Background Khanom-Tako is made from rice flour or mung bean flour, sugar and mix with jasmine floated water. Blend all together and keep mixing until become creamy and sticky, top with seasoning thick coconut cream similar to Western whipping cream. This is a super simple Thai dessert recipe that has high demand in Western country.   Nutrition facts The outstanding taste and flavor of this recipe is the sweetness of sugar that categorized in carbohydrate group as same as the flour. In digestion system, sugar will transformed to be glucose. Even though, the thick coconut cream on top of Ta ko contains fats, we should not eat too much. Nutritionist suggests that per one day we should not eat sugar more than 6-8 teaspoons.   Ingredients 1 cup rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour ¼ cup mung bean starch 4 cups jasmine floated water 1 cup chopped chestnut, steamed taro and steamed lotus seed Syrup ingredients : 1 cup of water, 2 cups of sugar Thick coconut cream ingredients : ½ cupcoconut cream ¾ cup rice flour 1½ teaspoon salt    

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    Background Abb-Pla is made from fresh fish slices, mixed with ground Thai herb and ingredients then wrapped in banana leaf. Finally charcoal grilled with light heat until it is cooked.   Nutrition facts Fish meat has rich in high protein and easy to digest. Kaffir lime skin helps to release gas in intestine, reduce flatulence and relieve colic.Turmeric can help boosting the immune system. Lemongrass relieves cough and cold.Garlic is beneficial in enhancing the growth of tissue in our body, strengthening body immune from cancer and containing a strong antioxidant.   Ingredients 1 Kg. of fresh fish slices 1 teaspoon of kaffir lime skin, finely chopped 40 grams Thai garlic, peeled 80 grams shallot 80 grams lemongrass 1 teaspoonshrimp paste 1 tablespoonturmeric, finely chopped 15grams bird’s eye chili 1 teaspoon of fish sauce 1 teaspoon of salt Banana leaf for wrapping Small bamboo pins      

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    Background Lon-puu-kem is a sweet cold dip made of salted black crab, ground pork and coconut cream. It’s served with various vegetables such as Thai eggplant, sliced mangoes and radishes. As southern part is connected to sea so there are many crabs to preserve as a salty crab.   Nutrition facts Crab highly contains potassium and zinc. The main ingredient is variety of herbs that we add in for example shallot, lemongrass and fresh chili which give good flavor. In addition to serve aside with various of fresh vegetables. Fresh vegetables such as white turmeric, lotus and green eggplant have high content of various vitamins and minerals.   Ingredients 5 pieces salted crab, cut in half 1 cup coconut cream 30 gramsshallot, thinly sliced 50 grams lemongrass stalk, thinly sliced 5 grams bird’s eye chili, sliced 3 tablespoon coconut sugar    

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