Tam mak hoong

Tam mak hoong (Lao: ຕໍາໝາກຫຸ່ງ, [ɗam mak huŋ]) is a spicy traditional Laotian salad made from shredded unripened papaya. Tam mak hoong is often served with sticky rice (Lao: ເຂົ້າໜຽວ [kʰaːw nio]) and ping kai (Lao: ປິງໄກ່) (kai yang in Thailand). Raw vegetables, pork rinds, and rice noodles are also sometimes used.

Tam mak hoong (ຕໍາໝາກຫຸ່ງ) literally means 'pounded papaya', where tam means 'pounded' and mak hoong is the word for 'papaya'.

Ingredients

Tam mak hoong is made according to the customer's tastes, which involves balancing several of the tastes of Laotian cuisine such as sour, spicy, salty, and sweet. Tam mak hoong will typically contain some or all of the following items:

• Chili (Lao: ໝາກເຜັດ [maːkpʰet])
• Garlic (Lao: ຜັກທຽມ [pʰaktʰiːam])
• Sugar (sometimes also palm sugar)
• Padaek (Lao: ປາແດກ [paːdɛːk])
• Fish sauce (Lao: ນ້ຳປາ [nam paː])
• Shrimp paste (Lao: ກະປີ [kaʔpiː])
• Brined crabs (Lao: ປູດອງ [pudɔŋ])
• Lime (Lao: ໝາກນາວ [maːknaːw])
• Hog Plums (Lao: ໝາກກອກ [maːkkɔːk])
• Tomatoes (Lao: ໝາກເລ່ນ [maːk leːn])
• Yardlong beans (Lao: ໝາກຖົ້ວ [maːktʰua])

See also

• List of salads
• Som tam - Thai version of a very similar dish

External links

• Papaya Salad recipes from laocuisine.la