Food Photo: Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

By Mark Wiens

Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

One of the Thai dishes that never gets old is a fine plate of freshly pounded green papaya salad.

I devoured this marvelous plate at graveyard Isaan restaurant in Silom.

Hor Mok Ma Prao On (Seafood Curry in Coconut)

Thai style seafood curry in a coconut shell called Hor Mok Ma Prao On ห่อหมกมะพร้าวอ่อน…

Squid eggs on a stick, at Amphawa Floating market near Bangkok.

Lemongrass Fried Chicken Ordered from a leisure lakeside restaurant near Khon Kaen, this was not…