ห่อหมก(hò mòk)
Meanings
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Thai steamed curry custard (usually fish) in banana leaf
a Thai dish of steamed curry, usually with fish, set like a custard and typically wrapped in banana leaves before steaming.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanทำtamทำtam1[to] cook; prepare food2[to] do; make3[to] do; carry out (work)4[to] act; behave5[to] cause; makeห่อhòห่อhò1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)หมกปลาช่อนmòk bplaa chônหมกปลาช่อนmòk bplaa chônIsan steamed snakehead fishให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1[to] taste good; be delicious2delicious; tastyมากๆmâak mâakมากๆmâak mâakvery; extremely; so much (emphatic)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
Today, my grandma made 'hor mok' with snakehead fish for us to eat. It was very delicious.
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ไปbpaiตลาดน้ำdtà-làat náamคราวหน้าkraao nâaอย่าลืมyàa leumซื้อséuห่อหมกhò mòkทะเลtá-layเจ้าดังjâo dangกลับมาglàp maaฝากfàakด้วยdûuayนะná
Next time you go to the floating market, don't forget to bring back some famous seafood steamed curry for me.
เคล็ดลับklét lápของkŏngห่อหมกhò mòkที่têeอร่อยà-ròiคือkeuต้องdtôngกวนguanเนื้อปลาnéuua bplaaกับgàpพริกแกงprík gaengและláeกะทิgà-tíจนjonเหนียวข้นnĭiao kônก่อนgònนำไปnam bpaiนึ่งnêungในnaiใบตองbai dtong
The secret to a delicious 'hor mok' is to whisk the fish meat with curry paste and coconut milk until it's thick before steaming it in banana leaves.
ห่อหมกhò mòkที่ดีtêe deeต้องมีdtông meeเนื้อสัมผัสnéuua săm-pàtเนียนนุ่มniian nûmเหมือนmĕuuanคัสตาร์ดkát-dtàatมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatเข้มข้นkêm kônและláeมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmของkŏngสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai
A good 'hor mok' must have a smooth, custard-like texture, a rich flavor, and a fragrant aroma of herbs.
Word Breakdown
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ห่อหมกhò mòkห่อหมกhò mòkThai steamed curry custard (usually fish) in banana leaf