Taking 3 small tubs of nam prik into UK via Heathrow

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Perhaps when you start using emojis or language that highlights such  - I really thought a long timer here would be very aware of that...  

Thanks for the compliment. I wasn't aware my posts were so subtle they needed emoji support.

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Thanks for the compliment. I wasn't aware my posts were so subtle they needed emoji support.

 

Such an enigma.... Are you extracting the urine again ???... I just can't tell...  

 

 

 

Edited March 14 by richard_smith237

[marin]

12 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I'm afraid my palate does not function at the level of you connoisseurs. The effect on my intestinal tract shows as much differentiation as having molten bismuth poured on my skin, compared to molten lead.

In my case Nam Prik Pao is not even very spicy. About like a stronger black pepper, but not with the bite. The wife and kids use it to make a really nice seafood curry. As the OP said there are so many kinds. If you can eat mustard you could eat my Nam Prik anyway. 😋

[Lacessit]

3 minutes ago, marin said:

In my case Nam Prik Pao is not even very spicy. About like a stronger black pepper, but not with the bite. The wife and kids use it to make a really nice seafood curry. As the OP said there are so many kinds. If you can eat mustard you could eat my Nam Prik anyway. 😋

Off topic, my complaint with mustards in Thailand is they seem to lack the bite of what I get in Oz. Perhaps it's the heat that denatures them.

 

[Lacessit]

7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Such an enigma.... Are you extracting the urine again ???... I just can't tell...  

 

 

 

Just put a confused emoji on my posts. I'll know it is you.🤣

[richard_smith237]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Off topic, my complaint with mustards in Thailand is they seem to lack the bite of what I get in Oz. Perhaps it's the heat that denatures them.

 

 

What mustard is in Aus ??...      French Mustard, English Mustard, Dijon Mustard  ??? 

 

Try Colemans English Mustard - readily available here and has a decent bit of bite... but if thats not enough bite, you may need to go more specialised. 

[richard_smith237]

12 minutes ago, marin said:

If you can eat mustard you could eat my Nam Prik anyway. 😋

 

There's an invitation he'll struggle to refuse !!!...    

[IvorBiggun2]

Available in the UK https://www.muaysupermarket.co.uk/products/maepranom-thai-chilli-paste-nam-prik-pao

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

What mustard is in Aus ??...      French Mustard, English Mustard, Dijon Mustard  ??? 

 

Try Colemans English Mustard - readily available here and has a decent bit of bite... but if thats not enough bite, you may need to go more specialised. 

Coleman's English mustard seems to be a vinegar base. It's OK, but lacks the bite of Masterfoods Hot English Mustard.

The strange thing is, the Masterfoods product in Australia is hot enough to crisp my nose hair. The same product  when I buy it in Thailand has no bite at all.

[sirineou]

3 hours ago, kwilco said:

Is this allowed by UK customs and the airline? (Thai Airways)

Not absolutely sure about the UK , but every summer we often travel to Greece   and to the US, we stay for a month or so, and the wife brings all sort of chili pastes, oyster sauces etc. Especially in Greece were there are not many asean markets. 

We pack it well . in our checked in luggage. We never had an issue,

Just don't carry it in the plane, Check it in. 

Never had a problem, and I am talking dozens of times. 

 

Edited March 14 by sirineou

[HauptmannUK]

When my wife was setting up a restaurant about seven or so years ago I remember us both flying to UK on Emirates BC with Skywards Gold and we had the best part of 100kg checked luggage most of which was Thai foodstuffs of every type you can imagine.  Probably illegal but my wife is not one to pay heed to the law. We struggled to move it.  Many times travelled with combined 70kg.  Was only ever stopped once - I was alone and had few kilogram dried fish and was waved through.

Edited March 14 by HauptmannUK

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, sherwood said:

Why would you want to do it the first place?

 

Indeed. You can buy it in the UK anyway.

[Gottfrid]

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

Can you go away please? You are very irritating. You are now only addressing the question because you realise you didn't before and now only making suppositions.

He will never go away. That is Ricky in a nutshell, that always see an opportunity for a keyboard fight. And yes, fully agree. Very irritating.

Regarding your nam prik, from what I can see you can bring it in. if it will be placed in your carry-on or checked in is all about the limits, weight and size.

Edited March 14 by Gottfrid

[transam]

2 hours ago, kwilco said:

Nam prik is a paste...so how do UK customs classify it?

As, 'orrible..........😁

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Just put a confused emoji on my posts. I'll know it is you.🤣

 

Wasn't me !!!... 

 

 

 

Edited March 14 by richard_smith237

[Lacessit]

45 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Wasn't me !!!... 

 

 

 

Seems someone else wants to extract the urine, or gaslight you.

[Keeps]

How can a topic swerve so off piste? Yes, you can take it back. I do 3 times a year and much worse from a pungency point of view. I've been pulled by customs (got one of them faces) and no problems. Triple bag it and tuck it away in your suitcase. 

[scorecard]

21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Fluid Oz... because its related to the 'Carry on regulation' of 100ml which has been around for well over a decade in pretty much every nation...

 

But, I suspect you know that and being deliberately ridiculous. 

... and lazy and expecting that members on this web board are here as your slaves.

 

Grow up.

[samtam]

When is the OP travelling? (See below). Taking it out of Thailand in hand luggage would be the problem, if over 100ml per item.

 

 

Quote

 

What are the liquid restrictions at the UK airport?

 

 

The government confirmed in December 2022 that airports will have until June 2024 to upgrade their screening equipment and processes, meaning the 100ml liquid rule would be changed to two litres. In addition, the requirement to remove laptops from hand luggage would also be scrapped.

 

 

[josephbloggs]

18 hours ago, Keeps said:

How can a topic swerve so off piste? Yes, you can take it back. I do 3 times a year and much worse from a pungency point of view. I've been pulled by customs (got one of them faces) and no problems. Triple bag it and tuck it away in your suitcase. 

Finally, a sensible and correct answer. We always take some with us, no problem.

And I think most posters here don't know what nam prik is. Endless varieties and whoever was calling it chili oil is just plain wrong. Nam prik is eaten practically as a dip with vegetables.

And for those saying "you can buy it in the UK". First you don't know where in the UK he is going, and second he wants to take a variety of different types. Imagine a poster in the UK asking if he can bring fresh gourmet sausages in to Thailand and people saying "you can buy sausages here". Or someone wanting to bring back speciality cheeses, why bother you can buy cheese here.

And only on AN can a simple question degenerate into bickering about nothing, so ridiculous.

To the OP, it's not a problem, put it in your checked baggage.
 

[josephbloggs]

10 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And I think most posters here don't know what nam prik is. Endless varieties and whoever was calling it chili oil is just plain wrong. Nam prik is eaten practically as a dip with vegetables.

 

And here is some nam prik, this one with fish.

 

[AjarnMartin]

22 hours ago, kwilco said:

Can you find something else to do. You are being annoying and unhelpful. You obviously don't know that many airlines have changed the liquid quantities

So why not check directly with Thai Airways, then you have the answer. You’ve spent enough time composing 3,400 messages of useful information yourself…

[richard_smith237]

27 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And I think most posters here don't know what nam prik is. Endless varieties and whoever was calling it chili oil is just plain wrong. Nam prik is eaten practically as a dip with vegetables.

Not quite right Joseph.

 

There are multiple iterations of Nam Phrik - which come as a sauce, a paste or just Oil and contain various different ingredients…

 

All interpretations are correct because Nam Phrik is not specific to type… (although commingle a sauce because of what it’s mixed with “, but the base ingredients is commonly chilli oil).

 

…. it’s just like ‘Thai Curry’ could mean many different types of curry not just one type. 
 

Nam Phrik Ong, Nam Phrik Pla, Nam Phrik Kapi, Nam Mun Phrik, Nam Phrik Pao etc etc….

Edited March 15 by richard_smith237

[Lancelot01]

23 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Of all the countries in the world, Australia is probably the strictest when it comes to importation of foodstuffs, and the fines can be eye-watering.

 

I am wondering why the OP would not simply buy nam prik in the UK, with such a polyglot nation it should be available.

 

Chilli is chilli, it's not as if there is any subtlety to it.

 

It can be bought in specialty stores and some supermarkets in UK.

[loong]

On 3/14/2024 at 4:14 PM, kwilco said:

Nam prik is a paste...so how do UK customs classify it?

I wouldn't say that nam prik is a paste. It is usually a condiment with fish sauce, chili, garlic or shallots.
Prik kaeng is a paste.

I think customs only classify as either solid or liquid (liquid includes gels). So I think that it will definitely be classified as a liquid if it is a paste.

[brianthainess]

Simple just declare it. 

[cowellandrew]

The wife bringing back 40kgs pays extra allowance,

Of food fruit,herbs pastes, etc including nam prik made by mother inlaw 

She has had some taken from her 1, she had 2.5 kgs dried prawns the allowance was 1 kg (Manchester airport)

2. Suvarnabhumi Airport two tubs namprik taken from her hand luggage about 2 kgs

[it is what it is]

On 3/14/2024 at 9:07 AM, kwilco said:

What is 3 4 oz in metric?

 

blimey, google it mate

[kwilco]

18 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

blimey, google it mate

fl Iz or american or Imperial?

you obviously don't know

[kwilco]

21 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Simple just declare it. 

living up to your name?