Fish sauce: I cannot think of a Thai salad that does not incorporate fish sauce. It is the main seasoning element that lends saltiness and umami to the dish.

Popular in Thai, Lao, and Filipino cuisine, it’s a quick dish that’s both energizing and full of character. Master this Green Papaya Salad recipe and enjoy a punchy, spicy salad that wakes up ...

Ingredients. 600g cleaned (about 1kg whole) small to medium squid, tentacles kept. 6 very small Lebanese cucumbers, split lengthways. rice bran oil (or vegetable oil) ...

“Very Spicy” Papaya Salad Recipe. Serves 4. Ingredients: For the dressing: 2 tablespoons palm sugar ¼ cup (60 ml) fish sauce ¼ cup (60 ml) lime juice. For the salad: 4 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled ...

Rinse the salad vegetables and herbs under a cold tap. Slice the head of lettuce into 2cm wide strips. Roughly chop the coriander and slice the mint a little more finely.

Laab, a bright and spicy cold salad, couldn’t be easier. Precooked chicken is the time-saving ingredient that makes this recipe the answer to what to make when it’s too hot to cook.

Among Spicy Sugar’s half-dozen variations on papaya salad, also known as somtum, you’ll find two Lao-style versions made with fermented fish or salted crab.