Raw Mango and Raw Papaya Salad, with a Spicy-Sweet Dressing made from soy sauce, jaggery, and lemon juice, is a tantalizing combination of vibrant flavours and contrasting textures.
Thai historian Sujit Wongthes has speculated that the green papaya salad originated in the communities of ethnic Chinese–Lao settlers living in what is now Central Thailand, who adopted the ancient Lao tradition of preparing salads from fruits, called tam som, to make salads from papayas .
