Look-tor-dorng

Name (Thai)

ลูกท้อดอง

Name (English)

Brine pickled unripe peach

Local name

Look-tor-dorng

Product

Fruit

Ingredients

Unripe peaches (local variety). Prunus persica (Look-tor). Salt, water.

Fermentation

5-7 days.

Storage life

6 months.

Microorganisms

該当なし

Not available

Properties

Greenish yellow solid with a salty and sour taste.

Method

Wash the unripe peaches, drain and pack in a jar. Dissolve salt in water to make 23% salt solution. Add the salt solution to the jar until it covers the peaches. Weigh down the peaches with a plastic bag containing 23% salt solution. Close the jar and leave it under shade for 5-7 days.

Production

In home industry.

Consumption

1. Serve with a mixture of sugar, salt and a little crushed chilli. 2. Soak the fermented Look tor in heavy syrup of 40% Brix overnight then remove from the syrup. It can be eaten as it is or after sun drying for 1-2 days.