Thai nam prik is a spicy chili paste served with rice and is prepared in a variety of ways and differs from region to region. In general, the basic ingredients of nam prik are some type of fish paste, garlic, fresh chilis, fish sauce and lime juice.
Nam phrik pla pahn is ground dried fish with fresh chilies; nam phrik pla raa is fermented fish with fresh chilies; nam phrik kapee is shrimp paste with fresh chilis; nam phrik oong is minced pork, tomato and fresh chili peppers.
A beautiful Thai woman from the North stayed at our beach resort and made this dish every morning for breakfast with steamed vegetables and sticky rice. Years later I still crave this around 10am.