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Bottle of Thai Nam Pla, fish sauce Bottle of Thai Nam Pla, fish sauce.
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Cook's Guide entry for Nam Pla along with all the Nam Pla containing recipes presented on this site, with 288 recipes in total.

This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Nam Pla recipes added to this site.

These recipes, all contain Nam Pla as a major wild food ingredient.

Nam Pla is a thin brown fish sauce that's both an essential and a fundamental ingredient of Thai cuisine. It is made by fermenting small whole fish (usually anchovies) in brine and drawing off the liquid, which is then bottled. It smells quite fishy and tastes very salty and as such adds saltiness and umami (depth of flavour) to other foods. Nam Pla is also the closest modern equivalent to the Roman fish sauces Liquamen and Garum.




The alphabetical list of all Nam Pla recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 288 recipes in total:

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Ad Aves Hircosas Omni Genere
(How to Prepare 'High'
Birds of Any Kind)
     Origin: Roman
Amok Trey Khmer
(Cambodian Fish Amok)
     Origin: Cambodia
Gaeng Ki Lek
(Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry
with Fingerroot)
     Origin: Thailand
Agnum Simplicem
(Plain Lamb)
     Origin: Roman
Apios et Porros
(Celery and Leeks)
     Origin: Roman
Gaeng Pa-naeng
(Panang Curry)
     Origin: Thailand
Ah Mè Thar Hin
(Myanmar Beef Curry)
     Origin: Myanmar
Apothermum
(Sweet Wine and Raisin Sauce)
     Origin: Roman
Gaeng Som
(Thai Sour Curry)
     Origin: Thailand
Ah Mè Thar Hin
(Beef Curry)
     Origin: Myanmar
Asian Duck Curry
     Origin: Fusion
Gaeng Som
(Thai Sour Curry)
     Origin: Thailand
Ahlu Hin
(Potato Curry)
     Origin: Myanmar
Bò Tái Chanh
(Lemon-cured Beef with Rice Paddy Herb)
     Origin: Vietnam
Gaeng Som
(Thai Sour Orange Curry)
     Origin: Thailand
Alicam vel sucum tisanae
(Spelt or Barley Gruel)
     Origin: Roman
Balachaung Gyaw
(Fried Dried Shrimp with Chillies)
     Origin: Myanmar
Gai Pad King
(Ginger and Chicken Stir Fry)
     Origin: Thailand
Aliter Avem
(Birds, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Beignets de Poulet
(Malagasy Chicken Fritters)
     Origin: Madagascar
Gai Yang
(Thai Grilled Chicken)
     Origin: Thailand
Aliter Cochleas
(Snails, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Bulbos
(Bulbs)
     Origin: Roman
Ginger, Chicken and Coconut Soup
     Origin: Fusion
Aliter Echinis Salsis
(Salted Sea Urchin, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Burmese grilled chicken with sticky
and crispy rice

     Origin: Myanmar
Green Fish Curry
     Origin: Fusion
Aliter Haedus sive Agnus Syringiatus
(Boned Suckling Kid or Lamb, Another
Way)
     Origin: Roman
Cà Ri Gá
(Chicken Curry)
     Origin: Vietnam
Gustato pro Caro
(Sauce for Meat)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter in Apro III
(Wild Boar, Another Way III)
     Origin: Roman
Canh Chua Gà
(Chicken Sour Soup)
     Origin: Vietnam
Gutweed Salad with Fennel and Orange
     Origin: Britain
Aliter In Aprum Assum Iura Ferventia
Facies Sic

(Hot Sauce for Roast Wild Boar, Another
Way)
     Origin: Roman
Chinese-style Pickled Chillies
     Origin: Fusion
Haedum Laseratum
(Kid Goat Seasoned with Laser)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter In Echino
(Sea Urchin, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Circellos Isiciatos
(Round Sausage)
     Origin: Roman
Herbae Rusticae
(Country Herbs)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter in grue vel in anate vel in
pullo

(Roast Duck with Damson Sauce)
     Origin: Roman
Citrium
(Citron)
     Origin: Roman
Holisera in Fasciculum
(Horse Parsley)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter In Struthione Elixo
(Of Boiled Ostrich, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Cochleas lacte pastas
(Milk-fed Snails)
     Origin: Roman
Honey-glazed Prawns
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Isicia
(Another Sausage)
     Origin: Roman
Coconut Curry Salmon
     Origin: Fusion
Hor Mok Pla Chawnn Bai-Yaw
(Steamed Serpent Head Fish Curry with
Indian Mulberry Leaf)
     Origin: Thailand
Aliter Isicia II
(Another Sausage II)
     Origin: Roman
Conchicla Commodiana
(Legumes à la Commodus)
     Origin: Roman
Hor Mok Pla Chawnn Bai-Yaw
(Steamed Serpent Head Fish Curry with
Indian Mulberry Leaf)
     Origin: Thailand
Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso
(Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked
Fish)
     Origin: Roman
Conchiclam Apicianam
(Dried Peas à la Apicius)
     Origin: Roman
Hydrogarata Isicia sic Facies
(Boiled Forcemeat with Fish-sauce)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso
II

(Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked
Fish II)
     Origin: Roman
Conchiclam de Pisa Simplici
(A Dish of Plain Peas)
     Origin: Roman
In Aprum Assum Iura Ferventia Facies
Sic

(Hot Sauce for Roast Wild Boar is Made
Thus)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Ius in Mullos Assos
(Another Sauce for Baked Red Mullet)
     Origin: Roman
Cucurbitas Frictas
(Fried Gourds)
     Origin: Roman
In Colocasio
(For Taro)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Ius in Murena Elixa II
(Another, Sauce for Poached Moray Eel
II)
     Origin: Roman
Curry de Poulet aux Bananes Plantain
(Chicken and Plantain Curry)
     Origin: Cote dIvoire
In Dentice Elixo
(Sauce for Poached Bream)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter ius in pisce elixo
(Sauce for Poached Fish, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Curry Mouan
(Chicken Curry)
     Origin: Cambodia
In Echino
(Of Sea Urchins)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Lenticulam
(Lentils, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Curry Trey Ruah
(Curried Snapper)
     Origin: Cambodia
In ficato oenogarum
(Livers of Animals Fattened on Figs,
Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Mullos
(Red Mullets, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Curry Vert avec Poisson, Cuit à
Vapeur

(Steamed Green Curry with Fish)
     Origin: France
In Isiciato Pullo
(For Chicken Forcemeats)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Ofellae II
(Starters, Another Way II)
     Origin: Roman
Duck Curry with Aubergine and Bamboo
     Origin: Vietnam
In Lolligine Farsili
(Stuffed Squid)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Ofellas
(Roast Morsels, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
Fabaciae Frictae
(Fried Green Beans)
     Origin: Roman
In Omne Genus Conchyliorum
(For All Kinds of Shellfish)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter porros
(Boiled Leeks in Cabbage Leaf Salad)
     Origin: Roman
Faenum Graecum
(Fenugreek)
     Origin: Roman
In Ovis Hapalis
(Of Soft-boiled Eggs)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter porros II
(Salad of Leeks Boiled with Juniper)
     Origin: Roman
Filipino Chicken Curry
     Origin: Philippines
In perdice
(Boiled Partridge)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter porros III
(Salad of Leeks with Broad Beans)
     Origin: Roman
Filipino Chicken Curry 2
     Origin: Philippines
In Pisce Oenogarum
(Wine Sauce for Fish)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Rapas
(Vegetable Purée with Alexanders)
     Origin: Roman
Flaming Eggs
     Origin: Thailand
In Pisce Oenogarum II
(Wine Sauce for Fish II)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter tisanam
(Barley Soup, Another Way)
     Origin: Roman
French Bean and Duck Green Thai Curry
     Origin: Thailand
In Piscibum Elixis
(Of Poached Fish)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Tubera II
(Truffles, Another Way II)
     Origin: Roman
Gadang Pit
(Red Curry Chicken)
     Origin: Laos
In Polypo
(Of Octopus)
     Origin: Roman
Aliter Tubera V
(Truffles, Another Way V)
     Origin: Roman
Gaeng Karee Gai
(Yellow Curry With Chicken)
     Origin: Thailand
Aliter Vice Salsi
(Another Substitute for Saltfish)
     Origin: Roman
Gaeng Ki Lek
(Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry
with Fingerroot)
     Origin: Thailand

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