Ingredients
- 1 green papaya, about 300 g (10 ½ oz)
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) morning glory, shaved into ribbons
- 2 tomatoes, cut into small wedges
- a few Vietnamese mint (rau răm) leaves
- a few coriander (cilantro) leaves
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) "điên điển" sesbania flowers
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) asparagus beans, cut into short lengths, crushed, and soaked in salted water
- 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 400 g (14 oz) fermented lamp shell (mắm cà xỉu)
- 50 g (1.7 oz) fermented krill shrimp paste (mắm ruốc) - OPTIONAL
- 50 g (1.7 oz) roasted peanuts, skinned, crushed
- 10 prawn crackers (bánh phồng tôm)
- 1 eggplant, sliced
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