Gaeng Hung Lay is a northern Thai pork curry with Burmese roots. It reflects the long connections between northern Thailand and neighboring Burma, now Myanmar.
Burmese, Shan and northern Thai communities traded, migrated and shared cooking traditions across the region. The name carries that history: gaeng means curry in Thai, while hung lay comes from the Burmese hin le, a curry name that traveled with the dish.
Tender pork, ginger and warm spices come together in a rich sauce balanced with tamarind and a little palm sugar. There’s no coconut milk, so the spices and pork really shine.
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