Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

20220717 #breakfastdiary 497, 26°C/cloudy, 11 min/exercise Pound a few garlic cloves, 1 fish sauce, 1 palm sugar, cherry tomatoes, and bird's eye chili with half a lime — really mash it well so the flavors meld together. Add the prettiest julienned green papaya in the world and toss thoroughly. Depending on your taste, add green beans (or asparagus), fried shallots, peanuts (or walnuts), and boiled egg. Even before the pandemic, the global travel industry had already begun shifting animal-related tourism toward indirect experiences and observation rather than direct contact, starting around 2019. For instance, Hana Tour's new 'Chiang Mai 5-Day #withtheelephants' package is filled with programs where you play alongside the animals. The lineup includes an 'elephant wake-up call service,' 'jungle trekking and water play as elephant friends,' and 'making paper from elephant dung at Poo Poo Paper Park.' It's a clear departure from the old style of elephant-back trekking. Kim Ji-hyo, Why Hana Tour's Decision to Scrap Animal-Cruelty Products Is an 'Adventure' One of the ways travel has changed since the pandemic — though there's still a long way to go.