Thailand's famed papaya salad can also be found in Laos and Cambodia. But M.R. Thanadsri Svasti (former head chef to Their Majesties), the famed Thai food critic and Thai cuisine guru, has noted there are many unknown facts in relation to the invention and revolution of som tam.
Originating in the Isaan area, Thailand's northeast, it was first made as a salad with fresh green papayas due to the abundance of the fruit in the region. The dish was made without any palm sugar as food from Isaan was likened for its strong spicy flavors, not for sweetness, combining preserved crab, preserved fish known as plala, tamarind juice, beans, olives and salt.
It wasn't until it gained popularity and migration to Bangkok that sugar along with other ingredients were added, as many people from Isaan started to enter the capital city for work as tricycle riders, bringing with them their cuisine during the reign of King Rama II (1809-1824).
Over time hundreds of som tam shops opened, while restaurants started to include it on their menus.
Thailand's famed papaya salad can also be found in Laos and Cambodia. But M.R. Thanadsri Svasti (former head chef to Their Majesties), the famed Thai food critic and Thai cuisine guru, has noted there are many unknown facts in relation to the invention and revolution of som tam. Originating in the Isaan area, Thailand's northeast, it was first made as a salad with fresh green papayas due to the abundance of the fruit in the region. The dish was made without any palm sugar as food from Isaan was likened for its strong spicy flavors, not for sweetness, combining preserved crab, preserved fish known as plala, tamarind juice, beans, olives and salt. It wasn't until it gained popularity and migration to Bangkok that sugar along with other ingredients were added, as many people from Isaan started to enter the capital city for work as tricycle riders, bringing with them their cuisine during the reign of King Rama II (1809-1824). Over time hundreds of som tam shops opened, while restaurants started to include it on their menus.
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