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Som tam

Som tam

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Som tam is a traditional Thai dish from the northeastern region, and it is a sour and spicy dish made with green papaya.

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Recipe from Sasakubo1717, Geonuch, Tvcccp and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Som tam is a traditional Thai dish from the northeastern region. It features unripe green papaya as its main ingredient.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmixture
  • Estimated cost$1.60 $0.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.09
  • $0.08
  • $0.08
  • $0.73
  • $0.43
  • $0.07
  • $0.12

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the ginger and the red chili peppers. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. ≈ 8 min
  3. Crush the cooked beans. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cut the long beans into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  5. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, then mix thoroughly until you have a creamy and smooth consistency. ≈ 4 min
  6. Adjust the flavor by adding lemon juice, cane sugar, or fish sauce to your liking. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Som tam

  • Un un ripe papaya, uncooked$0.09
  • 5-6 pieces of ginger$0.08
  • 5-6 red chili peppers$0.08
  • Two halves of halved cherry tomatoes$0.73
  • Fish sauce, 2 tablespoons$0.43
  • 1/4 cup of lemon juice$0.07
  • granulated sugar 1 tablespoon$0.12

Total$1.60

that's $0.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Un un ripe papaya, uncooked
  • 5-6 pieces of ginger
  • 5-6 red chili peppers
  • Two halves of halved cherry tomatoes
  • Chopped, soft beans 2 tablespoons
  • Long green beans, cut into 1 piece
  • Fish sauce, 2 tablespoons
  • Dried frog, 2 tablespoons
  • 1/4 cup of lemon juice
  • granulated sugar 1 tablespoon

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