Everything you expect from a salad: refreshing light and quick to prepare.
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Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum) Recipe ส้มตำไทย – Hot Thai Kitchen!
Derek is the host of a Brooklyn supper club featuring Thai food that honors traditional techniques. He is influenced by ongoing dialogue with Thai chefs and the study of old cookbooks. He began writing for Serious Eats in 2020.
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Walk down a busy street in Thailand and you’ll hear the rhythmic beat of wooden pestles beating clay mortars as vendors prepare variations of som tam pounded salads paired with a tangy dressing. Easily the most famous entry in this category is som tam Thai the shredded green papaya salad found in central Thailand that has become synonymous with the term “som tam.” The salad combines crunchy strips of unripe green papaya with fresh chiles pungent garlic savory dried shrimp roasted peanuts green beans and tomatoes all tossed in a salty-sour-sweet dressing made with fish sauce lime juice and palm sugar. It’s everything you could want in a salad: refreshing light and quick to make.
