The slightly fermented, salted pork and fat, the ingredients of naem are often packed in a tubular translucent plastic hose, somewhat like a sausage.

Raw naem with prik kee noo chilies are also sold on markets as a snack in small plastic bags, or grilled and on skewers.

When grilled, it is typically sold as a flattened roll of naem, characterized by two indentations near the edges. These were formed by the rubber bands when the shredded ingredients were bound tightly together in a wrapper.