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Green Papaya Salad

The most popular salad dishes is the Green Papaya salad. I like it spicy--5 chilies at least! On the first bite your tongue should experience extreme heat, salt, sour and sweet all at once. It is invigrating! If its too spicy chew on water lily greens To make green papaya noodle salad: Double the amount of fish sauce, shrimp paste, lime, sugar and dried shrimp in the mortar. Dish the green papaya salad into a bowl and toss with sin khao bune (rice noodle) before serving. Watch the video of the long bean noodle salad recipe to see how to incorporate the rice noodles. Salad Recipe: Green Papaya Salad 1-4 chilies 1 garlic cloves 3 cups shredded green papaya (watch video: Shredding Green Papaya) 1/2 cup sliced tomatoes 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon shrimp paste 3 tablespoons squeezed lime 1 tablespoon sugar (optional) 2 tablespoons dried shrimp (optional) Using the Thai / Lao Mortar & Pestle Set, crush chilies and garlic until they are separated. Add the rest of t