Naem in Chiang Mai แหนม
Naem is sour fermented pork eaten with ginger, peanut, and raw chili. It is a beer snack and a market bite.
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Thaiแหนม · naem
Price40 to 80 THB
EatGinger and peanut
CookedAsk for the omelette
What it tastes like
- Sour pork, crunchy peanut, and fresh ginger. The chili is optional and usually not optional enough.
How to order it
- Thai name: naem (แหนม).
- Say: Khor naem, khrap/kha.
- A fried naem omelette is the cooked-through cousin if you refuse the sour slice.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 40 to 80 THB.
Where to try it
- Warorot and Sunday walking-street snack rows, Warorot by day; Ratchadamnoen after 16:00 on Sunday. Market day; Sunday from 16:00. 40 to 80 THB. A snack. Do not make it the only protein on a first night.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Chili on the side.
- Diet: Fermented pork. Fried omelette version is cooked.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Chiang Mai Old City page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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- Sai Ua is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Moo Ping is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Raw?
- The slice is fermented. The omelette is cooked. Pick one.
- Sunday street?
- Yes as a snack cup. Warorot is the daytime buy.