Shan rice parcels · Banana-leaf wrapped
Khao Kan Jin (Steamed Rice with Pork and Blood)
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In the northern dialect 'kan' means to squeeze and 'jin' means meat, describing how the pork is kneaded into the rice.
Rice mixed with minced pork and pork blood, seasoned, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed, then eaten with fried garlic, crispy dried chillies and cucumber. Sold in leaf parcels at northern markets.
Why it's made this way: It began with the Tai Yai (Shan) people and spread into the old Lanna kingdom, and is now found across northern Thailand.
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