Thai cuisine has a strong attraction for gourmets, especially for those who like to eat spicy, surely can not ignore the papaya salad with the characteristic flavor of this golden temple country!

Thai papaya salad – a feature in Thai culture

Som Tam is the name that Thai people use for this famous enough package. This is considered one of the most popular and popular dishes in Thailand. Som Tam is a harmonious combination of many local culinary flavors such as the sour taste of lemon, the rich taste of fish sauce, the sweetness of palm sugar and the pungent taste of chili.

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Although the main ingredient of this dish is shredded green papaya, other ingredients such as chili, palm sugar, garlic, fish sauce, shrimp paste, sliced tomatoes, raw cabbage, cowpeas, dried shrimp, three aspects are also very important… But the additive ingredients are put in the mortar to be pounded evenly and then the papaya is pounded quickly to absorb the flavor. Therefore, in order to have a delicious package, it requires the skill of the chef to be fast and accurate. If you pound it unevenly or for too long, the salad will not be delicious, it will not absorb all the flavor, but sometimes it will make the salad soft.

The salad was pounded in a large mortar, very elaborately

Som Tam is a popular street food in Thailand. It is also often served with grilled chicken, rice vermicelli or served with Thai sticky rice, insects…

What’s different about Thai papaya salad in Vietnam?

“Arrived” in Vietnam not long ago, but Thai papaya salad has won the hearts of fans because of its fresh and unique taste. Especially in Saigon, the shops serving this salad have sprouted up like mushrooms, each shop is very crowded, there is a shop selling more than 100 kg of papaya a day.

Salad ingredients must be fresh and clean. Photo: @simplynicole2018

Compared to the original version, the “made in Vietnam” papaya salad is modified by the owners of ingredients and spices to suit the taste of diners. For example, the spiciness will be reduced according to the requirements of each customer. The sauce that is mixed into the salad will make the cooked fish sauce, not the raw fish sauce. When finished pounding, the salad is sprinkled with a little more coriander and peanuts to have a delicious and attractive salad.

The standard Thai papaya salad will pack four flavors of sweet, sour, spicy and salty without the need for fish sauce. When you eat it, you will feel the freshness and texture of papaya, the sweetness of jaggery and a little bit of fat and saltiness of Ba Khia. Just imagining it makes my mouth water!

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A portion of papaya salad costs about 40,000 VND on average. Here are some famous papaya salad shops in Saigon that 2! Nice would like to introduce to you. Let’s pin it down and let’s have a drink together!

Thai Papaya Salad NANI-SomTum Thai

Address: 229 Hoang Dieu 2, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc.

Ty Thy Papaya Salad

Address: 2B Ben Phu Lam, Ward 9, District 6, HCMC.

Loan’s Thai Loan Papaya Salad

Address: 95 Huynh Dinh Hai, Ward 14, Binh Thanh District, HCMC.

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