I feel that I must give some sort of explanation as to why papaya salad is so gross...my disclaimer is that I too love papaya...when it is ripe.
First they put in young (unripe, crunchy, green) papaya, and mix it with fish sauce, dried little shrimpy things, chilies, peanuts, and carrots, and then smush it all in a pestal and mortar. The flavor is similar to that of vomit. It does not retain any sort of "papaya" flavor...merely vomit flavor. I don't know if liking papaya would help you in this instance whatsoever. I guess we'll just have to see when I get home...how about it? Papaya salad tasting date? Who's up for it?
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Wow. The fish sauce puts me off a bit. I have tried and tried to like it, but it just tastes kind of rotten to me...
Everything else in the recipe sounds kind of good, though. So...I'm up for a papaya salad tasting.
Spoke sez he won't try anything that tastes like warm sick.
You seem to like a lot of food that I probably wouldn't, and if you think that papaya salad tastes like vomit, then I'm guessing that I will HATE it.
So bring it on. When's the party?
Eew! Barf salad! Or...Close enough...*shudders*
meadow
Jessica!!! Papaya salad does NOT taste like vomit!!!!
And Paula, just so you know, fish sauce is in most Thai food... you kind of don't notice after a while... except when they don't add enough. :)
Maybe I've been here too long... :)
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