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Caramelized pork and eggs

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Vietnamese dish
Caramelized pork and eggs
Caramelized pork and eggs
Alternative names
  • Thịt kho tàu
  • Thịt kho nước dừa
  • Thịt kho trứng
CourseBreakfast,lunch,dinner
Place of originVietnam
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
AssociatedcuisineCambodian,Laotian, andVietnamese
Main ingredientsPork,eggs, andcoconut juice
VariationsThịt kho tiêu, Thịt kho nước mắm, Thịt kho tương

Caramelized pork and eggs orthịt kho tàu is aVietnamese dish that consists of small pieces ofmarinatedpork andboiled eggsbraised incoconut juice.[1] Along with being a familiar part of an everyday meal in Vietnam, thịt kho tàu also holds significance as one of the traditional dishes duringTết (Vietnamese New Year). On this holiday, before being served for general consumption, it is offered to deceased ancestors and family members onaltars.[2]

Etymology and Origin

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In theVietnamese language, “thịt” means “meat” (in this case, pork), while “kho” refers to the Vietnamese cooking technique. The interpretation of the last word, “tàu,” has led to several competing narratives about the origin of thịt kho tàu.

The first of these narratives recounts the story of Vietnamesefishermen, who would cook large pots of pork stew to bring along with them on their lengthy voyages. This dish, which is nutritious and keeps well, would give these fishermen the necessary energy to do their labor-intensive job and sustain them for months out at sea. As it could always be found on theboats of these fishermen, the stew became associated with boats, and since the word for “boat” is “tàu” in the Vietnamese language, the dish was given the name “thịt kho tàu.”[3][4][5][6]

The next narrative is based on the word “tàu” meaning “Chinese.” After theMing Dynasty was overthrown by theQing Dynasty, there was a mass exodus ofChinese people to Vietnam. Because these people arrived by boat, the Vietnamese called them “người tàu,” where “người” means “people” and “tàu” means “boat.” In other words, “Chinese people” were “boat people.” The word “tàu” essentially became synonymous with the adjective “Chinese.”[7] If the word “tàu” in “thịt kho tàu” means “Chinese,” then reason dictates that the dish should be connected to the Chinese, and it is. Thịt kho tàu is believed to have been an interpretation of a dish brought over by the aforementioned Chinese (specifically, theFujianese) émigrés: tau yu bak (豆油肉), Fujian soy sauce pork and eggs. Though it had relied on tau yu bak as an initial framework to work off of, thịt kho tàu can be considered an entirely different dish as a quick comparison between tau yu bak’s recipe[8] and thịt kho tàu’s recipe,[9] namely theingredients used by each dish, reveals. The chief difference between the two is thesauces used in their preparation. Tau yu bak calls for light and darksoy sauce (hence, the name “soy sauce pork and eggs”). Thịt kho tàu substitutes the light soy sauce with nước mắm/Vietnamesefish sauce and replaces the dark soy sauce with nước màu/Vietnamesecaramel sauce (hence, the name “caramelized pork and eggs”). Lastly, in lieu ofwater as the braising liquid, there iscoconut juice, an ingredient widely available in Vietnam but not China. All these modifications from Chinese to Vietnamese ingredients resulted in a new, distinctly Vietnamese dish.[10][11]

The final narrative argues that the word “tàu” in “thịt kho tàu” doesn’t mean “boat” or “Chinese” at all. The writer and culturalist, Bình Nguyên Lộc, claims that, according to thedialect of Southwestern Vietnam, “tàu” roughly translates to “slightly salty, slightly sweet” and is commonly used to describe the waters ofbrackishrivers. Evidence for this includes the word “tàu” in the names of the rivers, Cái Tàu Hạ and Cái Tàu Thượng, located in Southwestern Vietnam. From these insights, Bình Nguyên Lộc came to conclude that the Southwestern Vietnamese had created thịt kho tàu and used the word “tàu” in the dish’s name to describe its slightly salty and slightly sweet taste.[3][4][5][6]

Regardless of which of the above three narratives is true, they all share the understanding that thịt kho tàu originated in Vietnam.

Popularity

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Over the years, thịt kho tàu has become so popular that it has spread to other nearbySoutheast Asian countries, includingCambodia[12] andLaos,[13] where it is called “khor săch chruk (Khmer:ខសាច់ជ្រូក)” and “thom khem (Lao:ຕົ້ມເຄັມ),” respectively.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly and Eggs (Thịt Kho Trứng)".Bun Bo Bae. 29 January 2019.
  2. ^"The Edible Luck And Good Fortune Of Vietnamese Food".Epicure Vietnam. 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ab"Nguồn gốc, ý nghĩa thịt kho tàu".Báo Quang Ngãi. 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ab"Tại sao lại gọi thịt kho tàu? Nguồn gốc và ý nghĩa món ăn".Quản trị mạng. 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ab"Thịt kho tàu • Vietnamese caramel braised pork".MM Bon Appétit. 25 August 2022.
  6. ^ab"Vietnamese braised pork belly (Thit kho): A must-try dish in the south".Vinpearl. 29 January 2024.
  7. ^"Tàu".Wiktionary. Retrieved28 September 2024.
  8. ^"Tau Yu Bak: Soy Braised Pork Belly Nirvana".Yum Around the World. 7 March 2024.
  9. ^"Thit Kho (Vietnamese Braised Pork and Eggs)".Onolicious Hawaii. 10 February 2021.
  10. ^"Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork in Soy Sauce)".Greedy Girl Gourmet. 9 October 2022.
  11. ^"Melt-in-your-Mouth Braised Pork Belly in the Instant Pot".Cheryl Miles. 15 April 2022.
  12. ^"Cambodian Caramelized Pork & Eggs".Khatiya Korner. 29 October 2020.
  13. ^"Thom Khem: Lao Caramelized Braised Pork Egg Stew".Saeng's Kitchen. 27 January 2024.
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