I Turned "Smelly" Fermented Fish Sauce Into The Best Hot Pocket | Smelly Good

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned fish is more accessible.

sticky rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: regular rice

Quinoa offers a nutritious alternative, while regular rice is often less expensive.

Introduce the concept of making a padaek hot pocket using fermented fish sauce called padaek.

Explain the importance of padaek in Lao cuisine and its unique flavor profile.

Show the packaging of a hot pocket and remove it from the sleeve, noting the appearance.

Microwave the hot pocket and wait for it to finish cooking, acknowledging the two-minute wait time.

Demonstrate the cheesy stretch when opening the hot pocket, commenting on the flakiness of the crust.

Discuss the desire for a flaky crust and a good cheese pull in the final product.

Begin making the dough by proofing yeast in water, showing the yeast's activation process.

Mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.

Combine melted butter and whole milk in another bowl and mix.

Add the yeast mixture to the milk and butter mixture, then combine with the dry ingredients using chopsticks.

Knead the dough by hand, noting its rough texture and the need for extra work.

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