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".