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tom yam, n. Brit. |ˌtɒm ˈjam|, |ˌtɒm ˈjʌm|, U.S. |ˌtɑm ˈjɑm| Forms: 19– dom yam, 19– tom yam, 19– tom yum [‹ Thai tom yam, lit. ‘boiled mixture’ > n.] A type of hot and sour Thai soup, typically flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies; spec. = tom yam kung n. Also tom yam soup.
1960J. Blofeld People of Sun viii. 137 For soup, there was dom yam—a peppery fish soup made with coconut milk. 1978Chicago June 216/2 The tom yum soup, flavored with lemon grass, is also distinctive. 1990T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 345 [Thai] national dishes include..tom yam (spicy soup). 1992Boston Phoenix 24 July ii. 10/1 Of course, veterans of Thai restaurants expect tom yum, the hot-and-clear shrimp soup, to be plenty hot. 2005Olive July 123/1 He has a typical Aussie's love of Asian food and, with ingredients such as tuna, coconut milk and chillies in abundance, sashimi, laksas and tom yam soups feature on the menu. |