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Kung chae nampla - Shrimp in fish sauce
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> Similar to Japanese Sashimi, this dish uses fresh uncooked shrimp soaked in fish sauce. The quality of this dish requires good shrimp, and excellent fish sauce. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_chae_nampla > >fresh raw shrimp soaked in Thai fish sauce and served with chunks of gourd, cloves of garlic, chilies, and spicy sauce > > The video is great energy great video production values. Some of the 1990's sound effects - are just state of the art lol. > > >
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