The perfect som tam. Photograph: Felicity Cloake for the GuardianAddictively hot and refreshingly crunchy, this Thai staple has been called the world’s best salad. But how long should you pound those ...

Thai cuisine is very popular across the world for its emphasis on lightly-prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and spicy edges. Traditionally, Thai cuisine loosely falls into four ...

Thai cuisine has given us so many treasures in terms of delicious dishes which we can all savour and enjoy with friends and family. One such treasure is the Thai papaya salad which is amongst Thai ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. A chalkboard menu describes orders of pounded salads — heavy on green papaya, fish sauce, lime, and ...

The Thai dish of som tam, or green papaya salad, is wonderfully refreshing. In restaurants, it's served as the cook makes it. But Thailand’s street stalls and specialist som tam shops will tailor the ...

I have been entranced by the green papaya salad called som tam ever since my first visit to Tiny Thai Restaurant, in fall 2004, shortly after it opened in what is now the Essex Experience. The classic ...

The tang, crunch and sweet and sour taste of this green pawpaw salad makes it the perfect side dish or a meal in its own right. As you crush and pound, use a spoon to lift and mix ingredients from the ...

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Twenty-five years after leaving Bangkok, my nomadic soul still searches for its Som Tam and Thai green curry elsewhere. Sadly, no Thai restaurant in any city of the world, including the ones run by ...