Nam Jim Sauces: The Thai Dipping Sauce Family
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Description
Nam jim — Thai dipping sauce — is not a recipe but a calibration discipline: each preparation has its own four-flavour balance target, and the cook adjusts fish sauce (salt), lime juice (sour), sugar or palm sugar (sweet), and chilli (hot) to an exact balance that suits the specific preparation it accompanies. A nam jim for grilled chicken (sweeter, less sour) is a different calibration from a nam jim for raw seafood (more sour, more salty). The nam jim principle teaches the cook to taste and adjust toward a target rather than to follow a formula.
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