Mohnyin tjin
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Mohnyin Tjin, is a popular Burmese fermented
foodstuff made of vegetables preserved in rice wine and various seasonings. Similar to Korean Kimchi
, the delicacy is popularly associated with the Shan, as it is an ubiquitous condiment for Shan dishes, such as Meeshay
and Shan khauk swè.
The name means "sour mustard green", as pickled mustard green
leaves are the most common version. However, mohnnyin tjin is used to refer to a wide number of pickled and fermented vegetables.
Generically 'a-chin' (which means pickle) can be made from almost any vegetable.
. These vegetables are pickled in glutinous rice, rice wine, fresh crushed chillis, spices and cane sugar.
The variety is achieved by substituting the vegetables. Other popular 'a-chin' are made with baby elephant garlic
, daikon stems, garlic chives
, cabbage
, cauliflower
, chili pepper
, bean sprouts, unripe mango
es and bamboo shoot
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Fermentation (food)
Fermentation in food processing typically is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide or organic acids using yeasts, bacteria, or a combination thereof, under anaerobic conditions. Fermentation in simple terms is the chemical conversion of sugars into ethanol...
foodstuff made of vegetables preserved in rice wine and various seasonings. Similar to Korean Kimchi
Kimchi
Kimchi , also spelled gimchi, kimchee, or kim chee, is a traditional fermented Korean dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, green onions or cucumber. It is the most common...
, the delicacy is popularly associated with the Shan, as it is an ubiquitous condiment for Shan dishes, such as Meeshay
Meeshay
Meeshay, is a Burmese dish of rice noodles mixed with meat sauce. It is a specialty of the Shan people of Eastern Myanmar. Regional variants exist but two main types, the normal meeshay and the Mandalay version, are the most popular....
and Shan khauk swè.
The name means "sour mustard green", as pickled mustard green
Daikon
Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish...
leaves are the most common version. However, mohnnyin tjin is used to refer to a wide number of pickled and fermented vegetables.
Generically 'a-chin' (which means pickle) can be made from almost any vegetable.
Main Ingredients
The most common form of mohnyin tjin is actually a mix of mainly daikon leaves, with mustard greens, carrots, leek bulbs, ginger and Garlic chivesGarlic chives
Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a vegetable related to onion. The plant has a distinctive growth habit with strap-shaped leaves unlike either onion or garlic, and straight thin white-flowering stalks that are much taller than the leaves. The flavor is more like garlic than chives. It grows in...
. These vegetables are pickled in glutinous rice, rice wine, fresh crushed chillis, spices and cane sugar.
The variety is achieved by substituting the vegetables. Other popular 'a-chin' are made with baby elephant garlic
Elephant Garlic
Elephant garlic is a plant belonging to the onion genus. It is not a true garlic, but actually a variant of the species to which the garden leek belongs. It has a tall, solid, flowering stalk and broad, flat leaves much like those of the leek, but forms a bulb consisting of very large, garlic-like...
, daikon stems, garlic chives
Garlic chives
Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a vegetable related to onion. The plant has a distinctive growth habit with strap-shaped leaves unlike either onion or garlic, and straight thin white-flowering stalks that are much taller than the leaves. The flavor is more like garlic than chives. It grows in...
, cabbage
Cabbage
Cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable...
, cauliflower
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed...
, chili pepper
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
, bean sprouts, unripe mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
es and bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used in numerous Asian dishes and broths...
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