Naem

What to get ready

• Pork 1 kg
• Steamed rice 160 g
• Garlic 24 cloves
• Salt 32 g
• Chilli 12
• Banana leaves 12 leaves

Method

1. 1 Grind the lean pork until very fine, making sure absolutely no water is mixed in.
2. 2 Mix the meat with leftover rice, crushed garlic, and salt; the rice provides starch for the fermenting bacteria.
3. 3 Knead the meat until it becomes a smooth paste, then stuff it into banana leaves along with sliced garlic and whole chili peppers.
4. 4 Wrap it tightly, squeezing out all the air because oxygen spoils the spring rolls, it doesn't ferment them.
5. 5 Leave it in a warm place for 3 days until the fermented pork sausage turns sour and pink, then refrigerate it to stop the fermentation process.