webfact Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Govt takes measures to control ‘plara’ quality By The Nation FILE photo The Agriculture Ministry has taken steps to standardise the quality of plara or fermented fish, which is a necessary ingredient in Isaan traditional dishes. On Tuesday, the Royal Gazette published a directive of the Agriculture Ministry with details on the quality of plara. The directive was issued based on Article 5, 15 and 16 of the act on agricultural products’ quality standards of 2008. The directive was issued by the agriculture minister following a meeting of the committee on the quality standards of agricultural products on January 8. The directive says that plara fermented fish must be properly mixed with water and must not be too dry or too dissolved. It adds the fish meat must be soft and skin must be intact. The smell of the fermented fish must be good, without emitting a foul or fishy odour. The directive says the amount of salt used for fermenting must not be higher than 18 per cent of the weight of the fish. The fish must be hygienic without insects and worms and other contamination. Use of colours and preservative chemicals are prohibited. Plara is widely used by northeastern people to add flavour and taste to their dishes. It is often used in somtam or crushed papaya salad in Isaan style. In the past, Isaan households made their own plara but of late it has become a big business. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30343388 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted April 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, webfact said: The smell of the fermented fish must be good, without emitting a foul or fishy odour By adding perfume? Or how do they think they can accomplish that? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapcanuck Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Look disgusting... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daoyai Posted April 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2018 ... no mention of liver flukes ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted April 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2018 Wonder what Gordon Ramsey might say about texture and presentation I would be interested in his honest and frank views. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 34 minutes ago, daoyai said: ... no mention of liver flukes ? Or cirrhosis....... 40 minutes ago, cheapcanuck said: Look disgusting... Looks can be deceiving, but not in this case......vile stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 32 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Wonder what Gordon Ramsey might say about texture and presentation I would be interested in his honest and frank views. <deleted> shit <deleted> shit <deleted> shit <deleted> shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 A troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, kannot said: <deleted> shit <deleted> shit <deleted> shit <deleted> shit Hello Gordon welcome to Thai cuisine your comments have been noted and the chef is having his daily directly to the stock to aid texture but having some buoyancy issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaltsc Posted April 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2018 "The Agriculture Ministry has taken steps to standardise the quality of plara or fermented fish...published a directive..." In other words, they are saying: "Please , voluntarily follow high standards". Without any enforcement, this should have the same success as "Please don't drink and drive during Songkran". 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I wouldn't touch this crap even with a hazmat suit.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Quality? I guess the products from Delhi Belly overdose need a rating too. Maybe they'll do triple distilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 hours ago, daoyai said: ... no mention of liver flukes ? By implication, after standardisation, if you suffer liver infection from fermented fish it will be a fluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I have noticed decline in quality in recent years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaff Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Good ! Now Thai will think that all their s$h$i$t PLARA is safe to eat, when actually so many of these idiots do not even know if the plara that they eat is cooked or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinityandBeyond Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 A good soak in a tub of "whitening cream" should sort the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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