Nam phrik num
{{Short description|Thai dish}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Nam phrik num
| image = Nam phrik num.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Nam phrik num (foreground)
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| country = Laos
| region = Southeast Asia
| creator = Lao people
| course =
| type = Dip or chili sauce
| served =
| main_ingredient = Chili peppers
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Nam Phrik Num ({{langx|th|น้ำพริกหนุ่ม}}, {{IPA|th|nám pʰrík nùm|pron}}) is a kind of “Nam phrik” of Lao origin.{{Cite book |last=Krauss |first=Sven |url=https://archive.org/details/foodofthailandau0000krau_f5m3/mode/1up?q=%22nam+prik+noom%22 |title=The food of Thailand : authentic recipes from the Golden Kingdom |date=1995 |publisher=Singapore : Periplus Editions; Watsonville, CA : Distributed in the continental United States by the Crossing Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-89594-769-7}} It is commonly served in a small bowl or saucer placed by the main dish as a condiment or a dip, mostly for uncooked or boiled vegetables, sticky rice, or pork crackling.
Nutritional content
A serving size of {{convert|100|g|oz|abbr=off}} of Nam Phrik Num has 56.61 kilocalories, calories from fat 6.21 kilocalories, {{convert|0.69|g|oz|abbr=off}} fat, {{convert|3.31|g|oz|abbr=off}} protein, {{convert|9.29|g|oz|abbr=off}} carbohydrate, and {{convert|4.97|g|oz|abbr=off}} fiber.Nam Prik Noom (Green Pepper Chili Paste), Retrieved 13 October 2017, http://www.nia.or.th/thaidelicious/index.php?page=recipes§ion=nam_prik_noom_en Nam Phrik Num gives low level of fat and energy, but high level of fiber. The number of phenolic compounds in Nam phrik num is 499 mg GAE/100 g and it can neutralize free radicals (DPPH antioxidant activity; IC50) 0.29 grams per liter.
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