Somtum dish at a Thai restaurant in Sydney, NSW

Somtum dish at a Thai restaurant in Sydney, NSW in January 2020

Thai woman making somtum at the Rapid Creek market in Darwin, NT

Thai woman making somtum at the Rapid Creek market in Darwin, NT in March 2019

Sliced papaya for somtum at the Rapid Creek market in Darwin, NT

Sliced papaya for somtum at the Rapid Creek market in Darwin, NT in March 2019

Somtum with the lot dish in a food court in Bangkok, Thailand

Somtum with the lot dish in a food court in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2017

Somtum at Bounmaly's birthday celebration in Canberra

Somtum at Bounmaly's birthday celebration in Canberra in October 2016

Papaya salad (Somtum) and fried chicken stalls in Ao Nang, Krabi district, Thailand

Papaya salad (Somtum) and fried chicken stalls in Ao Nang, Krabi district, Thailand in May 2016

Making somtum in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cooks at a somtum restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Cooks in a Thai restaurant

Cooks at a somtum restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

A busy restaurant in Chiang Mai

Woman at a somtum restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Somtum

Somtum (spicy papaya salad) in Canberra in March 2013

Somtam and duck eggs

Somtam and duck eggs at a restaurant near the village of Ban Pho in Korat Province (Nakhon Ratchasima), Thailand in January 2012

Som tam dish!

Somtam (Spicy papaya salad) dish in Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Thailand in June 2011

Somtum! ส้มตำ

Papaya salad (Somtum) for sale at the Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok in June 2011

Som tam

Som tam (ส้มตำ), Fon's favourite dish, spicy papaya salad, made in Canberra in March 2011. Not one for vegetarians! For more info, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Som_tam. A vegetarian version can be found here:http://www.vegetarianrecipesandcooking.com/vegetarian-som-tam-recipe.php. Warning, it is a very Spicy dish!