Prik naam som (peppers in vinegar) what am I doing wrong?

[x4p3gsu]

Hi Guys,

 

One of the things I love about LOS is the food .... hmmmmm... amazing food.

 

I'm a fan of Prik Naam Som - the little floating peppers you get served in restaurants (it's mostly on the table).

 

I bought the peppers and vinegar (5%) at Tesco, tried to make some - but the taste is crap.

 

Anybody here know how to make this/ can ask their Tillak how this should be done?

 

Thanks !!!

[7-Eleven]

There are a couple of Thai girls who work in the pretzel stand in the town where I live... I'll ask them for you.

[MickyBangBang]

Vinegar is the wrong ingredient. They use something else, I'm not sure what it's called but I will try to find out.

[MickyBangBang]

Just talking to my Mrs and she says that its a combination of peppers, fish sauce, lime and some kind of odour less Thai vinegar. Sorry I can't be more specific but I'm sure if you did a little research with google you would soon find out the proper way of making it.

Edited February 15, 2009 by moc1978

[rolyshark]

Try adding some palm suger and fish sauce.

[lade]

put in a little lemon/lime juice & let it chill in the fridge for a week, that's all there is to it

I make pickles & pickled eggs in a similar mixture but also add pepper corns & garlic

[gogo dog]

If you are not talking about the stuff served with noodle soup, it's fish sauce you use not vinegar.

[x4p3gsu]

Hi Guys,

 

Thanks for your kind help.

 

Just to be on the clear side - there are usually two kinds of "prik naam" condiments on the table of a thai restaurant.

One has very little and very hot tiny peppers floating in murky dark watery fish sauce which is - this is called "Prik Naam Pah"

 

The second type is larger not so hot peppers floating in a clear vinegar based "sauce" - this is called "Prik Naam Som" - this is what I am trying to prepare.

There should be no fish sauce in this Prik Naam"

 

I bought the stuff at Tesco in BKK and I even asked one of the ladies there if the peppers are good for "Prik Naam Som" - and she said that I need peppers and Vinegar - and she said I need to cut the peppers and put them in the Vinegar and that's it.

 

Well - apparently there seems to be something missing in the above equation cause it doesn't resemble the taste I am so used to. Also a mate tried it and he agrees that there is something wrong.

Edited February 15, 2009 by x4p3gsu

[timorno]

If you are not talking about the stuff served with noodle soup, it's fish sauce you use not vinegar.

 

he's talking about chilis in vinegar!!!