The perfect som tam. Photograph: Felicity Cloake for the GuardianAddictively hot and refreshingly crunchy, this Thai staple has been called the world’s best salad. But how long should you pound those ...

What could be hotter than walking through Chatuchak market in summer? Not much you’d think, but add spicy food to the mix and the temperature does seem to rise. Now what could be even hotter than ...

I have been entranced by the green papaya salad called som tam ever since my first visit to Tiny Thai Restaurant, in fall 2004, shortly after it opened in what is now the Essex Experience. The classic ...

The Thai dish of som tam, or green papaya salad, is wonderfully refreshing. In restaurants, it's served as the cook makes it. But Thailand’s street stalls and specialist som tam shops will tailor the ...

Among all the South Asian cuisines that exist today, the one that is closest to our Indian tastes has to be Thai cuisine. The unique mixture of sweet, sour and spicy - which features in a number of ...

Som tam, the ever-popular Thai spicy papaya salad, is ranked fifth in the latest list of the top 500 best dishes issued by Lonely Planet travel guide. The popular magazine for travellers recently ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. A chalkboard menu describes orders of pounded salads — heavy on green papaya, fish sauce, lime, and ...