Naam Phrik Awng @ PNA [Pics]

As I mentioned elsewhere, PNA occassionally has náam phrík àwng, or Northern Thai-style minced pork and tomato "dip," available for sale:


"náam phrík àwng" @ $4

This tangy, sweet, and spicy dip is largely comprised of ground pork, chopped tomatoes, and mild chile paste, and is most suitably accompanied by straight-forward garnishes like crisply-fried pork skins (khàep mũu), sliced cucumber (taeng kwaa chín), pickled cabbage (phàk kàat dawng), grilled shrimp (kûng phão), and blanched yard long beans (thùa fák yao tôm).


service : pork skins and sliced cucumber

NB This is an altogether non-spicy and elemental version of náam phrík àwng, and, as such, it ranks somewhere near the bottom on my scale of "difficulty," as Thai foodstuffs go. With your eyes closed, you might even mistake it for a sweet meat ragù.

PNA
2310 W. Leland Ave.
773.784.1797

E.M.

Are these considered snacks or noontime/dinner meals traditionally?

Jay K wrote:Are these considered snacks or noontime/dinner meals traditionally?

Náam phrík generally constitute just one element in an array at mealtime:


clockwise from the left : náam phrík plaa yâang, mũu thâwt, súp nàw mái, and khâo nĩaw*

That is how I best enjoy them, but you are free to do as you please.

E.M.

* Central Thai-style grilled fish "dip" (with pork skins, pickled cabbage, and sliced cucumber), fried pork patties, pickled bamboo shoot salad, and sticky rice.