Somtum (aka Papaya Salad) is one of the dishes that every Thai and almost every “farang” (Westerner) I know in Chiang Mai love. Somtum is found EVERYWHERE from street stalls to restaurants.
This is a spicy salad made from ingredients such as shreds of unripe papaya, tomato, long beans, peanuts, garlic, etc. These are all pounded [...]






