Thai Sweets : Kanom Thai

The word Kanom is much too schizophrenic to be summed up as Thai desserts. Although most anything that's sweet will be categorized as a Kanom, anything that you would normally snack on would be considered one as well; a pack of chips or crackers would qualify.

You may not be too familiar with Traditional Thai desserts as you'd often have to go to specialty stores or stalls to find them. Restaurants often omit them from the menu, partly due to the specific ingredients and preparation time required and also because it isn't customary to have a dessert to end your meal.

To the uninitiated the sights of shocking green foods of any kind may scare you off but this is only a reflection of the age old traditions of using ingredients, like pandan and coconut, which are indigenous to this region and provide to its intense colours.

Try This!

Kanom Chun - Like a Thai Jello, it is made of Tapioca flour, sugar and, what else, coconut. Chun, theThai word for floors or layers, is clearly reflected in these Ill' green squares consisting of nine thin sheets that can be peeled off and gobbled individually, or just bite into the damn thing if you're impatient.

Kanom Krok - Mini coconut cream hotcakes

Kanom Bueng - Crispy crepes with coconut whip filling

Thong yip/Thong yod/Foi Thong - Golden Egg Pinches (Yip)/Drops (Yod)/ Shreds (Foi)