My favorite food is papaya salad or Somtum which is definitely in my Top 10, is Som Tam, otherwise known as Papaya Salad. The meal is quite simple to make. The main ingredients are shredded green papaya, chopped green beans, tomato, dried prawns, unsalted roasted peanuts, chilies, garlic and lime juice. These are all pounded together in a mortar using a pestle. The sound it makes is "pok pok". Whenever I hear that sound while walking down the street I always turnaround to look for the som tam stall. The papaya salad is best served with sticky rice (khao neow) and grilled chicken. That is the way I like it. But you can have fish instead. There is also a recipe which has crab. When you come to buy Papaya Salad, it is nearly always prepared in front of you. This way you can tell them how many chilies you want! I like mine hot. Papaya Salad with sticky rice from a roadside stall will cost you about 20 baht.