Dubbed the "kingdom of plants", Xishuangbanna in the south of Yunnan is a gourmet paradise for many visitors who will find smashed papaya is a representative of the assorted Dai ethnic snacks. Prolific papaya trees are one of the enticing sights in most Dai ethnic villages.
Locals like to mix papaya filaments and spices such as fresh pepper, tomato, garlic, lemon, salt, sugar and fish gravy etc, and pestle them in a mortar to make smashed papaya.
Tasting sour, sweet, spicy, salty and a little fishy, smashed papaya is available in most parts of Jinghong-the capital city of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.
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