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Pak-kaat-dorng-haeng (dried pickled mustard greens)ผักกาดดองแห้ง

Pak-kaat-dorng-haeng is Thai mustard greens that are salted, fermented and then dried. The greens are kneaded with salt overnight, pressed, sun-dried for a day, fermented in a closed jar in the shade for 5–7 days and dried again on bamboo trays. The JIRCAS card gives a storage life of 4–6 months.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Pak-kaat-dorng-haeng itself.

DocumentedVegetables6 days – 8 days

Recipe

Amounts from a sourceThe JIRCAS database gives the salt per half kilogram of greens.
Mustard greens0.5 kg[jircas-haeng]
Salt3 tablespoons[jircas-haeng]

Total time across the recorded steps: 6 days – 8 days

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What changes: Mustard greens are kneaded with salt until they wilt, then rest overnight

Step 1 of 4
Knead with salt and leave overnight
Time
Overnight
Reported
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

3 tablespoons of salt per half kilogram of greens, kneaded until the greens wilt [jircas-haeng]. Output: wilted, salted greens in their own liquid.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Pak-kaat-dorng-haeng is Thai mustard greens that are salted, fermented and then dried. The greens are kneaded with salt overnight, pressed, sun-dried for a day, fermented in a closed jar in the shade for 5–7 days and dried again on bamboo trays. The JIRCAS card gives a storage life of 4–6 months. Made in 4 steps over 6 days – 8 days. The longest step, pack in a closed jar and ferment in the shade, takes 5–7 days (JIRCAS).

Key numbers
Main step5–7 daysReported[jircas-haeng]Pack in a closed jar and ferment in the shade

What makes this one different

The wet pickle, pak-kaat-dorng, keeps 1 month to 1 year [jircas-dorng]. This form is pressed and sun-dried both before and after a short fermentation, so it ferments semi-dry and keeps as a dry product [jircas-haeng].

Related ferments

Safety

The JIRCAS card lists a storage life of 4–6 months but gives no pH, salt percentage or test behind it. Its wash and soak before cooking is to remove excess salt and soften the greens, not a safety step [jircas-haeng].

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [jircas-haeng] JIRCAS, Database of Fermented Foods of Thailand, Pak-kaat-dorng-haeng cardgov
  2. [jircas-dorng] JIRCAS, Database of Fermented Foods of Thailand, Pak-kaat-dorng cardgov