inside a banana leaf. It comes with sticky rice. And it is as hot as the tropics.
Pla laad prik
Rising Sons Deli, 417 State St.
This Thai dish is based on deep-fried catfish in a spicy sweet sauce. It’s not as sweet as a good version of the Vietnamese catfish dish ca kho to, but it’s about as close as a Madison restaurant gets.
