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Nam Jim Kai refers to Thailand's multi - purpose dip which is predominantly sweet in taste. Sugar forms the base, but fish sauce , garlic and red chilli round out the flavor. It complements barbecued chicken, skewered pork, grilled cuttlefish, fried wanton, spring rolls or batter fried shrimp.
There are other variations to this sweet dip. If cucumber slices, crushed peanuts and a bit of vinegar are added, the dip is used with fried bean curd and fried fish cakes.
Nasi Ulam refers to one of Indonesia's rice dishes made with rice with vegetables and peanut sauce .
Nabulsi refers to a semi-soft unripened cheese , with a mild, exotic, but quite salty flavor. Nabulsi was originally made with sheep milk, but with the increasing demand cow's milk is mow used to make Nabulsi.
Nabulsi can be eaten fresh, grilled, or fried in oil. It can be used to make of desserts such as Knafe, a traditional dessert from Lebanon. To remove its salty taste, Nabulsi can be soaked in cold water until the salt content has reached the desired level.
Nabulsi was originally made in the city of Nablus or Nabulus, Nabuls in CisJordania, Palestine. This city it is located north of Jerusalem. Nablus is one of the oldest cities of the world.
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