People always ask for this recipe after Phuket trip - MOO HONG

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  @Ooilei · 3 months ago (edited)

  For people confused, this is not Hong Shao Rou, or Dong Po Rou, or Cantonese Kau Yok, this is a localized Thai version of Hokkien "Hong Bah" (封肉). So, no, the "Hong" in Moo Hong is not from Mandarin "Hong" (紅) meaning red, it has nothing to do with that. In Hokkien red is actually pronounced "Ang" (紅), hence why Thai people call Chinese red envelopes "Ang Pao" (紅包). Most Chinese people in Thailand are not Mandarin speakers, so Mandarin terms and names almost never show up. Most Chinese people in Phuket are Hokkien, and so the Thai name is a direct translation of the Chinese name "Hong Bah" (封肉) = "Hong Meat", turning into Thai "Moo Hong" (Pork Hong), and here the Thai word pork "Moo" is used to mean meat, thus Chinese "Hong Meat" transformers into Thai "Pork Hong"

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  @DrR0BERT · 3 months ago

  My 15 seconds of fame: I was the Patreon member who asked for the recipe because I had it in Thailand.

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  @AllPileup · 2 months ago

  Life is divided into pre-หมูฮ้อง and post-หมูฮ้อง

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  @ericilagan8697 · 3 days ago

  You guys have no idea how good this dish is just by adding  red thai chilis along with the paste. I also use the oven and just use the stove top for reducing the sauce. Guys, adding a couple of thai chilis in the braise is life changing.

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  @joselu9023 · 2 months ago

  You make it so easy, not intimidating and super quick to follow. Of course your pleasant presentation makes absorption of the instructions readily accessible. Thank you so much.

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  @08Habrosia · 1 month ago

  Pailin! I just wanted to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! As the daughter of a incredibly talented Thai cook mom who SUCKS at teaching her techniques (said lovingly!), you are my savior!! Your books are on rotation weekly in my kitchen and you made transmitting my heritage to my toddler such a pleasure! He asks for pad see ew and pork omelet regularly! Its so nice he is now intimately familiar with these flavors, just like I was! Kokunkha again again!!

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  @damianrhea8875 · 3 months ago (edited)

  Thank you so much, Pailin!  This braising flavour is really new to me.  I will cook it.  As you must have known already, especially given your grandmother being Chinese from Hainan, China, this braising pork-belly dish w/ different soy sauce-based flavour combinations is all over Far East Asia (mainly south of central China, excluding Korea and Japan; Vietnam has a nationally famous version but w/ exclusively fish sauce [no soy sauce] ).  Small children almost all like eating plain white rice w/ this braising liquid stirred in, even w/ nothing else.  I think many would even add plain boiled eggs into the pot to braise along w/ the pork belly.  Also, please do not throw away the fat!  Not only flavourful, it is rich w/ calcium; eating in moderation, it is good and necessary for our health; it is good w/ almost any dish, noodles, or even plain rice.

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  @jenniferkennedy6561 · 2 months ago

  This was dinner today.  I made the garlic cabbage and some rice. Big hit. Thank you.

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  @BelleLopez312 · 2 months ago

  Bravo for your Historical knowledge.  Hokkian people are also in Singapore, and Philippines so, we have similar or almost same dish called Hong Ba.

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  @feliciaong9092 · 3 months ago

  I am always so intrigued at how ethnic food gets localized! My family is Indonesian-Hokkien and we also have a version of this recipe that uses garlic/shallots and sweet soy sauce instead.

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  @ivanaivana7524 · 1 month ago

  Thai food has always been one of my favorites. I’ve been watching your videos for years, and thanks to you I’ve learned how to make some dishes that I used to think I could only get at Thai restaurants. Now I can cook them myself at home.<br>I’ve recently started a low‑carb diet, but I really don’t want to give up delicious Thai food. Could you share more keto or low‑carb Thai recipes in your future videos? I’d love to see ideas like low‑carb curries, stir‑fries, salads, and maybe some creative substitutes for rice and noodles.<br>Thanks so much for all the amazing content you’ve already shared!❤

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  @eosdierose · 9 days ago

  The best Thing about your Videos is - i Kid u not- - the Food tasting and the Happy-food= dance 😊