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Som Tam
Thailand
Originates from Laos and northeastern Thailand. The most consumed street food in Thailand.
Green papaya salad — shredded unripe papaya pounded in a mortar with tomatoes, green beans, dried shrimp, chilli, garlic, lime and fish sauce. Thailand's most eaten dish.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
0 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
415 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400ggreen papaya, peeled and shredded
2tomatoes, quartered
100ggreen beans, cut
2 clovesgarlic
3fresh chillies
2 tbspdried shrimp
3 tbspfish sauce
juice of 2limes
1 tbsppalm sugar
roasted peanutsto garnish
Method
1
Pound garlic and chilli in a mortar. Add dried shrimp. Pound.
2
Add beans and tomato. Pound lightly to bruise.
3
Add papaya. Season with fish sauce, lime and sugar.
4
Toss. Adjust seasoning. Top with peanuts.
Chef's Tip
Pound to bruise the vegetables, not to pulp them — som tam needs texture.
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