Nam Prig Ong or Prig Ong is the Northern Thai pork tomato chili dip. “Nam Prig” means chili paste/dip and “Ong” means to stew gently at low heat. Nam Prig Ong is popular to made during the wild tomato season มะเขือส้ม which is from June to February. Traditionally Nam Prig Ong cook with a grilled snakehead fish. At present it’s common to use minced pork with lard.
Nam Prik Ong is made with tomato, minced pork, chili paste and dried furmented soybean served with cucumber, long bean, pumkin, young jackfruit.
Written by Nitipong M. (Mr. Arm) a cooking instructor who growing up from Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Small house Thai cooking class offers the Nam Prik Ong dish in A Private Thai cooking class
Restaurant Guide in Chiang Mai by the FullTable food tour
- Huen Pen เฮือนเพ็ญ on Ratchamanka Road