Somtum puu ma is Thai papaya salad made with briefly marinated, raw blue crab. This plate was whipped up on the stunning beach at Ao Manao in Prachuap Kiri Khan, on Thailand’s gulf coast.
Somtum puu ma is Thai papaya salad made with briefly marinated, raw blue crab. This plate was whipped up on the stunning beach at Ao Manao in Prachuap Kiri Khan, on Thailand’s gulf coast.
[…] that’s it the national dish. It’s not – in my view, that accolade easily goes to somtum, the papaya salad dish that fuels the whole […]
[…] In fact, in many ways Suan Soan has an even more natural feel, thanks to the notable absence of the restaurant-owned tables and chairs that line the sand at Ao Manao and other beaches across Thailand. Here, unless you hire them yourself – they’re a […]
[…] I have of the places I’ve been (I’m just as likely to remember Prachuap Kiri Khan for somtum puu maa papaya salad or Khon Kaen for great pork satay at the night market, for example). But here are six […]
[…] one to make your gut turn, if you’re so inclined. This papaya salad variety is a new favourite of mine, and I love it for its sweetness – but that comes not from palm […]
[…] Usually found in coastal regions with an abundance of fresh seafood, this plate combines the sweetness of somtum Thai with raw, blue and lightly marinated horseshoe crab – soak up the ocean-fresh flavours and then suck the sweet meat from the legs. My favourite type of somtum by far, you can see more about it in this post on Krabi’s food scene and in this food porn extraordinaire. […]