I have a tub of pork floss. Now what?
I just picked up a tub of pork floss from my local Vietnamese grocery store. It is, for the uninitiated, like finely shredded pork jerky, sweet and savoury and peppery at the same time.
I've read that it is good with congee and on rice, but I wonder if you Eaters know of any other applications.
Be quick about it, because at the rate I am shovelling it into my mouth straight from the tub, it won't last long!
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26 Comments:
If we're talking about the same thing, it works as a sandwich filling too.
runnereater at 4:28PM on 03/17/09
Sounds like it would go well in stuffed peppers.
Embackus at 5:32PM on 03/17/09
I'm so sad you described the product....it was much more fun imagining what "pork floss" might be!!
jlbrach at 6:32PM on 03/17/09
Hmm, I've never had pork floss. But, it might work on vermicelli or perhaps chopped up to top a salad? Pretty interested to try the stuff now!
marieinla at 6:49PM on 03/17/09
eat with rice or eat with congee, or just eat it as a snack, i used to do that as a kid.
disneydreamscometrue at 7:18PM on 03/17/09
Make bi cuon!
SqueezeBottle at 8:07PM on 03/17/09
When I was in 7th grade, a very long time ago, my best friend Nancy would trade her lunch a sandwich of pork floss on Wonderbread for my sandwich, Genoa Salami on Wonderbread. Ah..............
deefine at 9:04PM on 03/17/09
Here is a recipe for Pork Floss Buns
http://novice-baker.blogspot.com/2008/02/pork-floss-buns-for-home-sick.html
WSLunch at 9:51PM on 03/17/09
I like to eat pork floss with steamed mantou and butter, washed down with hot soy milk, for breakfast, but I'm sure in a sandwich (as suggested above) tastes just as good. My grandma used to also put it in sushi with strips of egg omelet, cucumber, Japanese pickles, etc. Lastly, I can't forget to mention rice balls (the lunch of my youth!) - just spread cooked rice on plastic wrap, spoon some pork floss in middle, and wrap the rice round the floss, and eat.
caroliiine at 2:26AM on 03/18/09
Pork floss straight from the jar is good, I like it on rice, in soups, mixed in to scrambled eggs.
iWander at 2:36AM on 03/18/09
On a nice steaming bowl of white rice is my father's choice. My younger brother used to snack on it straight out of the tub. Personally, I never cared for the stuff.
shoneyjoe at 9:36AM on 03/18/09
These all sound yummy--I guess the moral of the story is not to try and do too much, just let it shine against a yummy starchy background.
Delicious.
BananaMonkey at 10:48AM on 03/18/09
Toast, pork floss, and a wee bit of condensed milk. Yu,\m.
taboman at 11:10AM on 03/18/09
Please go to www.chowtimes.com.
Not only does she show how to make pork floss, but she has plenty of ideas on how to use it and/or serve it.
I've always wanted to try pork floss. Hope you enjoy it.
JoleyH at 12:40PM on 03/18/09
PORK FLOSS?! Good Lord, had I known of such a thing I could have saved myself thousands in dental work.
juliebugsmama at 12:45PM on 03/18/09
peanut butter & pork floss sandwich - a weekend ritual for me :)
pamyi at 1:07PM on 03/18/09
As one of the uninitiated, I have a mental picture in my mind of people walking around the fairground holding paper cones with a cloud of pork tastiness on top. A stand with a carny and a large vat of pig product being turned into gossamer strands in front of your very eyes. It's a magical place, and people are happy, with music and rides and everything you'd ever want in a bacon wonderland.
hungrysailor at 1:19PM on 03/18/09
i use it in sandwiches, layer egg omelet with it on buttered toast..
or...ive had it rolled into kimbap...oh so many options!!
sassysprite at 2:20PM on 03/18/09
@hungrysailor--it is kind of candy floss like. The texture varies, but it is absolutely delicious enough to eat on its own.
mmmm...bacon wonderland.
drooool
BananaMonkey at 2:23PM on 03/18/09
People have said sandwiches, but it works specifically well on banh mi. ou can either do homemade and add a big pinch of the fluff directly to it, or just go out and get a store-bough banh mi and top it with the floss. Dericious!
GoodEaterKenji at 2:23PM on 03/18/09
eat it straight up. it's a great snack.
get an IV. just shoot that shit right up your veins.
foodinmouth at 4:17PM on 03/18/09
Generally, it is best eaten with rice congee. You can also toss it in a sandwich with a bit of butter, and that tastes good as well.
nooschi at 5:21PM on 03/18/09
My favorite ways are
- white bread sandwich layered with mayonaise, a fried egg and for the adventurous, a slice of american cheese.
- in a rice twist - put sushi rice down in flat, rectangle on top of plastic wrap. put line of pork floss and add asian sweet radish pickles. can also add an egg friend and cut into strips. roll lit up. yummy and portable
I personally go for fish floss. Not so much for flavor but for the crispness of it.
tinat at 5:57PM on 03/18/09
make a pork floss and fried egg sandwich, but instead of bread, use green onion pancakes or sesame pancakes (if you can find them)
cdcdcd at 7:19PM on 03/18/09
I like to have it at breakfast. Steam up a few pillowy steamed buns (any kind without filling and isn't too sweet is fine), tear pieces off of them and dab them torn side down in pork (or fish!) floss and eat.
fuuchan at 1:03AM on 03/19/09
Lordy these are GREAT suggestions. Thanks Eaters!
BananaMonkey at 1:25PM on 03/19/09