Comments on: Green Papaya Salad

By: cee

cee — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:56:58 +0000

Hi Judy,
I’ve never heard of anyone cooking green papaya, nor have I ever heard of any problems with latex(?). Totally confused here. S.E. Asians have been eating green papaya uncooked for hundreds of years with no problems.

By: judy f

judy f — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:22:25 +0000

Just picked up about 15 green papayas in the yard here in Miami – the tree broke! So I’m looking very forward to making papaya salad – my son has a peanut allergy so I make most Asian dishes at home. I have a question – so may sites say green papaya must be cooked due to the latex content – I’ve eaten this salad in restaurants, and had no issues with the latex content myself. Can someone please explain what the issue is?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:59:13 +0000

Some dried beans are slightly toxic if not cooked at a high enough temperature – kidney beans in particular can give you a miserable couple of hours. Maybe that’s what you’re thinking of?

By: Uanlin

Uanlin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:13:18 +0000

@Jane

I don’t purchase food on the Internet, and neither should anyone else.

I finally managed to locate a Korean and Indian stores to buy shrimp paste and palm sugar, respectively. Having a luxury of browsing over 2 dozen types of shrimp paste bottles was a delight.

The chili garlic sauce I augmented to my Sum Tom made it extremely spicy to the point that my parents had to run to the restroom to wash their mouth. After a while of coating their mouth with yogurt and bread, they raised the white flags. Although I had to suck it up and finish the bowl of salad with my entire face going numb. After consumption, my entire digestive system feels very refreshed. I think my body just burnt 1,000 cal. to fight the chili.

I gotta pay more attention in selecting my Green Papaya. But now I know how to get the spiciness down a notch or 10. Other than that, my recipe, which does not follow the portion on this post, was almost perfect.

P.S. When I referred to “America”, I meant American grocery stores; it’s almost impossible to find anything other than what it is mass-produced by one of the top 5 food companies.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:01:33 +0000

I live in the US a small Southern city and I can find both of those items. Granted there are other things I have to order off the internet, but the Korean and Chinese groceries here keep both of those items in stock. Palm sugar can also be found in our Indian grocery and our Caribbean grocery. You must live in the middle of nowhere. I thought where I live is the middle of nowhere, but you have proved me wrong. I feel for you. Buy what you need off the internet. Reserve your hate for something that makes some sort of sense.

By: Uanlin

Uanlin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:06:19 +0000

I hate America. You can’t find palm sugar and shrimp paste.

By: Papaya Salad Recipe

Papaya Salad Recipe — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:58:21 +0000

That is a wonderful recipe. I love Thai Papaya Salad!

By: JWright

JWright — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:26:07 +0000

Yikes. What a douche you are.

By: cee

cee — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:13:45 +0000

I’ve never heard of such a thing. People (including me!) eat these raw all the time in Thailand and they’re fine. Perhaps it’s another vegetable which you are confusing with this one?

By: cee

cee — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:09:42 +0000

You add them whole.