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October 5th, 2007 by eyal | Filed under Asia. |
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BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Burning chilli sparks terror fear
Police closed off three roads and evacuated homes following the alert. Specialist crews broke down the door to the Thai Cottage restaurant at 1900 BST on Monday where they discovered the source - a 9lb pot of chillies. The restaurant had been preparing Nam Prik Pao, a red-hot Thai dip which uses extra-hot chillies which are deliberately burnt.Supranee Yodmuang, the restaurant supervisor, was above the restaurant when she received a phone call from her boss.
“It was about 4pm when I saw the police who were closing off the roads but I didn’t know why.
“My boss rang me and said I had to get out of the building because of a chemical attack.”
[and for the recipe - just make sure to inform your local authorities ;-) ]
Nam Prik Pao recipe
Heat garlic and shallots in oil and remove to a bowl. Place red chillies in the pan with some oil and fry until they go dark in colour. Then set aside. Mix shrimp paste with the rest of the ingredients and pound in a mortar and pestle. Return the mixture to the heat until it becomes a thick dark coloured paste
