3. Skin, de-seed and cut the papayas and melon into cube. 4. Combine the fruit with the cooled syrup, season and chill. 5. Arrange the blanched onions and tomatoes on a plate. 6. Whisk all the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Look for firm mangoes and papaya, they are easier to slice and their slightly under-ripe flavour give this salad its unique taste.