DISH RESEARCH · Salad
Tam Mak Hoong
Pounded green papaya in a dark fermented-fish and crustacean dressing.
About Tam Mak Hoong
Saeng Douangdara describes thum mak hoong as central to Lao family food. His version combines crunchy green papaya, cherry tomatoes and lime with a dark, pungent dressing built from padaek, fish sauce, shrimp paste and crab preparations.
Fresh and dried bird's-eye chillies join garlic, tamarind, sugar and salt. MSG is also named in the ingredient discussion, while Lao plum remains an optional addition mentioned by the author.
The shredded papaya is pounded and mixed with the dressing in a Lao mortar. Fresh sticky rice and grilled chicken are retained as optional meal pairings, with their separate preparations unspecified.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Crustaceans, Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Tam Mak Hoong
Saeng Douangdara's Lao thum mak hoong.
- SaltSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- Fresh bird's-eye chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Dried bird's-eye chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Shrimp pasteSeasoning
- Black crab pasteSeasoning
- Luang Prabang padaekSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Fish sauceSeasoning
- Tamarind pasteSeasoning
- Granulated sugarSweetener
- Salted crab sauceSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Cherry tomatoesBase
- LimeSeasoning
- Shredded green papayaBase
- MSGSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Lao plumSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Ice waterCooking medium · Optional
- Prepared sticky riceAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Bing gai grilled chickenAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh bird's-eye chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual131 fresh chilli, no exactcolour mandate.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Dried bird's-eye chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual132 dried form separate from fresh; no exact dried registry candidate forced.
- Shrimp paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual133/79, literal shrimp crustacean identity positive, full product formula unknown.
- Black crab paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual134 plus black identity80, literal crab crustacean identity positive, full product formula unknown.
- Luang Prabang padaek: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual135/81/99 unfiltered fermented fish sauce, full local fish/species/starter formula unknown.
- Fish sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual136 separate filtered fish sauce, full formula unknown.
- Tamarind paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Granulated sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual138/84 granulated branch, palm alternative unselected.
- Salted crab sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual139/85 named wholecrab sauce; exact solids/preservation/product formula unknown. No separate wholecrab pieces added beyond same supplied sauce.
- Cherry tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lime: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual141/87 juice and rind, one source allocation.
- Shredded green papaya: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- MSG: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit ingredient discussion90; omitted from card but fullsource retained, no food-allergy label inferred.
- Lao plum (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual89,64 if lucky optional, botanical species/form unprovided.
- Ice water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional110 icebath for shreddedpapaya, food-contact preparation medium; broad water candidate includes cold/ice form, no extra cooking liquid.
- Prepared sticky rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual perfectbite64 suggested pairing; separate recipe/cultivar/full formula unprovided.
- Bing gai grilled chicken (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual64 suggested paired dish, chicken identified but exact full preparation/formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Laos
- LaosCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Lao Cuisine
- Lao CuisineCatalogue link pending review