One of the famous northern Thai dishes is Nam Prik Num. This is a popular chili paste dip, made from chilies called prik num he chilies are long and light green. The chili paste is thick, moist and fibrous as a result of pounding together. A mixture of roasted young chilies, shallots, garlics, coriander leaves, lime juice and sauce, ltis generally eaten with steamed and raw vegetables and sticky rice.