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Khanom Sai Bua
Khanom sai bua ( th, ขนมสายบัว, ; ) is a type of Thai dessert. It is regarded as another type of traditional Thai dessert that is hard to find and few people know. Khanom sai bua is a steamed dessert similar to ''khanom fak thong'' (pumpkin cake), ''khanom man'' (steamed sweet potato cake), and ''khanom kluai'' (steamed banana cake). Main ingredient is young stem lotus (''Nymphaea ampla'' or '' N. lotus'') which has a unique texture and flavor. Khanom sai bua is made of rice and tapioca flours mixed with coarsely sliced dried stem lotus (or pounded stem lotus) and coconut milk, and sprinkled with shredded coconut, and wrapped in banana leaves (or scoop into small ceramic cups like ''khanom thuai''), before steaming for about 25 minutes is the last step. This type of dessert is originated from a community that is adjacent to the waterway in the past. During the rainy season, lotuses flourish. These are used to worship the Buddha and are also an important ingr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanom Thuai
Overview Khanom thuai or Khanom thuai talai (as Referred to in some areas) is a traditional Thai dessert that has a sweet taste in contrast with a salty taste. The uniqueness of this dish is that it is served in small ceramic bowls (hence the name dessert in a small bowl) with a small wooden spoon for taking out the dessert itself. The basic ingredients for making this dish in the modern day consist of rice flour, cane sugar, salt, and coconut milk. However, traditionally, a few extra ingredients can be added, which are jasmine-infused water and tapioca flour. There are two parts of the Khanom thuai, the body, and the face. The body is at the bottom with the face resting on it. In the past, the body section will have a light brown color from coconut sugar. However, nowadays, people are applying a variety of ingredients to change different aspects of the desert (taste and looks). For example, by applying pandan leaf, the body will change color to white and by applying butterfly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Steamed Foods
This is a list of steamed foods and dishes that are typically or commonly prepared by the cooking method of steaming. Steamed foods * Ada – a food item from Kerala, usually made of rice flour with sweet filling inside. * Bánh – in Hanoi Vietnamese, translates loosely as "cake" or "bread", referring to a wide variety of prepared foods. Some varieties are cooked by steaming. ** Bánh bò – a steamed sponge cake ** Bánh bột lọc ** Bánh chuối hấp – literally "steamed banana cake" ** Bánh cuốn ** Bánh da lợn – a steamed layer cake ** Bánh khoai mì hấp ** Bánh tẻ * Chinese steamed eggs – eggs are beaten to a consistency similar to that used for an omelette and then steamed * Corunda * Couscous * Dhokla * Jjim – a Korean cuisine term referring to dishes made by steaming or boiling meat, chicken, fish, or shellfish which have been marinated in a sauce or soup ** Agujjim ** Andong jjimdak ** Galbijjim – a variety of ''jjim'' or Korean stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Thai Desserts And Snacks
This is a list of Thai khanom, comprising snacks and desserts that are a part of Thai cuisine. Some of these dishes are also a part of other cuisines. The word "khanom" ( th, ขนม), refers to snack or dessert, presumably being a compound between two words, "khao" (ข้าว), "rice" and "khnom" (หนม), "sweet". The word "khanom" in the Thai sense is snack or sweet food made from flour. Thai khanom * ''Bua Loy, rice flour rolled into small balls and then cooked in coconut milk.'' * '' Bulan dan mek'' * '' Lot chong'' * '' Cha mongkut'' * '' Fakthong kaeng buat'' * '' Foi thong'' * Fresh fruit * ''Grass jelly'' * ''Khanom babin'' * ''Khanom bueang'' – known as Thai crêpes * ''Khanom chan'' – means layer dessert * '' Khanom keson lamchiak'' * '' Khanom khai pla'' * ''Khanom khrok'' * '' Khanom khuai ling'' * ''Khanom mo kaeng'' * '' Khanom namdokmai'' * '' Khanom phing'' * '' Khanom piakpun'' * '' Khanom sane chan'' * ''Khanom sot sai'' * ''Khanom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai PBS
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service ( th, องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย; ), or TPBS ( th, ส.ส.ท.), is a public broadcasting service in Thailand. It was established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act, BE 2551 (2008), which came into force on 15 January 2008. Under this act, TPBS holds the status of state agency with legal personality, but is not a government agency or state enterprise. TPBS operates Thai PBS (ไทยพีบีเอส), which was formerly known as iTV, TITV and TV Thai television station, respectively. Thai PBS is a public television station broadcasting on UHF Channel 29. The station broadcasts on a frequency formerly held by the privately run channel, iTV. Thai PBS tested its broadcast by connecting to a temporary signal for broadcasting to the special programs chart which had been appropriated by Television of Thailand (TVT or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Tambon One Product
One Tambon One Product (OTOP) is a local entrepreneurship stimulus program designed by Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his 2001-2006 Thai Rak Thai government. The program aimed to support locally made and marketed products of each of Thailand's 7,255 tambons (sub-district). Drawing its inspiration from Japan's successful One Village One Product (OVOP) program, the OTOP program encourages village communities to improve the quality and marketing of local products, selecting one superior product from each tambon to receive formal branding as its "starred OTOP product". It provides both a local and national stage to the promote these products. OTOP includes a large array of local products, including traditional handicrafts, cotton and silk garments, pottery, fashion accessories, household items, and foods. After a military junta overthrew Thaksin's government in 2006 following an election cancelled for irregularities, the OTOP program was cancelled. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hua Takhe
250px, Hua Takhe community in the morning Hua Takhe ( th, หัวตะเข้, ) is a community and marketplace in Lat Krabang Subdistrict, Lat Krabang District, and the name of the surrounding its location in eastern Bangkok. Hua Takhe is in an old community along the Khlong Prawet Burirom, where is a confluence of three '' khlongs'' (canals) Prawet Burirom, Lam Pla Thio, and Hua Takhe. Its name meaning "crocodile's head". Because when the khlong was canalize in this area, there was an excavation to discover a small crocodile skull. It also has become the name of other places around this area were Sisa Chorakhe Noi, Sisa Chorakhe Yai etc. Presently, the skull of small crocodile and two pieces rostrum of sawfish are enshrined in the local tutelary joss house. This community dates back to the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), in those days it was regarded as the center of eastern Bangkok. Hua Takhe consists of old two-story wooden shophouses that has a century-old ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 3 (Thailand)
Channel 3 or Channel 3 HD ( th, สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3 (ช่อง 3 เอชดี ช่อง 33)) is a Thai free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand's first commercial television station. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited (“BECM”), a subsidiary of publicly traded company BEC World Public Company Limited. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Towers of Bangkok. History Channel 3 was launched on 26 March 1970 at 10:00 Bangkok Time by Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. This broadcast area was only limited to the Bangkok Metropolitan Area during its early years. On 1 January 1985, it launched its first teletext service known as Infonet. On 1 January 1987, started to air in stereo and, during the 1990s, its stereo broadcast was introduced into its VHF free-to-air station nationwide. TV3 was also experimenting with bilingual transmiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khao Tom Mat
''Khao tom'' ( lo, ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ; th, ข้าวต้ม, ; also spelled ''kao tom''), or ''Khao tom mat'' ( th, ข้าวต้มมัด, ) is a Southeast Asian dessert eaten by Laotian and Thai people, consisting 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 the Philippines (known as '' suman''), Cambodia (known as ansom chek), Indonesia (''lepet'') and foods from Vietnam such as bánh tét and Bánh chưng. Variants This dessert can be either savoury (filled with pork fat and mung bean) or sweet (filled with coconut milk and banana). In Thailand, ''Khao tom mat'' is sometimes colored blue with ''Clitoria ternatea'' flowers. Typically ''Khao tom mat'' have Black beans and Banana as the main ingredients. The ''Khao tom mat'' various flavors by the ingredients used inside i. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddha Image
Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism. It includes Buddha in art, depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art, Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narrative scenes from their lives, mandalas, and physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist architecture, Buddhist temple architecture. Buddhist art originated in the north of the Indian subcontinent, in modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the earliest survivals dating from a few centuries after the historical life of Gautama Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama from the 6th to 5th century BCE. As Buddhism spread and evolved in each new host country, Buddhist art followed in its footsteps. It developed to the north through Central Asia and into Eastern Asia to form the Northern branch of Buddhist art, and to the east as far as Southeast Asia to form the Southern branch of Buddhist art. In In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaea Lotus
''Nymphaea lotus'', the white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae. Distribution It grows in various parts of East Africa and Southeast Asia. The ''Nymphaea lotus'' var. ''thermalis'' is a Tertiary relict variety endemic to the thermal waters of Europe, for example the Peţa River in Romania or the Hévíz lake in Hungary . Cultivation It was introduced into Western cultivation in 1802 by Loddiges Nursery. Eduard Ortgies crossed ''Nymphaea lotus'' (''N. dentata'') with ''Nymphaea pubescens'' (''N. rubra'') to produce the first '' Nymphaea'' hybrid, illustrated in ''Flore des serres'' 8 t. 775, 776 under the name ''Nymphaea ortgiesiano-rubra''. It is a popular ornamental aquatic plant in Venezuela. Description This species of water lily has lily pads which float on the water and blossoms which rise above the water. It is a perennial, growing to 45 cm in height. The flower is white, someti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
