The Thai dish of som tam, or green papaya salad, is wonderfully refreshing ... with additions such as shredded carrot, dried shrimp and small salted crabs (so tiny most of the shells are edible ...

Thai papaya salad (Som Tam) is typically spicier, with bold flavors from chili, lime, fish sauce, and palm sugar. It often includes dried shrimp or salted crab. Vietnamese papaya salad (Gỏi Đu ...

Add your shredded papaya and carrot into the pestle and mortar and toss with a pair of tongs or chopsticks. Otherwise, mix together the papaya, carrot in a large bowl and pour the sauce from the ...

This is a brightly flavoured dish that balances a lot of spice with cooling fresh mint and salad greens ... part of a Thai meal, with other dishes and steamed sticky rice. Fresh shrimp are ...