Celebrating Madison's Hmong culture through food

Hmong Kitchen, near the East Towne Mall, has a full Hmong menu. | Photo by 608today

Wisconsin, having the 3rd largest population of Hmong peoples in the US (behind California and Minnesota), hosts organizations like the Hmong Institute , Hmong Madison , and the Wisconsin Hmong Association .

It’s also a national hub of Hmong cuisine. Check out these local restaurants:

Hmong Kitchen , 2161 Zeier Rd. #13
Located inside the Global Food Market, the restaurant offers dishes like Hmong sausage, papaya salad, and kao poob, a chicken dish with vermicelli noodles.

Hmong Legacy Market , 2119 Fish Hatchery Rd.
The Asian grocery store’s deli that has everything from sesame sweet balls, to fish livers, to nava, a sweetened coconut dessert drink.

Madison Oriental Market , 1197 N. Sherman Ave. #4234
Pork laab, spring rolls, steamed layer cake, and plenty of other offerings can be had.

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Jonathan Shipley

Jonathan is based in Madison, WI, having grown up in the Pacific Northwest with a stint in the deep South. He’s written for the Los Angeles Times, BBC Travel, and Discover Magazine. He also got poems published in a German trade magazine for welders (true thing). Around Madison, you’ll find him at a brewery, a ball game, birding, or at a bookstore.

Celebrating Madison’s Hmong culture through food

There is plenty of Hmong cuisine to consume in the 608.