Pork

Making Fermented Thai Pork Sausage
(แหนมหมู ; naem moo)

February 24, 2010 · 13 comments

Search the luggage of Thai people travelling aboard and you will surely find food items rolled with a newspaper or a piece of cloth, hidden deep in their bags. Thai students will never travel without a jar of their favorite Roasted Chili Jam and Thai Housewives will always carry their preferred Fermented Shrimp Paste. Both [...]

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Cured Pork Fried with Glass Noodles and Egg
(แหนมผัดวุ้นเส้นใส่ไข่ ; naem pat woon sen sai khai)

February 23, 2010 · 13 comments

Cured pork is made by fermenting a mixture pork meat, cooked pork skin julienne, salt, garlic and cooked sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves. During the summer we leave the wraps unrefrigerated until a rich savory and slightly sour flavor develops. This method of preserving meat goes back to the days before refrigeration was widely [...]

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