น้ำ (núm) sauce

You may request a sauce with your stir-fry ผัด (phat). Most noodle stalls have bottles or dishes of sauce which you can add yourself.

พริก             (prík)               chillies

พริกไทย         (prík Thai)   black pepper

ขิง                (kǐng)              ginger

น่อไม้             (nòr-mái)       bamboo shoots

กระเพรา        (gra-prao)      basil

มันหอย          (mun hŏy)      oyster sauce

กระทียม        (gratium)       garlic

ถั่ดำ             (tùa dam)       black bean sauce

ส้มหวาน        (sôm-wahn)   sour-sweet*

*note: ส้ม sôm means both ‘orange’ and ‘sour.’

Precede the ingredient with น้ำ  (núm) to be clear you are ordering a sauce:

น้ำถั่ดำ                 (núm tùa dam)    black bean sauce