Nam tok mu ( th, น้ำตกหมู, ) is one type of Lao and

Thai salad Salads that are internationally known as Thai salads with a few exceptions fall into four main preparation methods. In Thai cuisine these are called ''yam, tam, lap'' and ''phla''. A few other dishes can also be regarded as being a salad. Overvi ...

. It is a native food of the northeast of Thailand (

Isan Northeast Thailand or Isan ( Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 prov ...

) and it is a popular food because it is easy to cook. It is made from grilled pork that is cut into thin pieces and flavored with chili powder, chopped shallots, ground roasted rice, lime juice, and

fish sauce Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao ...

. It tastes sour, salty, and spicy like

larb ''Larb'' ( lo, ລາບ; th, ลาบ, , , also spelled ', ', ' or ') is a type of Lao meat salad that is the national dish of Laos, along with green papaya salad and sticky rice. Larb is also eaten in other Southeast Asian countries where ...

. The ingredients of ''nam tok mu'' can be found locally in Thailand and it is very cheap.

Side dishes

The side dishes of ''nam tok mu'' are vegetables such as

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, cabbage, and peas.ต้ม ยำ ทำ แกง รสเด็ด ''Nam tok mu'' is usually eaten with

sticky rice Glutinous rice (''Oryza sativa var. glutinosa''; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amylose ...

when it is a main meal.

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*ต้ม ยำ ทำ แกง รสเด็ด, สุนัน หามนตรี, 2555, Pailin Book Publishing, page 106 *ต้ม ยำ ทำ แกง รสเด็ด, สุนัน หามนตรี, 2555, Pailin Book Publishing, page 107 Thai cuisine {{Thai-cuisine-stub

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