DISH RESEARCH · Salad
Som Tam Lao
Also known as: ส้มตำลาว
An intensely seasoned Isan green papaya salad pounded with fermented fish, chilli, garlic, tomatoes, long beans, and a sharp sour-salty dressing.
About Som Tam Lao
An intensely seasoned Isan green papaya salad pounded with fermented fish, chilli, garlic, tomatoes, long beans, and a sharp sour-salty dressing.
Ingredients in Som Tam Lao
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- Green Papayabase
- Fermented Fish Saucesauce
- Garlicseasoning
- Chilli pepperseasoning
- Tomatogarnish
- Limesauce
- Palm Sugarsweetener
- Salted Fermented Crabprotein
- Yardlong beangarnish
- Tomatoesother
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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