Somtum for sale at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT

Somtum for sale at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT in March 2019

Somtum dish at a Thai restaurant in Sydney, NSW

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

Somtum dish in a Thai restaurant in Haymarket, Sydney

Somtum dish in a Thai restaurant in Haymarket, Sydney in September 2017

Somtum for lunch in Khorat, Thailand

Somtum for lunch in Khorat, Thailand in August 2017

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 for lunch at the Madam Thai food restaurant in Khao Lak, Thailand

Somtum for lunch at the Madam Thai food restaurant in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

Somtum dish in the Mall, Khorat, Thailand

Somtum dish in the Mall, Khorat, Thailand in June 2016

Som tum (papaya salad) dish in a restaurant in Loei, Thailand

Som tum (papaya salad) dish in a restaurant in Loei, Thailand in June 2016

Fon's somtum in the food hall in Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand

Fon's somtum in the food hall in Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand in May 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

Preparing somtum

Ant making somtum in Canberra in November 2013

Thai somtum

Somtum in the kitchen in Canberra in January 2014

Thai feast

Food in Canberra in December 2013

Isaan somtum

Som tum for dinner in Khorat, Thailand in February 2014

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

Authentic somtum dish

 

Somtam dish with chilli in Bangkok, Thailand in January 2012

Somtum dish

Somtum (papaya salad) in a restaurant in Krabi, Thailand in February 2012