Garlic Sour Sausage in Chiang Rai แหนม
Naem is known for fermented sour pork, here sold with Thai garlic as a small pack rather than a half-kilo curry. Salung Kham sells 120 grams for 60 THB, the small buy next to the half-kilo packs.
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Thaiแหนมกระเทียม · naem krathiam
Price60 THB for 120 grams
RoomSalung Kham, Phahonyothin
Clock10:30 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Sour pork and garlic. Eat a little with ginger, chili, and sticky rice, not a bowl of it alone.
How to order it
- Thai name: naem krathiam (แหนมกระเทียม).
- Say: Khor naem krathiam, khrap/kha.
- 120 grams is 60 THB. It is the small buy on a page of half-kilo packs.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 60 THB for 120 grams.
Where to try it
- Salung Kham, 834/3 Phahonyothin Rd, Wiang, Mueang Chiang Rai 57000. 10:30 to 22:00 daily. 60 THB for 120 grams. Skip this, go here: skip a half-kilo curry if you are eating alone. This 60 THB pack is the small order, and the sausage half kilo is 275 THB.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild, then you add chili.
- Diet: Fermented 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.
- Half-Kilo Northern Sausage is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Green Chili Dip Pack is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- How big is the 60 THB pack?
- 120 grams, which is a snack with ginger, chili, and sticky rice, not a full plate.
- Is the shop a dinner room or only a pack counter?
- You can eat in or take a pack. The room runs 10:30 to 22:00, and these prices are for the packs.