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Thousands of addicts
Fermented shrimp paste with pork is a familiar dish in the family meals of the Hanoi people. However, nowadays, not only do Hanoians have it in their meals, but the delicious taste of fermented shrimp paste with meat also attracts people from all over Vietnam and foreigners as they love and use it regularly.
Rustic flavor yet strong attraction
Fermented shrimp paste with pork is one of the famous delicacies of the North, especially among the people of Hanoi city. This dish tastes rich and rice-consuming, with its rustic flavor and strong attraction.
The paste is made from fermented shrimp with salt and savory flavors, and the meat is fresh lean pork shoulder part, in combination with various typical spices we can see in any Vietnamese kitchen.
The shrimp paste when being fermented with meat shall balance the pungent taste of the fish sauce, and the meat shall taste richer and distinctive. This dish is simple and quick to prepare but its aroma awakens the sense of smell in such a special way.
Hanoi City Standard
It is not too difficult to make fermented shrimp paste with pork, but it is not that easy to create a “perfectly delicious” dish.
That’s why ‘Ngoc Mai fermented shrimp paste’ was born, with the desire of bringing the old Hanoi standard fermented shrimp paste to every family meal that ensures all criteria: the smell of fermented shrimp paste is nice and not too harsh, the chopped pork is spongy but not dry, spiced but the feels of fresh and sweet pork remain, and the finished paste has a characteristic natural dark brown color…
Clean food is not only about being clean in the way it is processed, at the time of cooking, or on the table, but a full definition of “clean” must include cleanliness throughout the entire process from farming to production and processing. Ngoc Mai shrimp paste with meat ensures all of those criteria!
Ngoc Mai fermented shrimp paste with pork is made with clean meat from various big companies in the present: MEATDeli, PCFoods… The meat source is guaranteed to be clean, processed, and packaged with Oxygen Fresh 9 Technology from Europe, which helps to prevent bacteria invasion and allows buyers to easily trace the origin from livestock farms.
The type of shrimp used is the small white or light pink shrimp that usually lives in ponds and rivers. Then the shrimp are fermented with salt and other types of flavors, then incubated in a clean, dry environment. The longer the shrimp paste is incubated, the more delicious the fermented dish will be. When cooked with meat, it will create a characteristic aroma that stimulates the appetite.
Typical spices: Onion, lemongrass, ginger, chili, salt, sugar, pepper, monosodium glutamate, etc., are all purchased at major supermarkets, ensuring a clear origin.
Professional cooks always understand how the heat source determines the deliciousness of the dish. Although the use of induction or gas stoves has become so popular in Vietnam, ‘‘Ngoc Mai fermented shrimp paste with pork’ production facility still uses wood stoves to ensure the delicious and natural taste of old Hanoi standards.
but it is ensured to be clean and hygienic