“Yam Naem Khao Thod” (
ยำแหนมข้าวทอด) is a salad from the Isaan region where the rice is marinated with curry paste and other
seasonings and then fried crispy. The rice is often shaped into small balls before frying, which are then broken up before serving. The rice is then mixed with
fresh herbs, chilies, peanuts and “Naem”, a fermented sausage. The whole thing is then seasoned with chili flakes, lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar.
This salad is also known as “Naem Khao Thod” (
แหนมข้าวทอด), “Khao Thod Naem” (
ข้าวทอดแหนม) ,“Khao Thod Naem
Khluk” (
ข้าวทอดแหนมคลุก) or “Naem Khluk” (
แหนมคลุก). In English it is also known as “Red Curry Rice Balls”.
Name
Yam Naem Khao Thod
Yam (ยำ)
Mix
Naem (แหนม)
Fermented sausage
Khao (ข้าว)
Rice
Thod (ทอด)
deep-fry, pan-fry
Alternative names
Yam Naem Khao Tod,
Yam Nam Khao Tod,
Yum Naem Khao Tod,
Yum Naem Kao Tod,
Naem Khao Thod,
Nam Khao Tod,
Khao Thod Naem Kluk,
Khao Tod Nam Clook,
Naem Khluk
