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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Sorry... 'Nam Pla' is the Thai word for 'Fish Sauce.' It's a bottled seasoning that is used in almost every Thai dish. Thai's rarely use salt in their cooking. Instead, they use fish sauce to satisfy that requirement.
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In Indonesia, they use
terasi, which can be described -- and used -- in much the same way. I see that there is a Thai translation, but it isn't listed as a regular ingredient. Sadly, they don't sell it in NL anymore.
Smell: awful. Flavor added to dish: godly.