Hooa-pak-kaat-dorng
Dried salted chinese radish
Local name
Hooa-pak-kaat-dorng
Ingredients
Chinese radish: Raphanus sativus (Hooa-pak-kaat). Salt, palm sugar.
Fish normally used:
Fermentation: 3 days.
Storage life: 3-4 months.
Production: In home industry.
Properties: Pale to dark brown solid with a salty and sweet taste.
Microorganisms
No data.
Method
1. Wash the radishes and knead with a small amount of granular salt until soft, then leave overnight. The next morning add about 20% by weight of fine salt, mix well, and knead. Sun dry for 1 day.
2. Put the mixture into a cloth bag and weigh down, to drain water off, for 3 days. Sun dry until the radishes turn brown.
3. Dissolve palm sugar in cold boiled water. Mix thoroughly with the radishes then sun dry.
Consumption
Use as ingredient in many main dishes.