This video demonstrates the preparation of "Lab," a celebratory dish from Thailand. The chef explains the ingredients and techniques used to make Lab, including toasting spices, preparing sticky rice, and sautéing pork and liver with various herbs and seasonings. The final presentation includes a platter of fresh vegetables and herbs served with the cooked Lab mixture.
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1. The dish "larb" is not commonly referred to as "larb" in Thailand; it is called "lab."
2. Lab is a celebratory dish often seen at temple fairs, housewarmings, weddings, and even funerals.
3. The speaker, Hong Tai, is from Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is going to prepare "lab COA" from northern Thailand.
4. Lab COA includes aromatic spices and chili.
5. Sichuan peppercorn is used as a substitute for macquen in this dish.
6. Various spices are toasted, including white peppercorn, star anise, cinnamon, dried chili, nutmeg, coriander seed, clove, mace, rukawan, and salt.
7. The spices are toasted to enhance their quality.
8. A crock or stone mortar and pestle is used for grinding and blending the spice mixture.
9. Glutinous rice is soaked for 6 hours or overnight to prepare sticky rice.
10. The sticky rice is steamed for about 10 minutes.
11. Cheesecloth is used to line the steamer.
12. Fresh herbs used in the dish include lemongrass, shallot, garlic, cilantro, mint, and sawtooth cilantro.
13. The preparation involves mincing pork tenderloin and pork liver.
14. The texture of the pork and liver mixture is crucial, and it can be moistened with water.
15. Vegetable oil is used to sauté chili, garlic, shallots, and lemongrass.
16. The community gathers to make lab together.
17. Fish sauce is added to the lab for flavor.
18. The lab is served with fresh vegetables, sticky rice, cilantro, crispy garlic, extra chili, and crispy pork rind.
19. Sticky rice is traditionally served in a bamboo basket.
20. The dish is aromatic, earthy, crunchy, and fresh.
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