Rice Vermicelli

Clear Soup of Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Pork and Vermicelli
(ต้มจืดมะระยัดไส้หมูสับ ; dtohm jeuut mara yat sai muu sap)

March 7, 2010 · 10 comments

Clear Soup of Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Pork and Vermicelli

Bitter gourds have long been prized in Asia for a trait that is considered a defect in cucumbers, bitterness. We like to think that everything bitter is medicine, and in this case we might be right. Bitter gourd have said to cure a wide range of ailments from gastrointestinal conditions to cancers; from diabetes to [...]

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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 Fried with Glass Noodles and Egg

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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