@ em2nought , I had a look at the dish ( both of them
) in the link, and I gotta say 10 cloves of garlic for such a small dish seems OTT, but the fish sauce balances it maybe???
I got a few Thai friends and they're always offering me various bits and pieces of food to try. Not a big fan of their cuisine, with one exception......A young lady friend took me out to dinner to a popular Thai restaurant and I couldn't make head or tail of the menu even with pictures WT_ Then something leapt out from the page.....Number26 "Phat Prik Grob"
It was good, BBQ pork with jasmine rice, green beans, mild chilli paste.
Mate of mine ( musician/artist well known ) married a Thai girl and moved over there.