Som Tum is accepted as a typical Thai dish, consisting of grated papaya and carrots mixed well with the seasonings of lime juice, palm sugar and fish sauce, heated by hot spicy chilies and garlic, scented by fried ground nut combined with dried shrimp, tomato, spring beans then served with various kinds of fresh vegetables such as morning glory and cabbage.

The main ingredients of this Thai dish, the vegetables, contain many beneficial kinds of vitamins, especially vitamin A and beta-carotene from the carrots. Beta-carotene can help reduce the free radicals which are known to cause cancer. Other ingredients in Som Tum are of nutritional value and aide in improving one’s health too.