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Som Tam Issan
Northeastern Thai Papaya Salad
Som Tam Issan - Northeastern Thai Papaya Salad - This is a typical Issan (Northeast Thailand) dish. It can be made with or without the Ba-laa (pickled mud fish). Potential cooks are warned: this ingredient smells foul but it does taste nice. Som tam is a basic "salad" style dish, eaten as a snack. You can increase the proportion of chilies until this is a bowl of red fire, and it will still be authentic. On the other hand you can reduce the chilies to just a hint and it will also still be authentic. It all depends on your taste preference. The above 50:50 mix is about typical of the region. If you wish you can decorate the salad with chopped roast peanuts, sliced green onions, and mint leaves. You can also include raw bean sprouts and sliced cucumber as side dishes. Thai's generally eat lettuce or some cabbage related vegetable as a side dish also. The normal way to eat it is to rip a piece of lettuce leaf, and take a mouthful of som tam in the leaf and eat it without knife, fork or spoon. If you want to be a bit more western use a standard salad, or even an exotic such as a Waldorf Salad as a side dish.

 

 

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