Dton-horm-dorng

Name (Thai)

ต้นหอมดอง

Name (English)

Brine pickled shallot

Local name

Dton-horm-dorng

Product

Vegetable

Ingredients

Shallot. Allium cepa var. aggregatum (Dton-horm). Salt, cooked rice.

Fermentation

4 days.

Storage life

7 days.

Microorganisms

Candida sp.

Lactobacillus plantarum

Lactobacillus sp.

Pediococcus pentosaceus

Properties

Yellowish green vegetables with salty and sour taste.

Method

1. Wash fresh shallot, drain and place them in a bowl. 2. Add 10% (w/v) salt solution to cover the shallots. 3. Add a small amount of cooked rice and mix well. In some places coconut juice is used instead. 4. Cover the bowl with a cheese cloth and leave under shade to ferment for 4 days.

Production

In home industry.

Consumption

1. Eat with Nam-prik.