Khanom chak
Thai dessert
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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 Phra Samut Chedi, a pagoda in Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi, Samut Prakan.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice flour
- Palm sugar
- Shredded coconut
- Water
- Nipa palm leaves
- Little stick[3]