[Post 1161] The OG Papaya Salad From Isan? How To Enjoy Som Tum Like A True Thai | Lunch With Us: Bangkok

Summary

Som tum, or papaya salad, is all the rage these days - but did you know the version that the world is most familiar with, isn’t the original?  

Office workers Pare and Jent take us to their go-to Isan food stall, Larb Chareon, on Rama IV road in Khlong Toei, which serves 18 types of som tum - including in the original Isan style. Its husband-and-wife team serve authentic northeastern Thai cuisine in the heart of Bangkok. But urban development could be threatening good-yet-affordable stalls like theirs.