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Ngachin

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Ngachin
Alternative namessour fish, pickled fish
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Associated cuisineBurmese cuisine
Main ingredientsfish, boiled rice, salt
Similar dishesNgapi

Ngachin (Burmese: ငါးချဉ်; lit.'sour fish'), also called pickled fish, is a traditional fermented fish product used in Burmese cuisine. Ngachin consists of raw freshwater fish, which is pressed with a mixture of cooked rice gruel and salt as it ferments, and is traditionally packed in taungzun leaves.[1] Bronze featherback is typically used for ngachin, although other freshwater varieties like rohu can be substituted.[1] The version using shrimp is called bazunchin (ပုစွန်ချဉ်, lit.'sour shrimp').[2]

Ngachin is popularly served in a Burmese salad, mixed with garlic, shallots, fresh chillies, coriander and served with rice.[3] In Madauk, ngachin is commonly served in mohinga, a rice noodle soup.[3]

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Ngachin is the subject of a popular Burmese proverb, "homemade ngachin tastes better" (ကိုယ့်ငါးချဉ် ကိုယ်ချဉ်), reflecting the shortcomings of personal biases.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ပဲခူးငါးချဉ်စျေးကွက် ဆက်လက်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးနေ". Department of Consumer Affairs (in Burmese). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. ^ "ပဲခူးမြို့ရှိ ငါးချဉ်လုပ်ငန်းများတွင် ဓာတုဆေးဝါးများ သုံးစွဲနေခြင်း ရှိ၊ မရှိ စစ်ဆေးမည်". The Farmer Myanmar (in Burmese). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  3. ^ a b Kyaw Lin Thant (2016-05-04). ""မဒေါက်" ငါးချဉ်". MyFood Myanmar (in Burmese). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  4. ^ "Top 10: Myanmar proverbs". The Myanmar Times. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2021-12-30.