is a salad from the Isaan region where the rice is marinated with curry paste and other seasonings and then
fried crispy. The rice is often shaped into small balls before frying, which are then broken up before serving. The rice is then mixed with fresh herbs, chilis,
peanuts and “Naem”, a fermented sausage. The whole thing is then seasoned with chili flakes, lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar.
This salad is also known as “Naem Khao Thod” (
), “Khao Thod Naem” (
), “Khao Thod
Naem Khluk” (
), “Naem Khao Khluk” (
) or “Naem Khluk”
(
). In English it is also known as “Red Curry Rice Balls”.
Name
Yum Naem Khao Thod (ยำแหนมข้าวทอด)
Yum ()
Mix (Salad/Soup)
Naem ()
Fermented sausage
Khao ()
Rice
Thod ()
deep-fry, pan-fry
Alternative names
Yam Kao Tort Naem Sot,
Yam Khao Thod Naem Sod,
Yam Naem Khao Tod,
Yam Nam Khao Tod,
Yum Naem Khao Tod,
Yum Naem Kao Tod,
Naem Khao Thod,
Nam Khao Tod,
Naem Khao Khluk,
Khao Thod Naem Kluk,
Khao Tod Nam Clook,
Naem Khluk
