Ok, stupid question time. I bought two types of nam prik yesterday, figuring I'd try it out with some fresh veges I bought. I thought it was supposed to be a paste, not a dried product (about the texture of the "fresh" chopped garlic in a jar that you find in the produce sections of grocery stores, except that it's dry (well, almost dry---it is still a bit moist). The two specific varieties I bought (in 1.76 oz plastic containers) are Na Rog and Sawan. So, am I missing a step or something? Or is there another definition of "paste" that I wasn't previously aware of? Thanks, --jim -- 73 DE N5IAL (/4) | "Now what *you* need is a proper pint of spooky130u@gmail.com | porter poured in a proper pewter porter < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > | pot.." ICBM / Hurricane: | --Peter Dalgaard in alt.sysadmin.recovery 30.39735N 86.60439W |