Thai Green Papaya Salad or Som Tam is a favorite for visitors to Thailand.. It is a favorite with Thai girls for lunch. Now you can learn to cook this dish at home using the online videos. In the online video you will be taught by Thai Chef Chanrat Karatna, nickname Air, and his staff not only how to make Thai Green Papaya Salad but about the ingredients at his cooking school Air's Thai Culinary Kitchen in Chiang Mai Thailand. Copy the recipe below then watch the cooking Thai Green Papaya Salad video and take notes.

• 2 cups green papaya peeled and shredded (substitute: green hard mango or carrot).
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1-2 birds eye chilies
• ½ cup long been or green bean, cut into ½ to 1 inch lengths.
• 2 tbsp dried shrimp, rinsed and dried
• 1-2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp tamarind water/juice
• 1tbsp palm sugar
• 1-2 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 2 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts

Note: You can leave out the papaya and combine everything else and use as a salad dressing over fresh cucumber and onions (onions optional).