papaya salad or som tum is the most popular dish in Thailand. It is a Northeastern food that is eaten with sticky rice and other Northeastern dishes such as laab, beef salad and spicy bamboo shoot salad.
Som tum is so popular and easy to make that it seems almost every family, restaurant, and food stall has their own special recipe. No matter where you are in Thailand, there’s bound to be delicious som tum close by.