THAILAND BETONG -LOCAL FOOD OF BETONG

LOCAL FOOD OF BETONG

BETONG CHOPPED CHICKEN

Betong chopped chicken; a delicious and famous food of Betong.It is a special menu which the tourists should not miss. It is also can be prepared to any styles of cook such as boiled chicken with chinese herb or fermented lemon, chicken tomyam and boiled chicken with soy sauce. Betong chicken is soft and sweet, but different from others. The distinction of Betong chicken is, male has light yellow mouth, but female has dark down. It has bright swell eyes, broad chest, big leg, round hard face and yellow grey nails. Besides, it is a symbol of Betong.

BETONG VERMICELLI NOODLE

Tough and soft are the distinct qualifications of Betong Noodle. Betong people mix wheat flour with water and salt, take it in roll machine and press it to be sheet. After that, slice it as thread and steam for 2 hours. When it is already ripe, they lump and take it to sundried, last, packed it in plastic bag. Betong noodle are not to be torn easily, because of this it is popular to cook in many kinds of food.

HILL FROG

Betong hill frog is lives in mixed forest. It has the bigger size than other frogs. Its weight is 0.5 -1.0 kilogram per one. Betong people like to fry it with garlic and pepper. Sometimes, they putitin boiled rice instead of pork. Its taste is very good. If you try it, you will fascinate.

JEE CHONG FUN

Jee Chong Fun is one local food of Betong. Some calls White noodles or Thang Taek noodles.It is same as chinese noodles but lighter than chinese  noodles.It made from rice, milled to be flour, mix with water and take to steam in a sheeting steamer. When they are already cooked, they cut it in small pieces not over 1centimeter. Then,cooked it with soy sauce, fill white sesame and fried garlic.

CHAOKUAY (GRASS JELLY)

Chao Kuay or Grass Jelly is famous at Ban 4^th kilometer because it has the real taste of grass jelly. The important composition of Chao Kuay is black jelly grass from China, it cause jelly black and soft. The process of making ChaoKuay is boiled black jelly grass with water, then filter for separate black jelly from water. Water would became black, pour cassavas while water still hot,mix it and water will becomes jelly for a few minutes. After that, cut it in small pieces, serve with syrup and ice or fill sala aroma.It taste is good and it can be cure internal heat and fever too.

KAO YOK

Kao Yok is a famous food of Betong. It made from pork and taro root. The process if making Kao Yok is begin with boil pork, drain , stab its skin by fork and let its oil flow. Then, mix it with salt and fry it in boiled oil. When its skin become inflates, we drain and boil it again. After that, we have to make it cool suddenly for increase its crisp. Then, cut it in small pieces and ferment with Chinese herb. Later, arrange pork and taro root alternately. Before serve, we have to steam it again.

PAK NAM (WATERCRESS)

Pak Nam is similar to a plum and grow like morning glory, but is has smaller leaves. Its stem looks like full of water. It likes to grow in a cold place and well grow in rainy and winter with the temperature is not over 25cc and a tide flowing from the hill all the time, especially from stone crack.Betong people like to cook every kind of Pak Nam menu such as fried Pak Nam ,soup , boiled and served with chili sauce. Also, its taste is good and it is a medicinal to cure aphthous ulcer.