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Continue ShoppingFresh & Fiery: Authentic Som Tam
Easy | Spicy | 30 min | x2
Fresh, crunchy, and full of flavor – Som Tam is Thailand’s iconic green papaya salad. It’s the perfect mix of spicy, sour, salty, and sweet, pounded together in a mortar for that authentic taste.
Serve it with sticky rice for the ultimate Thai street food experience!
Ingredients
| Green papaya | 1 piece |
| Garlic, peeled | 3 cloves |
| Fresh Thai chili | 2 pieces |
| Long beans | 3 pieces |
| Coconut sugar | 1 tsp |
| Fish sauce | 1 tsp |
| Tamarind paste | 1 tsp |
| Tomato | 1 piece |
| Lime | 1 piece |
| Carrot | ½ piece |
| Dried shrimps | 1 tbsp |
| Roasted peanuts | 1 tbsp |
| Sticky Rice | 250 g |
Method
1
Prep the Papaya
Peel the green papaya and shred it finely. Do the same with the carrot.
2
Pound the Base
In a mortar and pestle, pound garlic, chilies, and long beans. Add coconut sugar, fish sauce, tamarind paste, quartered tomato, and lime juice. Pound lightly to release flavors.
3
Add Shredded Papaya
Add shredded papaya and carrot. Gently pound and mix well until everything is coated with the dressing.
4
Finish & Serve
Add dried shrimp and roasted peanuts, mix gently, and transfer to a serving plate. Serve with sticky rice on the side.