Jim Jum

Jim Jum is a popular Thai street food, believed to have originated in Laos or Cambodia. It is traditionally made with chicken or pork and fresh herbs such as galangal, sweet basil, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, cooked in a small clay pot on a charcoal stove. It is often served with nam chim. The name is derived from the words for dipping and dropping, the customary way of eating the dish.

It is a fantastic way to have a relaxing dinner on a small clay pot filled with outstanding porky aromatic broth that sits over a bed of charcoal. Then add an assortment of raw morning glory, cabbage, meats (usually pork and liver), beat eggs, glass noodles, and the all important holy Thai basil. The vegetables and meats are thrown into the pot to slowly boil into a nourishing and hearty soup.