Jin Som in Chiang Mai จิ๊นส้ม
Jin som is Northern sour fermented pork. It is a market snack related to naem, eaten with chili, ginger, and peanuts.
Thaiจิ๊นส้ม · chin som
StyleSour fermented pork
MarketWarorot
NoteFermented
What it tastes like
- Sour, porky, and a little fizzy. Eat it with raw garlic and chili. It should not taste like ham.
How to order it
- Thai name: chin som (จิ๊นส้ม).
- Say: Khor chin som, khrap/kha.
- If you avoid fermented pork, skip it. There is no cooked-through version that stays jin som.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 30 to 80 THB.
Where to try it
- Warorot fermented-pork stalls, Warorot Market, Chang Moi. 06:00 to 16:00. 30 to 80 THB. Buy a small pack. Eat with sticky rice, not a hotel plate.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: The pork is sour. Chili is the add.
- Diet: Raw-fermented pork. Not a first-trip safe plate if you avoid that.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Chiang Mai khao soi and markets page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Naem is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Sai Ua is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khao Kan Jin is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is it cooked?
- It is fermented. Some rooms grill a slice after. Ask.
- Same as naem?
- Same family. Jin som is the Northern sour pork name you will see on local stalls.