This is a Lao style papaya salad which uses fermented fish sauce called pa daek. Everyone has their own way of making it and you can add different things to it depending on what you like or what you have on hand. I’m sharing the 3 staple ingredients I use and the brands that I like. Ingredients: 3 cups shredded green papaya 1 cup Cherry tomatoes 2 tbsp sugar 4-5 Thai chili peppers 3 tbsp Pa daek - fermented fish sauce ** you can add water to dilute the saltiness 2 tbsp minced seasoned crab 1.5 t