Unique soybean dipping sauce of Thai people in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - From soybeans, Thai people in Nghe An process many unique and attractive dishes, especially sticky rice dipping sauce.
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| For the Thai people in the western region of Nghe An, soybeans are one of the popular ingredients for cooking. In the photo, Vi Thi Lien, in Can village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong), is putting soybeans into a mortar to pound them to get the seeds. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After the beans have been peeled, they will be winnowed to remove the bad and broken beans. Soybeans are often processed into many dishes, but the most popular dish is the dipping sauce for sticky rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| According to Ms. Lien, making soybean paste is not complicated, so anyone can do it. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After cleaning, the beans are put into a pot and cooked until the outer shell of the beans peels off, then taken down to be cleaned. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Although not too complicated, making bean paste takes quite a bit of time. Because after cleaning the beans, they must be soaked in a jar for 3-4 days. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Only when there is a fermented smell, take it out and wrap it in banana leaves. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Beans are wrapped into small packages and hung over a charcoal stove. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The final step is to take it out and pound it in a mortar with chives or fresh fish after it has been grilled. Spices are mixed in such as salt, MSG, chili... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| With this dipping sauce, people can dip sticky rice or eat it with rice. When eating, it has the rich taste of soybeans, the aroma of chives, the spiciness of chili, pepper... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
