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Tom yum or tom yam (Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ [tôm ɲam]; Thai: ต้มยำ [tôm jam]) is a spicy clear soup typical in Central Thailand. Tom yum is widely served in neighbouring countries such as Laos Malaysia and Singapore and has been popularised around the world.Literally the words tom yum are derived from two Tai words: tom and yam. Tom refers to boiling process while yam refers to a kind of Lao and Thai spicy and sour salad. Thus tom yum is a Lao and Thai hot and sour soup.

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ingredient
Stock (food), Fish sauce, Galangal, Chili pepper, Lime (fruit), Cymbopogon, Kaffir lime
origin
Central Thailand

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