Just outside the Riverside Condos in Chiang Mai was a selection of food vendors, shops, and massage parlours. We used to buy our ready cooked BBQ whole fish from one lady with a small stand who would also give you a bag of salad greens and a dressing all for around 100baht ($3.50) (cheaper than buying fresh at the market and cooking it ourselves) and buy a Som Tum salad from another stand at a cost of just 30baht. ($1.00). Check out the video below of the making of Som Tum. Then grab couple of bottles of Tiger or Singha beer and take them back to the condo for dinner.
- Jewel and Michiko
- Dinner at home
- Dinner at home
- BBQ Fish stand
- Som Tum Stand outside Condo
- No cooking dinner
Jewel with Michiko our friend from Japan who came and joined us for ten days enjoying a fish dinner. Singha or Tiger beer are one of the essential accompaniments to Som Tum. But a bottle of Aussie wine also goes well. 🙂
Here is a video of the guy making the salad for us. Enjoy… Try it yourself.
Wombats get a Som Tum Salad in Chiang Mai Thailand from Tassie Wombat on Vimeo.