Fresh green papaya....it was begging to be picked and "phucked." and "tummed." Tum som mak houang (green papaya salad) is a favorite Lao dish enjoyed throughout all regions of Laos. For "farangs" or foreigners, it may just be a bit too spicy and too potent in flavor, because the secret ingredient used in making this dish is "padek" or fermented fish. For me, I was in papaya heaven....
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THanks for sharing some of your experiences with us. I really enjoy seeing the pictures. I wish you would post more, please. Thats ok if you can't. The papaya gave me watery mouth. Yummy. did you eat tum som there and did you get sick at all?
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