What Is The Fluid ?

[Cobalt60]

I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the mixture or single fluid used when small raw red/green chili in a small bowl are served with some dishes.

[lazeeboy]

I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the mixture or single fluid used when small raw red/green chili in a small bowl are served with some dishes.

my guess is fish sauce or water from the nearest river .

[Cobalt60]

Hmmm suppose river water would add a little something. Watched a dead dog float buy in the Chayo P a week ago, very nice, riverside resteraunts sometimes loose their charm.

Will try fish sauce, maybe white vinegar ? No good asking the local, looked at me like I am off my trolley when I asked.

[mikethevigoman]

I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the mixture or single fluid used when small raw red/green chili in a small bowl are served with some dishes.

fish sauce with chilies in, very salty, not good for you lot with high blood pressure !

[mikethevigoman]

I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the mixture or single fluid used when small raw red/green chili in a small bowl are served with some dishes.

nam plik pla !

[dee123]

nam song prik dong!......chopped chillies in vinegar

[dee123]

......anyway nam pla is a much healthier alternative to salt........although it tastes salty does't mean that its bad for you in such small portions!

[dee123]

just worry about processed and tinned rubbish,......

[BambinA]

I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the mixture or single fluid used when small raw red/green chili in a small bowl are served with some dishes.

If the solution is clear and translucent..It's "prik num som" พริกน้ำน้ำ = vinegar with sliced chilli

If the solution is brown It's "num pla prik" น้ำปลาพริก or "prik num pla"พริกน้ำปลา = fish sauce wit sliced chilli

[dee123]

.....whats new?

[BambinA]

If the solution is clear and translucent..It's "prik num som" พริกน้ำน้ำ = vinegar with sliced chilli

พริกน้ำส้ม sorry ..(not พริกน้ำน้ำ)

.....whats new?

Me..I am New in this thread...

[Cobalt60]

Great, thank you all, thats that sorted, will not be using river water at all now

[suegha]

Bambi, as usual, is totally correct (she's a gem!). I wondered what it was when I got it on the side of a fried rice dish. I threw the whole lot on and wow! what a kick! Thais use it sometimes like westerners use salt, as a condiment.

wowza, for something so simple, it's fab!

[Jockstar]

wowza, for something so simple, it's fab!

Love it!!

[blue eyes]

The biggest problem that I have when I ask for prik nam pla,even when I speak thai,is that they think I want little chile unless I tell them otherwise.