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 ...

Well, if you too are intrigued to try raw papaya in the form of a nice spicy yet healthy salad? Then read on to follow us ...

Start at the stem, where the papaya ripens first ... the more savory flavor of an underripe one, as used in green papaya salad, for example. The simplest way to ripen your papaya is to leave ...