My favorite food is “Som Tum” (papaya salad). Som Tum is racy salty,sour,spicy. Som Tum is food delicious and is known inThailand.It comes from Thailand. The main ingredient is papaya. And other ingredients such as lemon chili tomatoes beans dried shrimp .I like it.
"Som Tam" (ส้มตำ) is a spicy papaya salad that will light your taste buds on fire! It has such a range of flavors and a balance of spicy, sweet, sour and salty! It is incredibly healthy and delicious! It originates in the northeast of Thailand. I used to live in Chiang Mai, Thailand and would order this at least a couple times a week. It only cost me about 60 cents. I used to also eat it with chicken and sticky rice I'd buy from the market in Thailand - also known as "Gai Yang" (ไก่ย่าง). If you haven't been to Thailand yet and you get the opportunity - the people, the food and the sights are incredible and being there will change your life!
Onto the recipe now - I just wanted to let you know that I am omitting two ingredients which are commonly used in this recipe in Thailand. You'll understand why when you see the images! ;) But, if you have a taste for this kind of thing, please add it to your dish and don't let my preferences change that. There are two ingredients commonly used which I am omitting - one is pickled fresh water crabs and the other is small dried shrimp. Have you ever had dried shrimp? I was originally an exchange student with the Rotary Club in Bangkok, Thailand at the age of 16. I lived with a wonderful family and a host-dad who was intimidating and always made me eat the most exotic and strange specialties. So I ate my share of odd foods and dried fish and dried shrimp - and I just don't care for it! Too fishy and I didn't like the texture. The crab which they like to use in this dish - I just can't fathom eating it because I've seen how it's added to this dish and crushed like the other ingredients. I prefer this without any added sea creatures!!!
Please do not let my icky introduction scare you away from making this - because it is delicious! For someone who likes trying different types of foods from around the world, you should like this. The Thai people I knew would eat it when they were trying to lose a few pounds. I've read some interesting things about papaya and it seems the unripened green papaya is super-healthy and can ease some digestive problems. So let's get started!