Thai Relishes, Nam Phrik & Lon Recipes

Old Fashioned Lemongrass and Chili Relish
(naam phrik dtakhrai ; น้ำพริกตะไคร้)

February 28, 2011 · 55 comments

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The uniqueness of Thai cuisine and its appeal to foreigners remain with its well balanced flavor, proper ingredients selection and a wide variety of dishes. Nevertheless, at it’s heart there are a group of dishes that are less familiar to the outside world, dishes that are speaking from the heart of the country, telling the [...]

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Devil’s Chili Relish of Smoked Dry Wallago Catfish
(naam phrik narohk bplaa khang graawp rohm khwan ; น้ำพริกนรกปลาคังกรอบรมควัน)

January 10, 2011 · 16 comments

Devil's Chili Relish of Wild Karen Chilies and Smoked Dried Catfish

I love my food very spicy and I’m very generous with all things chili. People like me who also enjoy spicy food, in part, love it because It’s a truly a food & mood issue. Chilies are known to boost endorphin levels in the body and that makes us feel better. Maybe that’s the reason [...]

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Gabpi khuaa, An ancient dip from the central plains
(lohn gabpi khuaa ; หลนกะปิคั่ว)

July 22, 2010 · 6 comments

Gabpi khuaa Recipe, (สูตรทำหลนกะปิคั่ว อาหารไทยโบราณ)

Here is a dish that accompanies Thai cuisine for many centuries and has not been brainwashed by any foreign cuisine; Lon – an authentic Thai kind of a dip that is banking on tradition. Lon (lohn ; หลน) means in Thai to simmer. In this ancient style dip, minced pork, fermented shrimp paste along with [...]

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Roasted Chili Paste
(Nam Prik Pao ; น้ำพริกเผา หรือ น้ำพริกผัด)

July 18, 2010 · 11 comments

Fried Chili Paste aka Nam Prik Pao Recipe

Relishes are perhaps one of the most ancient forms of Thai food. Served with rice and some fresh vegetables normally picked from fences around the house. However, Thai simplicity is never blend. nam phrik phao is designed to store well, almost indefinitely, and The Thai touch of ancient wisdom guarantees that besides being nutritionally balanced [...]

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Thai Northern Style Pork and Tomato Relish
(น้ำพริกอ่อง; nam phrik aawng ; nam prik ong)

April 30, 2010 · 11 comments

Thai Northern Style Pork and Tomato Relish - nam phrik aawng ; nam prik ong

A dish, like a smell or a color can be so evocative in their place or time. This dish always flys me back to the food stalls of Chiang Mai with its vivid color and tartly savor. In this fast moving world, it is good sometime to pause for a moment, and to have a [...]

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Grilled Pork Marinated in Garlic, Coriander and Pepper Served with Spicy Hot and Sour Tomato Relish
(หมูย่างแจ่วมะเขือเทศ ; muu yang jeo ma kheuua thaeht)

March 14, 2010 · 8 comments

Grilled Pork Marinated in Garlic, Coriander and Pepper Served with Spicy Hot and Sour Tomato Relish

The northeast region of Thailand, bordered with Laos in the north and Cambodia in the east, is a rough land to work. Issan, as it known in Thai, suffers droughts and deficiencies, the land gets really dry and unforgiving making in some area the digging for mineral salt a better business than agriculture. Issan food [...]

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