On 2009-07-21, James Silverton > wrote:

> The recipe for Green papaya salad that Judy Bolton posted in r.f.recipes
> looks good since I like the salad in restaurants. I am told that
> shredded papaya can be bought in some stores and I wonder if anyone can
> suggest any likely places. A whole papaya is much more than I want.

You don't really need the green papaya -- You need texture and a substrate
to absorb the flavors. In the US, my wife who is Thai uses shredded carrot
and cucumber to make som tam. On my Web site I have recipes from som tam
using string beans or Chinese kale stalks.

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Clay Irving >
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