Ingredients:
1 bar bean cake cut into pieces
1/2 cup ground pork
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon nampla (fish sauce)
3 cups water
2 spring onions cut into
1 inch segments
1 sprig coriander Dash pepper
1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Phuket island was on one of the major trading routes between India and China, and was frequently mentioned in foreign ship logs of Portuguese, French, Dutch and English traders.
method: Combine ground pork, garlic powder, salt and MSG. Mix well. In a soup pot, put cold water and the ground pork mixture, stir. Bring slowly to the boil. Add bean cake, nampla and simmer for 3 minutes. Add spring onions. Spoon into a serving dish. Dash with pepper and top with coriander. Serve.