Breakfast · Grilled

Moo Ping (Grilled Pork Skewers)

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Many vendors add coconut milk to the marinade, which helps the sugar caramelize into charred, sticky edges on the grill.

Bite-sized pieces of pork are marinated in garlic, cilantro root and white pepper, threaded onto bamboo skewers and grilled over charcoal at sidewalk carts each morning, then eaten with sticky rice.

Why it's made this way: Moo ping is grilled on sidewalk charcoal grills in the early morning, a cheap grab-and-go breakfast for Bangkok commuters and schoolchildren.