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Tam malako or tam ba kluay-tet or som tam (papaya pok-pok) is a popular snack or a meal by itself when eaten with sticky rice. It is called lu ba-kluay-tet when thin slices of papaya are merely mixed with chili paste made from dried chilies, garlic, shrimp paste and boiled fermented fish. (Rattana Phromphichai, 1999, p. 2408; Prathum Unsi, personal communication, June 25, 2007).


1.	Green Papaya	100	Gm.
2.	Bird chili	10	0
3.	Garlic	5	Cloves
4.	Tamarind juice	2	Tbsp.
5.	Palm sugar	1	Tbsp.
6.	Roasted Peanuts	2	Tbsp.
7.	Boiled Fermented fish	2	Tbsp.

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4	5

1. Peel and shred the papaya.
2. Crush the garlic and chilies.
3. Add peanuts, sugar, fish and crush or pound lightly.
4. Add tamarind juice.
5. Add papaya and mix well.

Make sure the peal is completely removed to prevent a bitter taste.

Rattana Phromphichai.(1999). Tam ba kluay-tet. In Saranukrom Wattanathamthai Phak Nuea (Vol.4,
�� p.2408). Bangkok: The Siam Commercial Bank Foundation for the Encyclopedia of Thai Culture.
�� (in Thai).


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