Clay wrote on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:16:01 +0000 (UTC):

>> 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.

Thanks for the suggestion. Carrot might work but I only willingly eat
two brassicae, Brussels sprouts and shredded cabbage. The latter might
work.

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