Where are "Thai Salads" from?
Is there any possible Chinese connection when it comes to the Thai salads? Let's take a ride on the Han river, see if there's any clues in Hakka Meizhou.
0:00 - So this is pretty weird
2:09 - Hakka Yam Beef
4:36 - Thai Yam Beef
7:00 - WTF's going on, our best guess
FULL, DETAILED WRITTEN RECIPE
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ABOUT THAT SIMMERED SUGAR
The golden syrup in the yam recipe is a substitute for ‘simmered sugar’ (น้ำตาลเคี่ยว), a common ingredient in Thai street food dishes. The channel Gin Dai Aroi Duay has a recipe here:
• วิธีทำ น้ำตาลเคี่ยว เอาไว้สำหรับทำน้ำยำสาร...
The basic logic is to simmer palm sugar (or a mix of palm sugar and granulated sugar) in with water, a touch of fish sauce, and some sort of sour component – Gin Dai Aroi Duay uses tamarind, but I’ve often seen lime as well.
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