Food Photo: Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

By Mark Wiens

Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

One of the Thai dishes that never gets old is a fine plate of freshly pounded green papaya salad.

I devoured this marvelous plate at graveyard Isaan restaurant in Silom.

Get the extinguisher – this Thai papaya salad is on fire!

I ate this som tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย) a few days ago and there were flames…

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In remembrance of our Vegetarian Thai food month, here’s a picture of a fantastic take-away…