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Thailand: Pastries

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Sweets from Thailand: recognise khanom krok, khanom buang, luk chup, khanom chan, thong yip, foi thong, pumpkin sangkhaya, kanom tuay, roti and bua loi. Good to know: Small coconut-rice pudding halves from a dimpled pan. They are crisp outside and creamy inside. A crisp rice-flour taco with cream and topping. They are often called Thai crêpes. Marzipan-like mung bean fruits, brightly painted. They look like tiny miniature fruit. A layered, chewy sweet pudding. The layers are peeled off one by one. A golden sweet of egg yolk and sugar syrup. Gold is a lucky symbol in Thailand. Fine golden egg threads in sugar syrup. The recipe once came from Portugal. A coconut-egg custard steamed inside a pumpkin. The pumpkin is cut into wedges. Coconut pudding in small porcelain cups. It has a sweet and a salty layer. A fried flatbread, sweet with banana and condensed milk. A popular night-market snack. Glutinous rice balls in warm coconut milk. A soft egg often floats in it. And it is exactly such details that truly bring a subject to life.

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Khanom krok

Small coconut-rice pudding halves from a dimpled pan.

💡 Did you know? They are crisp outside and creamy inside.

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Khanom bueang

A crisp rice-flour taco with cream and topping.

💡 Did you know? They are often called Thai crêpes.

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Luk chup

Marzipan-like mung bean fruits, brightly painted.

💡 Did you know? They look like tiny miniature fruit.

Pastry

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Khanom chan

A layered, chewy sweet pudding.

💡 Did you know? The layers are peeled off one by one.

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Thong yip

A golden sweet of egg yolk and sugar syrup.

💡 Did you know? Gold is a lucky symbol in Thailand.

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