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Quick and easy Thai green papaya salad (som tam) - recipe

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The Thai dish of som tam, or green papaya salad, is wonderfully refreshing. In restaurants, it's served as the cook makes it. But Thailand’s street stalls and specialist som tam shops will tailor the dish to each customer's taste, with additions such as shredded carrot, dried shrimp and small salted crabs (so tiny most of the shells are edible), and they'll also ask how spicy you want it. Take the same attitude when you make it yourself and add seasonings to suit your taste. Read More...

Risky double-jaw surgery South Korea's latest cosmetic fad

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"This surgery alters your look far more dramatically than, say, Botox or a nose job because it changes your entire facial bone structure," said Choi Jin-Young, a professor of dentistry at Seoul National University. "But it's a very complex, potentially dangerous surgery … It's disturbing to see people with no real dental flaws daring to go through it just to have a small, pretty face," Choi said. It's a very complex, potentially dangerous surgery … It's disturbing to see people with no real dental flaws daring to go through it just to have a small, pretty faceThe procedure, which involves general anaesthesia and months of recovery, carries the risk of various complications, including permanent facial numbness or even paralysis. Read More...

What is blokecore? Soccer shirts, Adidas sneakers think British working men in the 1990s wit

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“Functionally, that just makes sense. Also, it’s a [soccer] World Cup year, so there is a lot of momentum behind the sport and projects surrounding the spectacle this autumn. But mostly, it’s because jerseys and shorts are simple, casual pieces that can be easily styled into an everyday wardrobe.”The look, which arguably never went out of style with some men, was revived in late 2021 thanks to TikTok. Videos related to blokecore have surpassed 100 million views on the video-sharing platform. Read More...