Pak-sian-dorng
Fermented wild spider flower or leaf tips
Local name
Pak-sian-khaao-dorng
Ingredients
Wild spider flower or leaf tips: Cleome gynandra (Pak-sian, Pak-sian-khaao). Salt, sugar.
Fish normally used:
Fermentation: 2-3 days.
Storage life: 15 days.
Production: In home industry in the Northeast.
Properties: Solid, sour and salty.
Microorganisms
Bacillus sp., Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus sp., Pediococcus pentosaceus, Pichia sp.
Method
1. Trim the defective stems, leaves and flowers and wash the vegetable.
2. Expose to sunlight for 1-2 hours until it has wilted.
3. Add salt (about 2-4% w/w) and sugar (about 0.5% w/w) and mix well.
4. Pack the mixed ingredients in a container and weigh them down so that the vegetable is kept under the brine which occurs. Close the container.
5. Leave under shade to ferment for 2-3 days.
Consumption
Eat with Nam-prik.