Caramel pork
Thit heo kho tieu

Banana curd (salted)
Kerako raita

• 500 GRAM PORK LOIN, in large cubes
• 5 TBSP FISH SAUCE
• 2 TBSP PALM SUGAR
• 2 CHILI PEPPERS
• 1 TSP FIVE SPICES POWDER

• 2 BANANAS, peeled and mashed
• 1/2 TSP SALT
• 1 CUP YOGURT
• 1 GREEN CHILI, chopped
• HANDFUL GREEN CORIANDER, chopped
• 1/2 TSP BLACK PEPPER, milled

Mix the fish sauce, palm sugar, five spices powder and chili peppers and marinate the pork one hour in this mixture. Stir fry in hot oil for 5 minutes, add the remaining marinade and heat on high heat until it has evaporated.

This is a Vietnamese recipe. "Armed Forces Day" is celebrated in Vietnam on 22 December. On that day in 1944, the "Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation" predecessor of The Vietnam People's Army, was established. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and worldwide history.

Mix all ingredients well together. Serve chilled.

Bananas are one of the most consumed fruits in the world, if not the most. They are popular in tropical countries as well as in Europe and the USA. Which is understandable, because it is such a convenient fruit: easy to peel, no pits, no problems, no chewing needed (almost). Bananas contain a lot of potassium.
Bananas grow on something that looks like a tree, but is not; after producing the banana, the plant will die and disappear entirely, and a new plant will emerge, producing bananas again.