I have recently heard about Thai papaya salad and it sounds really good. Is there any place in Santa Barbara that serves this?
COMMENT 224154
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2011-10-19 02:20 PM |
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YES!
My Place and Your Place both have it on the menu if my memory serves correctly (har! I slay me). One's on Milpas, the other's up near BevMo.
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COMMENT 224160
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2011-10-19 02:40 PM |
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Don't try any in SB/Goleta your just setting yourself up to be dissapointed. Personally I prefer the Loa or Hmong version a lot better, its very spicy unlike the Thai version. Don't get me wrong the Thai version is good as well just not in SB or Goleta because they cater to a certain clientel if you know what I mean.
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COMMENT 224163
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2011-10-19 02:50 PM |
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All the Thai places have it.
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COMMENT 224166
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2011-10-19 03:09 PM |
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Who serves the best larb in SB? I have yet to find a very good one and some places don't even have sticky rice to serve with it.
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COMMENT 224169
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2011-10-19 03:18 PM |
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Zen Yai, on State Street: Papaya Salad
green papaya and carrot, string been, tomatoes, peanut with spicy dressing, $7.95.
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AQUAHOLIC
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2011-10-19 04:34 PM |
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Another place that has 'Green Papaya Salad' is Saigon, the Vietnamese place....not sure if that's what you meant!
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COMMENT 224216
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2011-10-19 06:48 PM |
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Best Larb is Muan Fan on the Mesa or TAP on De LaVina
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COMMENT 224229
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2011-10-19 07:39 PM |
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Tipp`s Thai on Main st. Ventura serves a spicy papaya salad.
Great larb with sticky rice too.
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COMMENT 224233
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2011-10-19 07:56 PM |
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In Thailand they serve it all over the place, even in shopping malls, and it's incredible. I eat Thai a lot and don't recall a decent Thai papaya salad in Santa Barbara. I'm sure you can get one in LA.
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MTNDRIVER
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2011-10-19 10:04 PM |
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I very much like Zen Yai's version of this salad, very tasty.
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COMMENT 224261
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2011-10-20 07:06 AM |
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A really good foreign movie is Scent of Green Papaya. It's a cinderella story with a lot of cooking. Amazingly delicious cooking. It's interesting to see how they cut up the papaya.
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COMMENT 224270
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2011-10-20 07:53 AM |
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Galanga Thai in downtown has it.
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COMMENT 224279
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2011-10-20 08:19 AM |
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Galangas papaya salad is actually ok. If you want REAL Thai food I suggest you check out Sanam Luang Café in north Hollywood. Most authentic Thai food you will ever try also no dish exceeds $6.50 plus they are open till 4am just be prepared to wait 30 minutes to be seated because it gets packed. Also to the larb person just make it at home its really easy.
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COMMENT 224281
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2011-10-20 08:26 AM |
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Check out the local, organic, sustainable salad company....DailyGreenz, Etc....they have a website and are on Facebook.....with a variety of fresh, local salad choices! Super yummy, didn't know veggies could taste so good!
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COMMENT 224289
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2011-10-20 08:47 AM |
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Saigon! ... in any of its three locations
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COMMENT 224304
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2011-10-20 09:18 AM |
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Zen Yai has good larb.
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COMMENT 224314
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2011-10-20 09:48 AM |
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I lived in thailand and we made som yum (papaya salad) everyday! I was excited to try it when I saw it on the menu here but was VERY disappointed. You are much better off going to the indochina market next to kmart buying all the ingredients and making it yourself. Green papaya green chiles garlic apple cider vinegar raw honey lime juice small green beans all mashed together in a mortal and pestle and cherry tomatoes! That's my version which trades out palm sugar and fish sauce for vinegar and honey...ENJOY!
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COMMENT 224335
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2011-10-20 10:47 AM |
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Trader joes has a decent one in the freezer section
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COMMENT 224338
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2011-10-20 10:50 AM |
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TAP on Upper De La Vina, near Constance. Great new Thai place to check out.
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COMMENT 224368
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2011-10-20 12:08 PM |
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Zen Yai has the best one in town.
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AGENTSME
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2011-10-20 12:12 PM |
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Meun Fan on the Mesa has awesome Thai food and they have a Papaya Salad as well as an amazing Beef Salad. YUM!
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COMMENT 224530
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2011-10-20 07:36 PM |
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Echo Zen Yai and Tap Thai - I was breathing flames after the one at Tap Thai. I have spent extensive time in Southeast Asia and agree with the poster about the Laos version...hands down that one dish that I always wished I could recreate.
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