Nam

fresh watermeal (about 100 grams) • fresh shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms, or any fresh mushrooms (about 100 grams) • ground dried chili (about 80 grams) • fried shallots (about 60 grams) • fried garlic (about 30 grams) • fish sauce (about 30 grams) • palm sugar or coconut sugar (about 220 grams) • tamarind paste (about 80 grams) • sweet shrimp paste (about 25 grams) • salt (about 5 grams) • dried shrimp, soaked in water (about 25 grams) • oil (about 300 grams)

simple syrup • red syrup (such as sala syrup) • toddy palm seeds • green jelly (lod chong or pandan jelly) • grass jelly • ice cubes (for shaving) (about 240 ml)

khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • coarsely ground pork • pork spare ribs • boiled chicken blood • small tomatoes • dried red cotton tree flowers (soaked until soft) • fermented soybean paste (or use miso if unavailable) • vegetable oil • small dried red chilies • cilantro roots • garlic • small shallots •

lbs. (1 kilogram) khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • Nam Ngiao curry paste (available at Asian markets) • Ngiao flowers (optional, can omit if unavailable) • chicken blood (about 7 oz. or 200 grams) • ground pork • medium tomatoes • lbs. (500 grams) chicken feet • cilantro and green onions • Fried garlic • Seasonings: fish sauce, MSG (optional) • Assorted fresh vegetables for serving (such as shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, cilantro, green onions) • Vegetable oil •

pork rib tips • ground pork • chicken feet, nails trimmed • tomatoes, chopped • heaping tablespoons Nam Ngiao curry paste • plus 1 teaspoon salt • pork-flavored seasoning powder • minced garlic (for frying) • Bean sprouts • Cilantro • Fried dried chilies • Khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) •

pork bone • Dried red cotton tree flowers, soaked for about 1 hour • Nam Ngiao chili paste (store-bought) • cherry tomatoes • chicken feet • pork blood

ground pork (800 grams) • cooked white rice or sticky rice (about 200 grams) • (If using sticky rice, rinse it with water first) • finely chopped garlic (about 120 grams) • boiled pork skin, thinly sliced (about 100 grams) • granulated sugar (about 12 grams) • sea salt (about 15 grams) • seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon) (about 10 grams) • Thai bird’s eye chilies, to taste

Nam Ngiao curry paste (packet) • pork spare ribs (about 300 grams) • pork bones (about 300 grams) • ground pork (about 200 grams) • chicken feet • water (1000 ml) • Dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio), to taste (add more if you like, less if you don't) • Tomatoes, to taste • Green onions and cilantro • soy sauce (about 30-45 ml) • granulated sugar (about 12 grams) • seasoning powder (RosDee or similar) •

Nam Ngiao broth • wonton wrappers • pork paste

naem (fermented pork sausage) • Fish sauce, to taste • Chili peppers, to taste • Granulated sugar, to taste • little palm sugar • limes • tomatoes • cilantro • onion

Nam Ngiao curry paste • Pork ribs, cut into • Pickled mustard greens • Tomatoes • Rice noodles (khanom jeen) • Cucumber • Lime

Nam Ngiao curry paste • pork cartilage bones • ground pork • ground pork, shaped into meatballs • shrimp paste • dried red cotton tree flowers (about one small bag) • small tomatoes • large block pork blood or 4 tubes pork blood • cilantro roots • Khanom Jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • Pickled mustard greens, sliced into • Chopped cilantro and green onions •

ripe Thai bananas (kluai nam wa) • Clear limewater (enough to fully cover the bananas for soaking) • water (about 355 ml) • granulated sugar (about 300 grams; you can use natural golden sugar if preferred) • palm sugar (about 200 grams) • (Or you can use only granulated sugar; the bananas will still turn red) • salt • lime juice

shrimp (about 1/2 kilogram), peeled as desired, preferably with the head fat left on • set of Tom Yum herbs (galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves) • Shimeji mushrooms or any mushrooms you like • dried chilies • fresh chilies, or more to taste • Culantro (or cilantro) for garnish • Tom Yum chili paste • Fish sauce • Lime

ground pork (500 grams) • pork soup bones (500 grams) • tomato • Nam Ngiao chili paste • pork blood curd • Cilantro, fried garlic, pickled mustard greens, bean sprouts, shredded cabbage (for garnish) • cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shrimp paste

pork spare ribs (500 grams) • ground pork (30 grams) • pork or chicken blood curd, as preferred • fresh rice noodles (khanom jeen) (1 kilogram) • large onion, finely chopped • tomatoes (500 grams) • lemongrass, cut into 1-inch pieces • dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shallots • dried red chilies, soaked (add more for extra heat) • shrimp paste • garlic •

basket khanom jeen noodles (about 14 oz or 400 grams) • Nam Ngiao chili paste • fish sauce (15 ml) • seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon, 8 grams) • dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • tomatoes • cilantro roots • pork with bone (about 300 grams) • chicken blood (about 3.5 oz or 100 grams) • vinegar (15 ml)

ground pork (300 g) • –17 1/2 oz pork bones, such as soup or rib bones (300–500 g) • Dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio), as desired • Thai tomatoes (makhuea som) • pork blood cake (200 g) • –17 cups water (3–4 liters) • –6 tablespoons fish sauce • seasoning powder (such as pork bouillon) • –3 tablespoons tamarind paste • dried chilies • Thai garlic • shallots •

ground pork (200 grams) • chicken feet • pork blood • Roma tomatoes • Nam Ngiao curry paste (already mixed with fermented soybean) • Stevia syrup • Fish sauce • Dried red silk cotton flowers (to taste) • Chopped green onions and cilantro • Fried garlic • Blanched shirataki noodles • Pickled mustard greens •

santol fruit • fermented crab paste (nam pu) • seasoning powder • Culantro, to taste • Fish sauce • Palm sugar • Field crab (steamed until cooked) • Chili flakes (or dried chilies) • Garlic • Dried shrimp

dried longan (about 50 grams) • lotus seeds (about 60 grams) • Job’s tears (about 150 grams) • red beans (about 90 grams) • candied Chinese jujube (about 60 grams) • lotus root, peeled and sliced • ginkgo nuts (about 130 grams) • granulated sugar (about 100 grams) • pandan leaves • Ice • (You can add other beans or grains, such as mung beans, if desired)

Make the broth with pork bones and chicken ribs • Chicken blood cubes and pork blood (sold in bags) • Ground pork with some fat • Cherry tomatoes and small local tomatoes • Dried cotton tree flowers (soaked in water) • Fermented soybean discs (thua nao) • Fermented soybeans (choose whole beans, rinse and drain to reduce saltiness) • Dried large and small chilies • Coarse salt • Garlic • Coriander seeds or cilantro roots • Turmeric •

khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • ready-made Nam Ngiao curry paste (80 grams) • ground or minced pork (300 grams) • pork or chicken blood cake (150 grams) • pork bones (such as neck bones or spare ribs) (300 grams) • dried cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) (10 grams) • cherry tomatoes, cut into wedges (200 grams) • water (about 1500 grams)

chicken feet (about 150 grams) • chicken blood (about 100 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • a rack pork ribs • Salt and soy sauce, to taste • dried red cotton flowers (dok ngio) (about 10 grams) • Thai tomatoes (makhuea som) (about 100 grams) • little lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves • Fried garlic • lemongrass • galangal (about 10 grams) • fresh turmeric (about 10 grams) •

ladles (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml) prepared Nam Ngiao chili paste • ground pork • –10 oz (200–300 grams) pork bones • (about 7 oz or 200 grams) pork blood tofu • (about 30 grams) dried red cotton flowers, soaked • (about 150 grams) tomatoes • fermented soybean sheets (thua nao) • ladle (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) fish sauce • salt • green cap soy sauce (or light soy sauce) • cilantro roots • oyster sauce •

small dried chilies • large dried chilies • shallots (about 150 grams) • garlic (about 150 grams) • galangal (about the size of a nickel) • turmeric (about the size of a nickel) • lemongrass (about 50 grams) • cilantro roots (about 50 grams) • shrimp paste • salt • chicken feet (1 kilogram) • pork bones (1 kilogram) •

ground pork (500 grams) • pork bones (500 grams) • Chicken feet, as desired • Nam Ngiao curry paste (use pre-made paste) • Dried red cotton flowers (dok ngio) • Tomatoes, as desired • Green onions and cilantro • Fresh vegetables for serving, such as shredded cabbage and bean sprouts

dried red cotton flowers (soaked in water) • ground pork (200 grams) • pork bones (250 grams) • Roma tomatoes, chopped • chicken blood tofu • Nam Ngiao curry paste • shrimp paste (about 22 grams) • fish sauce (60-75 ml) • granulated sugar (about 4 grams) • water (1 liter) • garlic (Chinese garlic preferred) • vegetable oil (45-60 ml)

water (about 21 cups) • chicken feet (about 1 kg) • pork spare ribs (about 1 kg) • salt + seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon) • white vinegar • Thai rice wine (optional, to reduce odor) • large ladle (about 1/2 cup) Nam Ngiao curry paste • large tomatoes, or to taste • ground pork (about 500 grams) • large handful Thai garlic, for pounding and for crispy topping • large handful dried Thai chilies • cilantro roots •

For the crispy rice cakes • cooked jasmine rice (about 200 grams) • Vegetable oil for frying • Seasonings • boiled pork skin, cut into strips (about 100 grams) • high-quality fermented pork sausage (naem) • shallots, thinly sliced • green onion, thinly sliced, and 1 stalk sawtooth coriander (culantro), thinly sliced • fried peanuts • young ginger, julienned • roasted chili flakes • fish sauce •