Name: Hoi khom nahm jim talay – Whelks with a spicy seafood dipping sauce
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500g of live whelks; 2l water; 1 tsp salt; 8 bird's eye chillies, chopped; 2 tbsp of garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp of coriander root, cleaned and chopped (stems is also fine if you can't find roots); 1 tbsp of palm sugar, (or use caster sugar); 6 tbsp of lime juice; 4 tbsp of fish sauce; 2 handfuls of ice cubes, for chilling the whelks

Hoi khom nahm jim talay – Whelks with a spicy seafood dipping sauce

by John Chantarasak

Ingredients

Fish & Shellfish

500g of live whelks

Beverages

2l water

Store Cupboard

1 tsp salt
1 tbsp of palm sugar, (or use caster sugar)
4 tbsp of fish sauce

Fruit & Vegetables

8 bird's eye chillies, chopped
2 tbsp of garlic, chopped
6 tbsp of lime juice

Salad & Fresh Herbs

1 tbsp of coriander root, cleaned and chopped (stems is also fine if you can't find roots)

Frozen

2 handfuls of ice cubes, for chilling the whelks