love the local harvest - somtam is the mango salad ?
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There are many Thai dishes made with mango. However, Somtam is made with grated papaya. I can share my recipe ingredients with you here:
The ingredients for som tam, a Thai papaya salad, typically include:
Green papaya: The main ingredient, but cucumber can be used as a substitute
Peanuts: Toasted and sprinkled on top
Palm sugar: Pounded into a paste to dissolve more easily
Lime juice: A key ingredient in the dressing
Fish sauce: A key ingredient in the dressing
Garlic and chilies: Coarsely pounded together with a pestle and mortar
Other ingredients that might be added include:
Snake beans, Pineapple, Tomato wedges, Iceberg lettuce, Dried shrimp, Tamarind juice, and Palm vinegar.
Pam, usually I like to make mine with an added salty egg mixed in ,but there are so many ways to make it. Give it a go , it's fun and easy... Enjoy
i think i have all the ingredients in my kitchen - except for palm vinegar, never heard of it. And somehow never got the hang of salted egg. But would definitely give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Apologies...pals sugar...not vinegar.
Palm sugar is a sweetener derived from any variety of palm tree. Palm sugar is sometimes qualified by the type of palm, as in coconut palm sugar. You could substitute it with brown sugar.
The marble mortar and pestle are made her on the island. I love using them.
