Green papaya salad
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Green papaya salad is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. Known as tam som or tam mak hoong in Laos, the dish is characterized by its bold flavors, combining sour, spicy, salty, and slight
Green papaya salad with yardlong beans, chili, pla ra, brined crab, hog plum and lime
Unripe papaya being sliced into thin strips during preparation of the salad
Street vendor from Isan pounding green papaya salad in Bangkok
Green papaya salad, grilled chicken and sticky rice is a popular combination in Laos and Thailand.
Thai cuisine
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Thai cuisine, the national cuisine of Thailand and of Thai people, places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with aromatics and spicy heat. Traditional Thai cuisine loosely falls into four categories
Green papaya salad
…the population is predominantly ethnic Lao. From Isan, green papaya salad, known in Thai as som tam, spread throughout Thailand and became a staple of Thai cuisine. Beyond Laos and Thailand, green papaya salad has also gained popularity across continental Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam…
The local art of vegetable carving is believed to have begun in the Sukhothai Kingdom nearly 700 years ago.
Chili peppers, originally from the Americas, were introduced to Thailand by the Portuguese and Spanish.
Kaeng phet pet yang, a legacy of the palace cuisine of Ayutthaya
Khao chae