Kua Txob Tuav Xyaw Dos

Published: July 30, 2007, 2:09 pm

Tags: asia, california, china, farmers, hmong, kua txob tuav xyaw dos chile scallion relish, kuatxobtuavxyawdos chilescallionrelish, southeast asia

Filed under: West Coast, Vegetables, South Asia, Recipes, How To, Food Gadgets, Condiments, America, Cooking Live with SlashfoodI was looking at the Aug./Sept. 2007 issue of Saveur magazine and reading a great article about Hmong farmers in California. (If you want to subscribe or buy and download the issue click here.) The Hmong are a semi-nomadic people who have lived in parts of China and Southeast Asia for centuries. Always on the move, recently a large portion ended up leaving Asia and immigrating to the US, especially California, where a great many are farmers growing their fantastic produce. While traveling in Asia I had the chance to try some Hmong cooking. Their cuisine relies on extremely fresh produce and meats that are cooked simply and full of flavor. One thing that I really enjoyed was the Chile-Scallion relish called Kua Txob Tuav Xyaw Dos.It's a spicy, tangy, herbal, slightly salty, rough paste that is used as a relish and condiment. Always made fresh each day and put

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