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Nakhon Ratchasima Local Products
Pra (Pla Ra)
The making of Pra or Pla ra begins with cleaning fresh fish, rubbing it
with salt, and stuffing it into a jar topped with bamboo bracts or
betel palm bracts. It has to be left for 2 months. During that time,
the juice from the fish will come out and it can be filtered and kept
as a seasoning. The fermented fish will be mixed with finely-ground
roasted unmilled rice and kept for another 6-8 months before it is
ready to be eaten. It is an ingredient in a variety of dishes and it is
considered an old way of preserving food which continues to the present
time.
Korat Fried Rice-Noodle (Mee Khorat)
The ingredients for this dish include rice noodles, pork or chicken,
fish sauce, fermented soy bean, salt, palm sugar or brown sugar, ground
peanuts, bean sprouts, an onion-like vegetable, lime, egg, vegetable
oil, shallot and garlic. This is a nutritious dish which is unique to
Korat and is eaten regularly, especially during lunch, and usually with
papaya salad (Somtam).
Dan Kwian Pottery
Villagers use clay from the riverbanks to make pottery and have
continued doing so for many generations. Today Dan Kwian is famous as a
center that produces beautiful pottery with a variety of unique
designs. However, the locals still retain the original techniques of
making pottery and using a type of black clay that is unique to the
area.
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