Thai Chef Makes Green Papaya Salad (som tum pla ra)

Extra umami version of the popular som tum - green papaya salad! This version is known as Som Tum Lao or Som Tum Pla Ra. RECIPE & BLOG POST: https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/som-tum-pla-ra GET BONUS RECIPES & JOIN MY PRIVATE DISCORD: https://www.patreon.com/pailinskitchen MY COOKBOOKS: https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/htk-cookbook/ MY TOOLS & INGREDIENTS: https://kit.co/hotthaikitchen CONNECT WITH ME! https://instagram.com/HotThaiKitchen https://www.pinterest.com/hotthaikitchen https://www.tiktok.com/@hotthaikitchen https://facebook.com/HotThaiKitchen 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Prepping the green papaya - 3 ways to julienne 03:22 How to make som tum WITH a mortar and pestle 12:18 How to make som tum WITHOUT a mortar and pestle 14:25 Green papaya substitute 15:15 Accompaniments and tasting ---------------- About Pai: Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen. Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco. After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via YouTube videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at http://hot-thai-kitchen.com