The pictures on this page show Cub Scouts making Papaya Salad (Som Tam), which is a Thai spicy salad. In Thai, som means sour and tam means to pound with a mortar and pestle. That is what you can see the Cub Scouts doing in the above pictures.

To make Som Tam, you pound grated green papaya in a mortar with lime juice, garlic, fish sauce, fresh chilies, cherry tomatoes, green beans, small dried shrimp, and roasted peanuts.

Once finished, the salad is transferred to a plate and is served with sticky rice and chicken. As you can see by the smiling faces, the spicy salad is very delicious.

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