a food of many names 🤔 [ hmong sweet pork ]

hmong sweet pork, or braised pork belly ~

This dish is a hmong food I grew up eating, but I know other cultures have slight variations of this under a different name. Food is something we all have in common, so.. what do you call this?

✨written recipe + measurements

📝 grocery list
pork belly, skin on
eggs
garlic
lemongrass
ginger
galangal
sugar + water
oil
salt
low-sodium soy sauce
oyster sauce
fish sauce
dark soy sauce

**all of the ingredients I use can be found in my amazon storefront

Don’t be intimidated by this slightly lengthy list of ingredients. This recipe is extremely simple - even a beginner cook can do it! Most of the cooking time is completely hands off and you’ll be left with the most tender pork belly that’s soft enough to be cut with a spoon :)

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[honeybeeloolee]

Oh my gosh! It’s so nice to finally see Hmong food influencers! Everyone I watch that cooks food is always Korean and I’m like…”dang, I wish people could understand how good Hmong food is!” Thank you for making this video from one Hmong person to another!

[kyaxngg]

i’ve been watching you for so long and now only found out you are hmong. THATS CRAZYYY! i love seeing other hmong creators on youtube

[shijimuh]

this reminds me of Pork Humba, a really popular food here in the Visayas region of the Philippines.

[neneklang]

you mentioned Hmong!! How exciting! Always loved your videos

[lollypoppy]

This reminds of of a dish my Mimi makes called “pork and egg” (idk how to pronounce it in Vietnamese). My dad married a wonderful Vietnamese lady and I love anything Vietnamese. I’m not Vietnamese myself but I love the culture I was adopted into. My Mimi is everything to me and I love her so much. Especially her cooking! I’m happy to see something that reminds me a a little bit of home. Thank you so much 😊

[nachamu]

Wowww you’re Hmong!!!! That’s awesome.

[Emily_Rose]

Try palm sugar instead white sugar.. since it's made from coconut, it adds more aroma big time..
Or you can use sweet soysuace instead, i'd recommend Bango brand☺️

[dreamhighachancetoflyhigh]

What i didnt know you were hmong!!! I have loved watching you and just found out you're hmong too amazing, so so cool❤!!!!

[sokkim]

In Cambodia the dish is called Ka and it’s one of my Favorite dishes. I can smell the deliciousness through the screen 🤤 I would love to try how other ethnicity’s’ makes it.

[Igdymj]

You should do more highlights on hmong food

[YourGirlMaze]

Oh my god, I love this. I spent four and a half years working in a restaurant where almost everyone was Hmong. I miss Hmong food so much, and its still my comfort food to this day. ❤

[joelrivers]

So we use dark beer and oranges then hit with Sazon black pepper oregano and we use garlic/onions as well and then we use cilantro and flat leaf parsley soy sauce or salt. In the oven not boiled

[BR-iyle]

this was so amazing ! i made this for my husband last night and he fell in love. not to mention how simple it was !!

[xMelodyx]

we call this “tom khem” in lao :) tom means boil and khem means salty. which is funny since i really enjoy this dish when it’s on the sweeter side!

[poissonrouge]

Never Saw a hmong on YouTube it's refreshing

[tracyyang]

Omg, Nqaj Qaab Zib is one of my favorite dishes growing up! Brings back good memories and reminiscence hehe.

[AlissaSss]

That looks delicious, this kind of recipe is the best for pork belly!!!

[A-Minor-Music]

Im an expat in Taiwan. My local friend's mother recently made this for her. I think the Mandarin Chinese name for this dish is 紅燒肉 hongshao rou (lit. red-braised meat). I have also had chicken made this way in Taiwan.

[hahap]

I love this dish. My Filipino friends make it all the time! Yum yum!

[lillytopaz]

Similar to a Laotian dish called Tom khem. I heard there's quite a bit of similarities between the two culture's food