Sa-mor-dorng
Fermented olive
Local name
Sa-mor-dorng
Ingredients
Olive fruit: Terminalia chebula (Sa-mor, Sa-mor-thai). Salt, Cha-em (Albizia myriophylla)
Fish normally used:
Fermentation: 1 week.
Storage life: 3-6 months.
Production: In home industry.
Properties: Dark green fruits with sweet, salty and sour taste.
Microorganisms
Staphylococcus epidermidis, Candida sp.
Method
1. Wash 1 kg. of mature Sa-mor fruits and sun dry until wilted.
2. Add 400 gm of fine salt to mix with the fruits and knead them together.
3. Prepare Cha-em extract by soaking a few pieces of the dried climbing stem in water for a few hours. Of the dried climbing stem in water for a few hours. Strain the extract and add to the fruit (to give sweetness).
4. Put the mixture in bowl. Cover the bowl with a cheese cloth and leave to ferment under shade for 1 week.
Consumption
Eat as a snack or with a mixture of sugar, salt and crushed chilli.