Alternative names Kao tom mat Place of origin Laos and Thai | Course Dessert Main ingredient Glutinous rice | |
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Main ingredients sticky rice, banana leaves Places of origin Laotian cuisine, Thai cuisine Similar Glutinous rice, Khao tom mad, Tom kha kai, Thai fried rice, Phat khing | ||
Authentic thai recipe for khao tom moo sap how to make thai rice soup
Khao tom (Lao: ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ; Thai: ข้าวต้ม, [kʰâw tôm]; also spelled kao tom), or Khao tom mat (Thai: ข้าวต้มมัด, [kʰâːw tôm mát]) is a Laotian and Thai dessert of seasoned steamed sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves. Other names include khao tom mad, khao tom kluai, khao tom phat, and khao tom luk yon. Dishes that are similar to khao tom mat can also be found in other countries such as the Philippines.
Contents
- Authentic thai recipe for khao tom moo sap how to make thai rice soup
- How to make khao tom mat coconut sticky rice with banana filling english audio
- Variants
- Traditions
- References
How to make khao tom mat coconut sticky rice with banana filling english audio
Variants
This dessert can be either savory (filled with pork fat and mung bean) or sweet (filled with coconut milk and banana). In Thailand, khao tom is sometimes colored blue with Clitoria ternatea flowers.
The khao tom variety with black beans is known as khao tom mat (ข้าวต้มมัด).
Traditions
The Sai Krachat tradition (ประเพณีใส่กระจาด), also known as Suea Krachat or Soe Krachat in Phuan language is a merit-making Buddhist tradition of the Thai Phuan people of in Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province. It takes place on the eve of the Great Birth Sermon celebration. One day prior to the Sai Krachat Day, people wrap khao tom and grind rice for khao pun rice noodles. The next day is the Sai Krachat Day when people bring things such as bananas, sugar cane, oranges, candles, and joss sticks or other items to put into the bamboo baskets at the houses of the people they know, while the hosts bring the prepared food to welcome their guests. When the visitors wish to go home, the host gives khao tom mat as a souvenir in return called Khuen Krachat.
In Thailand, khao tom mat is the symbol of couples because the couple are matched and bound together with thin bamboo-strip (string). Thai people believe that if a pair of people offer khao tom mat to monks on Khao Phansa Day, which is beginning of the 3 months of Buddhist lent during the rainy season and the time when monks retreat to a monastery and concentrate on Buddhist teachings, married life will be smooth and there will be a stable love like a pair of khao tom mat.
Khao tom mat is also a traditional Thai dessert for Awk Phansa Day (the end of Buddhist lent in late October.), but it is then called khao ton luk yon. It is wrapped up in a palm leaf with long-tails to hold before tossing them to a Buddha image, after which monks can carry them away.
