Som tam or som tum is a spicy salad made from shredded unripened papaya.
The main ingredients of this Thai dish, the vegetables, contain many beneficial kinds of vitamins, especially vitamin A and beta-carotene from the carrots. Beta-carotene can help reduce the free radicals which are known to cause cancer. Other ingredients in Som Tum are of nutritional value and aide in improving one’s health too.
The dish combines the four main tastes of Thai cuisine: sour lime, hot chili, salty fish sauce, and sweetness added by palm sugar. In Thailand, it is customary that a customer ask the preparer to make the dish suited to his or her tastes
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