The Bangkok Queen of Papaya Salad

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.พ. 2023
  • In this episode of Street Food Icons we visit Jay So in Bangkok, Thailand. Here, the star of the menu is the incredible, authentic papaya salad.
    Jay So, the chef and owner, is dedicated to using the freshest and finest ingredients to create her famous papaya salad. She takes pride in the effort she puts into ensuring each dish is consistent in both flavor and quality.
    Join us as we go behind the scenes at Jay So's restaurant and see the process of making her signature papaya salad. From selecting the perfect ingredients to mixing the perfect blend of tangy sauces and spices.
    If you're a fan of bold flavors and spicy food, Jay So's papaya salad is an absolute must.
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  • @KittiChan1
    @KittiChan1 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    Papaya salad is hands down the best kind of salad. None of western type of salads comes even close in term of taste and complexity. I would be happy just eating this for the rest of my life

    • @when_life_gives_you_limes
      @when_life_gives_you_limes ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's delicious but very spicy tho.

    • @KittiChan1
      @KittiChan1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@when_life_gives_you_limes You can always tell them to make it less spicy. My Stepdad can barely handle the bare minimum but he still loves it nonetheless.

    • @when_life_gives_you_limes
      @when_life_gives_you_limes ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@KittiChan1 Thai people's bare minimum is still rather spicy. 😆

    • @CKNaamping
      @CKNaamping ปีที่แล้ว

      And it’s actually lots of Thais having this dish almost everyday specially my friends ☺️

    • @Kneemuh
      @Kneemuh ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You don’t like lettuce and tomato slathered in ranch?

  • @cloudyskye06
    @cloudyskye06 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    There's something about the making of papaya salad that I just love. Each person has their own twist and they make it look so effortless.

    • @pinkclouddust7983
      @pinkclouddust7983 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love anyone who knows how to cut a papaya julienne with a cleaver

    • @PieMK6R
      @PieMK6R 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My mother adds carrots julienne for extra crunch

  • @familyplan2677
    @familyplan2677 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I went last year with my gf with very little Thai. Ordered the papaya salad and corn dish with the chicken wings. Easily the best dishes I’ve had during my trip! The staff was nice too despite no English on the menu. I have been thinking about the papaya salad since I left 😂. Can’t wait to go back

  • @andio310
    @andio310 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I went here in Dec 2023, it was the best papaya salad ive ever had. Chicken wings were really yummy as well. They have a sauce that is reminiscent of a mexican salsa that i ate with the chicken wings and on plain sticky rice. The restaurant was indeed all DIY and very busy. Youre expected to get your own sticky rice, drinks, and condiments. There is a english menu but you have to ask for it. Jay So was constantly making salads and her husband was manning the grill. The smoke of the grill filled the restaurant. It was definitely an experience!

    • @clevsy
      @clevsy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The sauce was dark red in color and is smoky with the taste of pepper and fresh herbs, right? I loveeeee my grilled chicken with it.

    • @kayejaye9841
      @kayejaye9841 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you find it? The restaurant? How did you find your way there?

    • @andio310
      @andio310 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kayejaye9841 Google maps

  • @oleung330
    @oleung330 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    What a pleasant surprise to see Jay So featured on Munchies! I've tried to make it a habit of eating there everytime I visit Bangkok. The folks here are always so welcoming of tourists; even during the hectic office lunch hours! On my way out, Jay So always seems happy to ask about my meal/answer questions I have about how they prepare certain dishes 😁. My larb and moo yang are far off the mark... but I'll get the flavour nailed down... one day... hopefully 😂😂

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo ปีที่แล้ว

      Does she speak enough English to communicate with tourists?

    • @oleung330
      @oleung330 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tookitogo Yeah, but if its during peak hours she might be a bit busy preparing food to bother. There is also a younger employee that handles customers that speaks English too. Worst case, have some photos of their dishes that you want to try, or just point to the things you see haha.
      They're well aware that tourists know of them, since Mark Wiens has mentioned them a lot, so don't be deterred! If you want to avoid the more chaotic times, plan to go either before or just after office lunch hours.

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oleung330 Thanks! I’ll try to make a note for whenever I manage to make it back to Thailand! (Which can’t come soon enough, I loved my first visit!)

  • @hemanthkumar6951
    @hemanthkumar6951 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Like a woman who hasn't put any make up on, but then she puts on lipstick and looks beautiful "... Some of us really know how to describe food!! She loves what she does

  • @TheOnlimeeh
    @TheOnlimeeh ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can’t wait to go to Thailand 🇹🇭 and try her papaya salad 🤤

  • @tDucIaL
    @tDucIaL 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can feel the passion of Jay So. I must definitely go there!

  • @domingopartida5812
    @domingopartida5812 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I started eating it after trying Vietnamese style but really, you can make it any way, and as a diabetic, I love that I can eat a huge portion and won’t raise my blood sugar like when I eat pasta and will feel full for a long time.

    • @hedykarim3614
      @hedykarim3614 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the dark liquid before cutting the tomatoes ?

    • @guitarrerist698
      @guitarrerist698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@hedykarim3614 Fish sauce but aged older do the flavor is more intense

    • @Ninjacupid
      @Ninjacupid 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hedykarim3614 It's a liquid formed from aged and fermented raw fish that is kept in containers for months. My grandmother always made her own and I remember being a kid and seeing fish parts floating around in large jars full of dark juice. The Greeks used to make this as well back in the old days and they would bury theirs in a clay pot underground and leave it there for months as well. It's a very interesting cooking technique from both cultures.

  • @coyharlingen
    @coyharlingen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ขอบคุณที่สอนนะคะ น้ำลายไหลล น่ากินมากๆ ส้มตำเจ๊โส

  • @lewisc9959
    @lewisc9959 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We have many Hmong and Southeast Asians in central California, I’ve eaten papaya salad many times! Good stuff! Love most of their food.

  • @jonahgoldstein5811
    @jonahgoldstein5811 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Damn, I’ve been going to this place for years. I hope it’s not ridiculously busy now that you’ve featured them. Love this place though! Super delicious food

    • @Garpot
      @Garpot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel ya! Very office worker dining at lunch from the Banks..etc. :(

  • @antonc81
    @antonc81 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This place is amazing. Try to visit Jay So every time I’m in Bangkok.

  • @amornphukhan9254
    @amornphukhan9254 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I very appreciate this EP., this is the real local street food of Thai food, I wanna you guys to try a good taste food Thailand experience.

  • @ajisenramen888
    @ajisenramen888 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fermented fish sauce has a very high level of amino acids not wonder it tastes “meaty” as she says. One of the healthiest salads and most delicious too!❤

  • @NaeneWarinthornT
    @NaeneWarinthornT ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely going there this summer for sure❤

  • @prissyarah
    @prissyarah ปีที่แล้ว +5

    miss bangkok :( hope i can visit again and try her papaya salad

  • @joeee60
    @joeee60 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the best salad!!!!

  • @ginatslasvegasfoodandtrave4187
    @ginatslasvegasfoodandtrave4187 ปีที่แล้ว

    you are a lovely, charming couple. I’ve been following you for a while now and I enjoy all your videos. the filipinos love you just as much as you love them 💕

  • @blablabla2616
    @blablabla2616 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a inspireing lady the fact she has kept her passion of good food searved simply with love and integrity for her community over expansion and more money . She knows what real wealth is .

  • @Porscheman1
    @Porscheman1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An amazing woman that makes a life out of what she is given, without complaining! Her outlook is heart-warming.

  • @Yai1950
    @Yai1950 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you 😋👍👍

  • @jacqueshebert6445
    @jacqueshebert6445 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    she seems so much cooler than like 90% of michelin starred chefs

  • @jeffrey-f
    @jeffrey-f ปีที่แล้ว +25

    everyone had difference preference on papaya salad so it’s hard to pick one with so many variations

    • @Lucysmom26
      @Lucysmom26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell, even the som tam I make in my Canadian kitchen (with, let's put this nicely, not the greatest or highest quality ingredients) is mind blowingly delicious. I would probably faint from happiness if I ever tasted this woman's version.

  • @peterdfarr
    @peterdfarr ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like her attitude, outlook on life, and genuine care of/for her customers. We would be friends :)

  • @guytiips3906
    @guytiips3906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So many many "Queen of Papaya Salad" in Thailand because yummy food is unique skill.

  • @bonamy25
    @bonamy25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The padek, fermented fish, is the key to great papaya. I like mine with more tamarind and no crab paste. Sweet, sour and spicy. (Not too spicy). Best ❤

  • @saket.speaks
    @saket.speaks 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Som Tam one of the most favourite dish ...

  • @koda2387
    @koda2387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a nice woman. Her words at the end really struck me.

  • @user-cw8zy1pv3l
    @user-cw8zy1pv3l ปีที่แล้ว +1

    เก่งที่สุดเลยครับ โกอินเตอร์

  • @zardozmyrh7789
    @zardozmyrh7789 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Thai food

  • @Kakkorotto27
    @Kakkorotto27 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My family and I eat this dish once a week. I like it extra spicy 😂🤣

  • @souk4507
    @souk4507 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite dish , especially with chicken.

  • @eddvanzanten1255
    @eddvanzanten1255 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great woman with great food !

  • @lieblee3063
    @lieblee3063 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really miss street food in Thailand. All you need is money….. food stands everywhere 👍😍💯

  • @bigbird2451
    @bigbird2451 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss papaya salad. it's so expensive at our local Thai place. But so good.

  • @BLVCKSEA
    @BLVCKSEA ปีที่แล้ว

    Thom mak hung! My fav. Or som tum.been eating it since I was a little kid.

  • @xinderellalee
    @xinderellalee ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want papaya salad now

  • @fz09time78
    @fz09time78 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite thing to eat in this world

  • @Mybananaslug
    @Mybananaslug ปีที่แล้ว

    น่ารักมากคิดถึงเมืองไทย

  • @armuk
    @armuk ปีที่แล้ว

    sweet lady and food looks delicious. would defo visit if i'm ever in the area

  • @ButtaButta90
    @ButtaButta90 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m literally 🤤🤤🤤

  • @byronmillanicia3384
    @byronmillanicia3384 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We eat green papaya in El Salvador, we. Pickle them before eating!!! Very tasty!!!

  • @semzip8558
    @semzip8558 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Please don’t take Som Tum on the plane people 😂

    • @armuk
      @armuk ปีที่แล้ว

      bcuz of the chillies?

    • @semzip8558
      @semzip8558 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@armuk it’s basically fermented crab/fish flavored and smells super strong (but tastes amazing)

    • @AurmazlZudeh
      @AurmazlZudeh ปีที่แล้ว

      @@semzip8558 and raw garlic

  • @SenyoreLovel
    @SenyoreLovel ปีที่แล้ว

    guess need to go back again to bkk to check this stall!

  • @_.-._.-._.-_.-._.-._.-_.-._.-
    @_.-._.-._.-_.-._.-._.-_.-._.- ปีที่แล้ว +2

    💚💛one of my favourite dish is the salted egg papaya salad 🥗 I love Thai food ☝️💙💕

  • @lonely8oistory
    @lonely8oistory 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Real Thai local street food confirm

  • @justme-ud2vk
    @justme-ud2vk 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    holy crap that looks delicious!!!

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @DeanMonio
    @DeanMonio ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My fav thai dish 😋

  • @philipthao8527
    @philipthao8527 ปีที่แล้ว

    i wonder how she got the name because i was there in Thailand this past winter. and there are plenty of food stalls that sell papaya salad and grill/fried chicien. I went to Polo chicken and it taste just like something you can get a different street vendor. I will have to go back and give this place a try. Papaya salad is a hit or miss in Thailand.

  • @boomlowjun5113
    @boomlowjun5113 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a Thai student studying abroad this really makes me miss home

  • @leelthelful
    @leelthelful ปีที่แล้ว

    When I lived in Stockton thee used to he this park and so many vendors were there selling tasty asain food

  • @joyous8248
    @joyous8248 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can eat that everyday !!! Lao .. or Thai papaya salad .. lol as long as there is sticky rice & it’s Spicy 🌶️ 😊

  • @kev4850
    @kev4850 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you see interviews with thai people/chefs and they're asked "what separates Lao and Thai papaya salad?" they ALWAYS ALWAYS say we don't use padaek (unfiltered fish sauce) but here you see that Lao style papaya is POPPIN in Thailand! For a long time thai people looked down on Lao people for eating padaek

    • @HOTPLATEGAMING
      @HOTPLATEGAMING ปีที่แล้ว

      Central Thai’s to be exact
      Isan (Northeast Thailand / Lanna (Northern Thailand) Uses Fermented fish sauce in their Papaya Salad.
      Basically those two area has a lot of ethnic Lao people.

    • @aa-ij5gm
      @aa-ij5gm ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HOTPLATEGAMING cause that part of thailand once was Laos. Laos land, lao people, lao food.

  • @KeepCalmAndTravelOn
    @KeepCalmAndTravelOn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tastes best with grilled chicken, sticky rice and a Leo beer. Preferably somewhere with a seaview...damn, I miss Thailand 🥲

  • @Muay-MMA
    @Muay-MMA 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Som tum is so good. Its a Thai diah that many Laos people also love it. Thanks to Laos people, they always come buy Thai ingredients to cook their Laos dishes. Pro tip, 99% of Laos dishes are some poorer versions of Thai dishes 😅😂

  • @bp83330
    @bp83330 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Som tam Jay So, my favourite restaurant in Bkk. Glad I am visiting again in March, yum! Can’t wait!

  • @gumbyfungyy3799
    @gumbyfungyy3799 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this has that a big story vibe to it. I love it!

  • @anothertarnishedone5960
    @anothertarnishedone5960 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool lady

  • @user-to4ke3df3v
    @user-to4ke3df3v 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It would be great to visit that place. Could you please share location of the restaurant?

  • @baronknox2309
    @baronknox2309 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    บางคนไม่ต้องมาบลัฟอาหารไทยกับต่างชาติก็ได้มั้ง อาหารคือวัฒนธรรมแต่ละประเทศเขามีเอกลักษณ์เป็นของตัวเอง จะมาบลัฟอาหารไทยดีที่สุดเพื่อ

  • @nicolesmith1284
    @nicolesmith1284 ปีที่แล้ว

    I usually see crab paste…I want to try her version

  • @seraphimsforge-master5433
    @seraphimsforge-master5433 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thailand's on the up ...

    • @jetnipatteeravithayapinyo2468
      @jetnipatteeravithayapinyo2468 ปีที่แล้ว

      Up in country debt and corruptions. Our police force ran a fuckin online soccer betting sites!

  • @iROChakri
    @iROChakri ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the best salads in the world, maybe in top 3 easily. Thai food is the only food that arrived in the states and other places around the world before Thai immigrants lol

  • @washingtonstatedon
    @washingtonstatedon ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️

  • @louishoey
    @louishoey ปีที่แล้ว

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Youknowmeozone
    @Youknowmeozone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @saxmanphd
    @saxmanphd ปีที่แล้ว

    for the american returning home, how do you get liquids for the carry on?

  • @vimalrajkappil
    @vimalrajkappil ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this in Bangkok..how to get there??

  • @chazeljoaquin1387
    @chazeljoaquin1387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the address of her street food resto?

  • @thecook8964
    @thecook8964 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crave som tam, so I bought the Thai mirte & pestle & make my own.

  • @shanicestella2226
    @shanicestella2226 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even I Discovered One Song from a Thai DJ called Lady Papaya

  • @wk3960
    @wk3960 ปีที่แล้ว

    😍😍😍😋😋😋🤤🤤🤤

  • @penzo1110
    @penzo1110 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol imagine that dude bringing out his som tum with bla ra w/ pickled crabs out on the plane back to the states 😂 😂

  • @samorenpalmer
    @samorenpalmer ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok

  • @pang-ngiavang1956
    @pang-ngiavang1956 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the white guy ordering tons of papaya salad to eat on the plane🤣🤣🤣

  • @ninaddful
    @ninaddful ปีที่แล้ว +1

    กรุณาเปลี่ยนการชิมโดยเอาทัพพีตักเทใส่ช้อนค่ะ จิ้มแบบนั้นน้ำลายคุณลงไปทุกครกค่ะ

  • @kohlipethaifood357
    @kohlipethaifood357 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sum Tam with 2 chillies best and delicious for me . 555

  • @ivetter.2443
    @ivetter.2443 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this salad, but without the fermented fish sauce 😅

  • @timothyzundt2946
    @timothyzundt2946 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are those stuffed chicken wings 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

  • @a902l9
    @a902l9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isaan is 90% lao ppl.
    Lao ppl created papaya salad.
    Thai ppl took the concept & dropped the padaek for fish sauce. They added peanuts too.

    • @user-kp7oi2ph7z
      @user-kp7oi2ph7z ปีที่แล้ว

      คนลาวกินส้มต้มทั่วทุกภาคเหมือนคนไทยไหมครับ

    • @iROChakri
      @iROChakri ปีที่แล้ว

      None of Thai people in Issan call themselves Laos or Laotian and no, Papaya salad is a Thai dish and created in Thailand lol

  • @vilmanavarro9843
    @vilmanavarro9843 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @main2333
    @main2333 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that green seed sunflower?

  • @rigobertomosqueraherrera8914
    @rigobertomosqueraherrera8914 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Delicioso

  • @yichen4398
    @yichen4398 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like it 🌶 spicy !!!!! U r tooomuchhhh chicken meat that’s alll I can say aftermaths????!!’nnnn

  • @Name.is2
    @Name.is2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to try this place, I hear so much about it.

  • @huggledemon32
    @huggledemon32 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love papaya salad- but random question- Dow anyone know how/if you eat the crabs?!- they’re so small, and still have shells on- do you eat them whole, or do you pick them up and pull out the meat?- or are they just a seasoning and not meant to be eaten?

    • @angelaphan3346
      @angelaphan3346 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You don’t eat it, it’s just there for flavoring the sauce

  • @dropelaves
    @dropelaves ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Papaya's Salad place owner: "It's Special!"
    Also Papaya's Salad place owner: "It's OK."

  • @u4412987
    @u4412987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eventually the chicken wings already sold out not long after the restaurant opened.

  • @user-on8do9xn7k
    @user-on8do9xn7k ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh, ok it's not particularly delicious but see you guys are impressed by that, I appreciate it so much thanks.

  • @thebign8886
    @thebign8886 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will be going there when im over next month. Tom Sum is my favourite dish

  • @maximilllllien
    @maximilllllien ปีที่แล้ว

    What s her address please ?

  • @chansoudalengsavath2391
    @chansoudalengsavath2391 ปีที่แล้ว

    Come to try lao papaya salad in laos 🇱🇦

  • @PauloLetsGo
    @PauloLetsGo ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa. Where’s the salted fish?!

  • @killercaos123
    @killercaos123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thai food is the best

  • @yomuthabyotch
    @yomuthabyotch ปีที่แล้ว

    aren't those pumpkin seeds--pepitas?

  • @truthtoberevealed5314
    @truthtoberevealed5314 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Papaya Salad is bomb! I like to pair it with Carnitas and Sticky Rice.

  • @rayr5853
    @rayr5853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Some days our tongues aren't the same". Or "I come here often, 10 or so years" Right off the bat you're translating wrong.
    Edit: oof so many translation errors. also never heard of this joint, none of my family eats here, how is it the queen?

  • @blountout6285
    @blountout6285 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bring on plane people get mad 😄