Green papaya salad

"Som tam" redirects here. For the film, see Somtum (film).
Green papaya salad
Green papaya salad with yardlong beans, chili, pla ra, brined crab, hog plum and lime
TypeSalad
Place of originLaos
Region or stateLaos
Associated cuisineXishuangbanna (China), Burmese, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese
Main ingredientsGreen papaya

Green papaya salad (Burmese: သင်္ဘောသီးသုပ်; Khmer: បុកល្ហុង; Lao: ຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ/ຕໍາສົ້ມ, pronounced [tàm mȁːk.hūŋ, tàm.sȍm]; Rakhine: ပဒကာသီးသုပ်; Thai: ส้มตำ, pronounced [sôm.tām], RTGS: somtam; Northeastern Thai: ตำบักหุ่ง/ตำส้ม, pronounced [tām bǎk.hūŋ, tām.sòm]; and Vietnamese: gỏi đu đủ) is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. It is generally believed to have been created by the Lao people[1][2][3][4] and is considered one of the national dishes of Laos.[5][6][7] Green papaya salad is also popular in neighbouring Thailand's Isan region, whose population is mainly composed of ethnic Lao and from where it spread to the rest of Thailand.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Green papaya salad has also spread to the rest of the continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Myanmar,[14] and Vietnam[15]), as well as Xishuangbanna (China).

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