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Wet-tha chin (sour pork with rice)ဝက်သားချဉ်

Wet-tha chin, literally "sour pork", is a Burmese fermented food of minced pork and rice. The only source found is a dictionary entry, so its method, salt level and fermenting time are not documented here.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Wet-tha chin itself. Its own sources do not record how it is made, so the steps and scenes below are those of Naem, the closest documented meat ferment, shown as a guide to the method, not as a record of Wet-tha chin.

Short entryMeat

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo source gives a recipe or amounts.
minced pork
rice

Total time across the steps of Naem: 3 days – 5 days

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What changes: Lean pork is minced and the boiled rind is shredded

Step 1 of 4 · steps of Naem
Mince the lean pork and prepare the rind
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactic acid bacteria

The rind is boiled and shredded; pork ear is sometimes used for its chewiness.

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

Wet-tha chin, literally "sour pork", is a Burmese fermented food of minced pork and rice. The only source found is a dictionary entry, so its method, salt level and fermenting time are not documented here.

What makes this one different

The name joins wet-tha (pork) and chin (sour). No source describes how it is made.

Related ferments

Safety

A fermented raw pork product; no source we read gives its pH, salt or keeping conditions, so this page is not a method to follow. Raw pork can carry Trichinella worms and pork tapeworm. CDC says curing, drying or smoking alone does not reliably kill the worms, and no source we read shows that souring does. WHO says eating raw or undercooked infected pork passes on the tapeworm. Cook it through before eating.

History and sources

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

  1. [cdc-trichinella] US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, How to Prevent Trichinellosisgov
  2. [who-taeniasis] World Health Organization, Taeniasis/cysticercosis fact sheetgov
  3. [wiktionary] Wiktionary, ဝက်သားချဉ် (waksa:hkyany), Burmese noun, 'fermented and minced pork and rice'; not in the Myanmar-English Dictionarywiki