• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Asian Test Kitchen

make it better @ home

  • Home
  • Easy Recipes
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosures
You are here: Home / Wine Pairings / Thai Crispy Pork Rinds + Orion Beer

Thai Crispy Pork Rinds + Orion Beer

Published: Oct 4, 2018 · Updated: May 16, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

  • Share
  • Tweet
Thai Pork Rinds Pinterest Image

Thai fried pork rinds are perfectly crunchy over a bowl of hot chili studded with beans and spicy peppers.  Rather than a traditional Thai chili pepper dip, they are paired here with a can of cool Japanese beer. 

Thai Pork Rind and Orion Beer

Thai Crispy Pork Skin

Kaep moo

แคบหมู

Known as kaep moo (แคบหมู) , pork rinds are a typical northern Thai snack, especially in Chiang Mai or Northern Thailand, where they are eaten with a hot chili pepper paste and sticky rice.  In Thailand, these pork rinds are sold as two types:

1) Pork skin – light, airy, crispy style, akin to Mexican chicharron

2) Pork skin with subcutaneous fat attached – thick, crunchy, heavy (pictured below)

Thai Crispy Pork Rinds in Thailand on Khao San Road

Crispy pig skins, mounded in piles at an open air market off Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand.

Orion Beer

Orion beer is an American style beer from Okinawa, Japan that began brewing in 1957 during American occupation.  Per the company website, it was started as a way to build the local economy and decrease unemployment after World War II.

Orion’s signature use of mountain spring water from the mountains located just behind the brewery, malt sourced from Germany, and hops hailing from German and Czech Republic give the beer its unique flavor.

It also happens to be Iron Chef Masuharu Morimoto’s second favorite Japanese beer according to Men’s Health magazine.  Light and crisp with a velvety foam, it goes with anything, including pork rinds and American chili bean stew. 

Thai Crispy Pork Skin and Orion Beer Can

Related Posts

Korean Melons + Late Harvest Viognier

Miso Padron Peppers + Kurayoshi Whisky

Japanese Dried Squid + Junmai Sake

« Japanese Dried Squid + Junmai Sake
Garlic Noodles with Extra Special Garlic »
  • Share
  • Tweet

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Summer Recipes

Wooden bowl of corn potage

Corn Potage (3-Ingredient Cream of Corn Soup)

Bowl of Lomi Salmon paired with a bottle and two glasses of Sauvignon Blanc wine

Lomi Salmon (with this super SIMPLE hack!)

Hamachi carpaccio on a white plate with micro cilantro green garnish

Hamachi Crudo (the sashimi alternative)

eggroll in a bowl with a red towel in the back

Vegan Eggroll in a Bowl (and one pan!)

See More →

Popular Posts

Glass bowl of sliced cucumber kimchi with sesame seed garnish

Quick, Vegan Cucumber Kimchi (in 30 minutes!)

Fork twirling vegetarian black bean sauce noodles - Korean

Vegan Korean Black Bean Noodles: Jia Jiang Myeon

Korean bean sprout salad in bowl

5 Minute Korean Bean Sprout side dish

miso marinated black cod

Foolproof 2-Day Miso Marinated Black Cod a la Nobu

Footer

as seen in magazine logos in gray

Amazon Affiliate

Asiantestkitchen.com is a participant in the Amazon Affiliates LLC program.  A very small commission may be received for purchases you make from clicking links on this site, but never at any extra cost to you.

Welcome!

Learn to make healthy, high quality meals for you and your loved ones. Simple techniques and always easy recipes... Read More

Copyright © 2022 · Foodie Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in