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{{Short description|Asian sauce-like side dish}}
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| name    = Nanmi (Nan Piě, ᥢᥣᥢᥙᥥ)
| image   = 绿叶宴01.jpg
| caption = Traditional Dai meal with bowls of Nanpie
| type    = sauce/dip
| country = [[Yunnan, China]], [[Myanmar]]
| region  = Southwest Yunnan (Dehong region), Northeast Myanmar
| creator = [[Dai people]]
| course  = main (side dish)
}}
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'''Nanmi''' or '''Nanpie''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|喃撇}}|p=nan piě}}; [[Tai Nuea|Tai Nüa]]: {{TaiLe|ᥢᥣᥢᥙᥥ}}) is a traditional Dai sauce-like side dish made with various fresh ingredients, herbs and spices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.yunnan.cn/html/2020/flavor_0708/20573.html|title=Nanm: A classic dipping sauce in Dai cuisine|author=Zhuang Lin|date=2020-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chinadailyglobal.com/a/201909/05/WS5d706f9aa310cf3e35569de5.html|author=China Daily|title=''Flavorful Origins'' trailer: ''Nanpie''|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref>
''Nan piě'' is made by pestling various ingredients to form a pungent paste which is accompanied with other dishes such as rice. It can be also used as a dip. Common variations  of ''nanmi'' are [[tamarillo]] nanpie, [[goby]] nanpie and [[black nightshade]] nanpie. Popular herbs and spices used in nanpie are, [[coriander]], [[chili peppers]], [[sawtooth coriander]], [[garlic]], [[ginger]] and [[basil]]. Nanpie is a key dish  during traditional Dai banquets and it is said that the more nanpie are on the table the more delicious and important the meal is.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.yunnan.cn/html/2020/flavor_0708/20573.html |title=Nanm: A classic dipping sauce in Dai cuisine |author=Zhuang Lin |access-date=2020-09-27}}
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Nanpie was featured on the [[Netflix]] food documentary series, ''[[Flavorful Origins]]'' in the second episode or the second season which highlighted Yunnanese culinary traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80991060 |author=Netflix |title=Flavorful Origins: Nan Piě -S2 Ep.2- |website=[[Netflix]] |access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref>
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