Basically, tom yum is a soup dish originated in Laos and Thailand. It is also known as ‘tom yam’ in Royal Thai General System of Transcription. Since the time of its origin, this soup is popular in Thai cuisine as well as in neighboring cuisines such as Malay cuisine as well as in cuisine of Singapore. The term tom yum is also associated with the financial crisis aroused in Asia in the year 1997. The crisis is often called as ‘Tom Yum Goong Crisis’