Som Tom Thai (Som"Tam)

shredded green papaya....about 2 cups
fish sauce...............2 tablespoons
palm sugar...............1 1/2 tablespoons (if not available can substitute
         it with regular sugar)
lime juice...............3 tablespoons
tomato (wedged)..........1/2 cups
dried shrimps............1/3 cups
peanuts..................1/4 cups
green chilli.............10 of them
fresh garlic.............5 coves

Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue
crushing, add sugar, continue beating with the prestle, add the papaya,
beat, beat, beat, add fish sauce, beat, beat, add lime juice, still beat,
beat, beat, add tomato, beat, beat, beat, add peanuts, beat, beat,,...
you may need to add either sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The final taste
on the balance between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour. Serve with
vegetable (e.g. cabage, sting bean, napa,..) Many northern or northeastern
Thais like to eat it with sticky rice.