For those that want to try Som Tum (Spicy Papaya Salad), or Lao people call it Tum Mak Houng, here is a simple recipe that you can try.
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For those that want to try Som Tum (Spicy Papaya Salad), or Lao people call it Tum Mak Houng, here is a simple recipe that you can try.
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October 3, 2009 at 10:11 am
Dallas
Nice British accent.
I think she is missing 3 important ingredients: Shrimp Paste, Padeak, and MSG.
October 3, 2009 at 11:02 am
Nye
Dallas, it’s fun to watch her video, I like her. The ingredients that you’re talking about is a bit more advance, I didn’t want to scare K yet, so this is a very simple recipe and I think it is the same recipe as most Thai restaurants overseas.
October 3, 2009 at 2:27 pm
K.noizki
MyGod, she’s very funny, haha, I was like did she say, POPEYE? LOL.
It looks so easy for me, I can get those ingredients at Thai store near my place, but what is Padeak and MSG? Do you still have to wash the papaya with hot water or just rinse it in running water after slicing?
YUMMY, I can see it from her face at least. Thanks, Ginger.
October 3, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Dallas
Hey K!
I my brother-in-law wife is Pinay. She love Lao food especially papaya salad. I think I got her entire family to like it too.
Padeak is a pickled/fermented fish sauce unlike your regular Patis. MSG is Mono Sodium Glutamate (Betsin).
I just wash it with warm water after I peel the skin then dry and shred it.
October 4, 2009 at 8:57 am
K.noizki
Thanks.
It’s funny I even asked a Thai client for this and you’re right, it’s not the ordinary “Patis” we Pinoys use for cooking. She even kindly asked me to come over to their house (and she live near my apartment too, haha) and will show me how to do it. Now that’s something to look forward to.
The MSG is something that I might skip. Guess what, I’m ordering Som Tum tonight.
October 3, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Nye
K, she is funny, even though she couldn’t say all the word, but she was braved enough to give it a try, she made cooking seems fun, glad you like her video.
October 4, 2009 at 9:04 am
K.noizki
She’s alright. The preparation doesn’t need too much explanation since it’s very easy to do, squeezing more LIME must be a way to go (she just need to be careful with that knife, haha).
October 4, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Nye
K, I don’t put Lime in mine, I use the Tamarind Paste instead and it gives it a different flavor. There are so many different variations of ingredients in this dish and everyone makes it differently. But one thing, this is a great diet food.
October 3, 2009 at 5:19 pm
lady0fdarkness
i tasted the papaya salad that doesn’t have shrimp paste and padek; it tasted more like a cold salad type dish. it taste pretty good with a lot of limes and garlic. that’s ysually the way Thai restaurants make it for westerners.
October 3, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Nye
lady0fdarkness, the Thais like it spicy, sweet and sour and a flavor that the Westerners also like, but not as authentic as the Lao version of Tum Mak Houng, I like our version better and always put shrimp paste or padek in mine.
October 4, 2009 at 12:06 am
salalao
I liked mind som tum with both shrimp paste and padek. but mom she put crab paste in her
October 4, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Nye
salalao, I think I tried everything, and now I mixed my own Padek with lots of ingredients in it and keep it refrigerators, it’s great to have it handy for Larp or any Thai or Lao dish. I have crab paste at home and sometime would put it in my Tum Mak Houng, it has a different flavor but it doesn’t look as pretty because it’s black or dark coloring.
October 4, 2009 at 2:41 am
seeharhed
shoot!!! after watching this video, i want some tum mark hoong too.. i will have to make a surprise visit to my parents house tomorrow afternoon. i like mom’s version of tum mark hoong, she added some mark keur(lao eggplant) to it. and lastly… you have to eat it with “kiep muu”
October 4, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Nye
seeharhed, that’s how I make it during the summer when I have lots of Lao/Thai eggplant, and adding string bean is also good. If you like, you can even Tum Kiep Muu in there as well, it adds more flavor.
October 15, 2009 at 2:12 am
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