Tam Ponlamai

Spicy fruit salad

Tam Ponlamai" ( ตำผลไม้ ) is a Thai salad made from a mixture of different fruits. The fruits are served with a spicy dressing made from lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar and chili powder. This salad combines sweet, sour and spicy flavors and is often garnished with peanuts or dried prawns. It can also be found under the name “Som Tam Ponlamai” ( ส้มตำผลไม้ ) or “Yam Ponlamai” ( ยำผลไม้ ) and “Yam Ponlamai Ruam” ( ยำผลไม้รวม ).

Name
Tam Ponlamai
Tam (ตำ)
Pound
Ponlamai (ผลไม้)
Fruit (General)
Alternative names
Tam Phonlamai, Tam Polamai, Tam Phonlamai, Tam Pon La Mai, Tum Ponlamai, Tum Polamai, Som Tam Ponlamai, Yam Ponlamai, Yam Ponlamai Ruam

Recipes

  • Som Tam Phonlamai by Andy Ricker on relish.com
  • Hot Thai Kitchen Page 152
  • Pok Pok Page 43
  • Thailand: The Cookbook Page 157 as “Spicy Fruit Salad”
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