Khanom chak
Khanom chak (Thai: ขนมจาก, RTGS: khanom chak, pronounced [kʰa.nǒm tɕàːk]) is a local dessert of Thailand. The main ingredients are sticky rice flour, palm sugar and shredded coconut. It is covered by leaves of a nipa palm and then roasted on a charcoal fire.[1]
History
Khanom chak can be found in many areas in Thailand close to the coastal area because all of the ingredients are found in these areas. The name of comes from the nipa palm which in Thailand is called chak (Thai: จาก). Nipa palm leaves are used to cover because they make a frangent. It is folk wisdom over many centuries.[2]
Khanom chak is used in the sacred ceremony at
Samut Prakan
.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice flour
- Palm sugar
- Shredded coconut
- Water
- Nipa palm leaves
- Little stick[3]
See also
- Thai cuisine
- List of Thai desserts
References
- ^ Barrow, Richard. "Khanom chak – Thai Dessert". Khanom chak. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ เพ็ชรสังข์.คอม."ขนมไทย..ขนมจาก". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ ศูนย์เรียนรู้จัดหวัดสมุทรสงคราม."ขนมจากมะพร้าวอ่อน". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
