Market Som Tum in Khao Sok ส้มตำ
Green papaya pounded with lime, chili, and fish sauce is the cheap plate beside roast duck. Ban Ta Khun day market, across from the hospital on Highway 401, is the stop for it from 06:00 to 16:00.
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Thaiส้มตำไทย · som tam thai
Price40 to 80 THB
RoomBan Ta Khun day market
Clock06:00 to 16:00
What it tastes like
- Lime, chili, and green papaya. Say the heat before they pound.
How to order it
- Thai name: som tam thai (ส้มตำไทย).
- Say: Khor som tam thai, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Buy fruit for the boat in the same market.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 40 to 80 THB.
Where to try it
- Ban Ta Khun day market, Across from Ban Ta Khun Hospital, Highway 401, Surat Thani. 06:00 to 16:00. 40 to 80 THB. Skip this, go here: skip the tourist village for this stop; the hospital market is the one on the pier road.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot. Say pet nit noi.
- Diet: Fish sauce and often dried shrimp.
Next plates
- Back to the Khao Sok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Khao Sok page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Ban Ta Khun Day Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Village Morning Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Green Curry is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this the park village?
- No. Ban Ta Khun is the highway town at the pier turnoff.
- After 16:00?
- The market closes. Use Pawn in the park village from 10:00.