Kra-tiam-dorng

Name (Thai)

กระเทียมดอง

Name (English)

Pickled garlic bulbs

Local name

Kra-tiam-tone-dorng

Product

Vegetable

Ingredients

Fresh garlic bulbs: Allium sativum (Kra-tiam). Sugar, vinegar, salt, water.

Fermentation

1 month.

Storage life

1 year.

Microorganisms

該当なし

Not available

Properties

Whole yellowish white bulb in clear, pale yellow brine with salty, sour, slightly sweet taste and characteristic aroma.

Method

1. Cut the roots and leaves of fresh garlic bulbs, leaving about 3 inches of leaf. Peel off the outer skin, then wash, drain and pack in a container. 2. Mix 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of vinegar, 3 tablespoons of salt and 2 cups of water together (for 1 kg. of fresh prepared garlic bulbs) and boil vigorously. Stop heating and leave the mixture to cool down. Pour it into the container until it covers the garlic bulbs. Close the container and leave to ferment under shade for 1 month.

Production

In home industry.

Consumption

1. Eat with soft porridge rice. 2. As an ingredient in many dishes, e.g. fried with egg and served with rice. No.1: Eat with porridge rice, not soft boiled rice