Jim Joom Vs. Jaew Hon! What are the differences?

Hot Pot, a wonderful meal with joy! Last time, ACU recommended Chinese-Style Hot Pot which is Mala soup. Thus, let’s take a look at 2 Thailand’s Northeast-Style Hotpot which are a spicy shabu-shabu soup that have a similar look. Some people might be confused about which is Jim Joom and which is Jaew Hon. Today, we will tell you the difference between those 2 types of Northeast-Style Hot Pot.

Anyone who loves northeast food should not miss this content because we’ll bring two of the best menus that everyone knows which are Jim Joom and Jaew Hon to talk about their deliciousness and the differences. As for those who are eating lovers, prepare well because ACU PAY will soon have a new show about food and supplies for everyone to watch. One of them will have a great restaurant that sells Jaew Hon and Jim Joom. Please Stay tuned. But now let’s look at the difference between these two menus.

Jim Joom

Let’s start with the soup color which is a clear soup. The main ingredient of the soup is from spice in Tom Yum and Pork bone broth. The broth will be different depending on individual preference. The ingredients that are brought together are beef, pork and cow’s intestine along with white lettuce, cabbage, basil and spinach. There are 2 sauces which are Suki Sauce and Jaew Sauce, but it is recommended to eat with Jaew Sauce for a better taste. Today, we’re going to give you a little Jim Joom recipe in case anyone sees it and tries to follow through.

Jim Joom Recipe

Ingredients of soup: 1 cube of soup cube, 1 kilogram of soup bone, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of white soy sauce, ½ cup of kaffir lime leaves, red onion ½ cup, garlic ½ cup, 2-3 liters of water.

Ingredients of Jaew Sauce: 2 tablespoons of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of roasted rice, 3 tablespoon of fish juice, red onion ½ cup, 1 cup of wet tamarind juice, 2-3 limes (at your preference), 2-3 tablespoons of coconut sugar, parsley ½ cup

How to cook Jim Joom Soup:

Prepare a pot of water with a little salt added to make the soup taste and quench the fishy smell. Then add a pork soup cube, white soy sauce, and pork bones. Leave it for a while until the water boils. If there is foam, scoop it out and boil it for about an hour.
While waiting for the water to boil, slice shallots, galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. When the soup is boiled, pour it into a clay pot then add sliced shallots, galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves into the pot.
After that, you can add as much vegetables and meat as you like.

How to cook Jaew Sauce:

1.Add coconut sugar and fish water to mix until sugar dissolves.

2.Then add wet tamarind juice, followed by squeezing fresh lemonade evenly.

3.Then add chili powder as you like

4.Decorated with red onions, roasted rice, and parsley.

Jaew Hon

The color of the soup will be a bit darker. The main ingredients are from herbs, spices in Tom Yum, cow and pig’s blood and marrow gut which give a little bitter taste. The meat that is popular to cook with Jaew Hon is beef and pork. As for the sauce, it will be the same ingredient as Jim Joom Sauce, but especially when you add marrow gut that gives a bit of bitterness to the spicy. Next, let’s look at how to make Jaew Hon.

Jaew Hon recipe

Ingredients of soup: 4 liters of water, 500 grams of katang and leng bones each, 1 cube of pork soup cube, 2 smashed lemongrass, 5-6 glasses of sliced galangal, 5 shredded kaffir lime leaves, 5 chopped onions, 1 ladle of fish and ½ tablespoon of sugar, pork, or cow’s blood.

How to cook Jaew Hon soup:

Boil water, then add a pork soup cube and pork bones. Then leave it for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, if there is foam, you have to scoop it out.
When the soup is boiled, add fish sauce, and sugar. Then add galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, and chopped onions to the prepared clay pot. If anyone wants the concentrated soup, they can also add pig or cow blood.