Nam Prik Ong in Chiang Rai น้ำพริกอ่อง
Nam prik ong is a northern pork-and-tomato dip with raw vegetables. It fits a Chiang Rai sit-down Lanna table, not a night-bazaar stick.
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Thaiน้ำพริกอ่อง · nam phrik ong
Price80 to 140 THB
RoomTown Lanna rooms
Clock11:00 to 21:00
What it tastes like
- Pork, tomato, and chili. Eat it with pork crackling and sticky rice.
How to order it
- Thai name: nam phrik ong (น้ำพริกอ่อง).
- Say: Khor nam phrik ong, kap khao niao, khrap/kha.
- Order the veg tray. This is a share dip.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 80 to 140 THB.
Where to try it
- Town Lanna rooms near the night bazaar, Night bazaar and clock-tower grid, Mueang Chiang Rai 57000. 11:00 to 21:00. 80 to 140 THB. Sit-down dip. Khao soi is the lunch bowl if you only have one meal.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium.
- Diet: Pork.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Rai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Northern Lanna page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Khao Soi is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Kanom Jeen Nam Ngiao is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Larb Kua is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Ong or noom?
- Ong is the pork-tomato dip. Noom is the green chili dip. Order both if you already have sticky rice.
- Is this street food?
- It is a table dip. Budget 80 to 140 THB.