Kaeng som

Traditionalkaeng som withdrumstick pods
Place of origin	Laos,Malaysia,Thailand
Region or state	Central,Southern Thailand,Northern Malaysia,Laos
Associatedcuisine	Laos,Malaysia,Thailand
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Fish and vegetables
Variations	LaoKaeng som, MalaysianAsam rebus, ThaiKaeng som
Other information	Usually served with steamedrice
Media:Kaeng som

Kaeng som,gaeng som^[1] (Thai:แกงส้ม,pronounced[kɛ̄ːŋsôm]),Asam rebus, orThai/Lao/Malaysian sour curry^[2] is a sour and spicy fish curry or soup with vegetables popular in Southeast Asia.^[3] The curry is characteristic for its sour taste, which comes fromtamarind (makham). The recipe usespalm sugar (Thai:น้ำตาลปี๊บ,namtan pip) to sweeten the curry.

A paste callednam phrik kaeng som^[4] is prepared as a base for the curry, to which water and the ingredients are added. The preparation of this paste includesshrimp paste andshallots and all the ingredients are pounded with amortar and pestle. This paste can be made from dry red chillies and one made from fresh red chillies. Some recipes state that large chillies should be used, others preferbird's eye chilies.^{[citation needed]}

Fish orshrimp may be used as the basic ingredient. Preferred fish are those that keep their consistency after boiling, such asChanna striata or other equivalent marine fish in coastal locations. One variant usesfish eggs.^[5]Kaeng som is usually served with steamedrice.^{[citation needed]}

Traditional vegetables used in household preparation includedrumstick pods (marum), greenpapaya, andSesbania grandiflora flowers (dok khae), including the red variant of the flower inkaeng som dok khae daeng. Other locally available vegetables are used in the traditional versions such asIpomoea aquatica (phak bung) andNeptunia oleracea (phak krachet).^[6]

Following the popularization of the dish, currently the favored vegetables includecauliflower,daikon,cabbage,chinese cabbage,carrot,long beans andasparagus, as well ascha omomelet.^{[citation needed]}

The versions using shrimp instead of fish are more popular;kaeng som with shrimp and cha-om omelet is now a standard dish in Thailand. Other types may includepineapple or seafood. The common point, however, is thatcoconut milk is not used in this sour curry.^[7]

Believed that this type of sour soup was developed from the ancient food sinceAyutthaya period was called"Kaeng ngao ngod" (แกงเหงาหงอด). Which is a food that is similar tokaeng som today, assumed that it was adapted from thePortuguese soup byMaria Guyomar de Pinha, a Japanese-Portuguese-Bengali woman who was the chief of king's kitchen in the royal court ofKing Narai period.^[8]

• Southern Thailand has its own sour curry, which is locally calledkaeng som, but in the rest of Thailand is calledkaeng lueang ("yellow curry") orkaeng som phak tai ("southern Thaikaeng som") to differentiate it from the central Thaikaeng som. It differs from the central Thai dish through its use of tamarind paste,assam fruit (som kaek) and lime juice^[9] to achieve the sourness,turmeric, which gives it a yellow color,garlic,shallots. The main characteristics of the southern variant is the use of turmeric and that it very spicy, sour and salty.^{[citation needed]}
• InKelantan, theMalaysian state adjacent to Thailand, the Kelantanese-Thai dishkaeng som no mai dong is a version ofkaeng som with pickledbamboo.^[10]
• Lao cuisine has a dish calledkaeng som with different ingredients; a version of it has pork^[11] andkaeng som pla is a fish soup that includeslemongrass andmushrooms.^[12]
• InChonburi Province, a version ofkaeng som is made usingkaffir lime as the souring agent andSolanum aculeatissimum eggplants (Thai:มะเขือเปราะ;makhuea pro).^[13]
• InPrachuap Khiri Khan Province, there is a variant of the dish using fresh chili andOcimum tenuiflorum (กะเพรา), a type of basil leaves.^[14]
• Kaeng som kai wan is a kind ofkaeng som with chicken instead of fish.^[15]

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