Som tamSom tam or Som tum also known as Tam mak hoong is a spicy salad made from shredded unripened papaya. Som tam is derived from a traditional dish in Laos called tam mak hoong.
The dish combines the four main tastes of Thai cuisine: sour lime, hot chile, salty fish sauce, and sweetness added by palm sugar. In Thailand, it is customary that a customer ask the preparer to make the dish suited to his or her tastes, but traditionally, a typical som tam will contain some or all of the following items:
- Chili
- Sugar
- Garlic
- Lime
- Fish sauce
- Brined crabs ( These are not marine crabs, but local salted black crabs found in the flooded ricefields and canals. Isaan people eat the entire crab, including the shell.
- Shrimp paste
- Padaek
- Yardlong beans
- Tomatoes
- Hog Plums
Som tam is often served with sticky rice and gai yang. It is also sometimes served over rice noodles and raw vegetables to mitigate the spiciness of the dish, or simply as a snack by itself with crispy pork rinds.
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