Salty Eggs

Kai Kem

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Thai Cuisine: The Top 100 Classic Thai Dishes

By David Thompson

Published 1993

  • About

SALTING EGGS WAS the method used by the Thais to preserve eggs before the advent of refrigeration. It radically changes the taste and texture of the egg: the raw yolks, for example, become almost as hard as if they had been cooked. They are certainly an acquired taste but, once acquired, addictive. The saltiness is used to enhance the creaminess and heat of curries.