One of my favourite Northern Thai dishes is Nam Prik Num (น้ำพริกหนุ่ม). This is a popular chili paste dip, made from young chilies called prik num (Northern Thai dialect). The 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 (or aubergines), shallots, garlics, garlic, coriander leaves, lime juice and fish sauce.