''Khanom la'' ( th, ขนมลา, ) is a traditional snack of
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in
southern Thailand. It is made from rice flour deep fried in thin strands with egg yolk to a golden appearance, then gathered and shaped to various designs. ''Khanom la'' is one of five snacks and desserts used as traditional offerings to monks in the
Sat Thai festival, which falls in September or October, an important traditional observance for the people of southern Thailand especially in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. ''Khanom la '' represents offerings of clothes to the spirits of the dead.
''Khanom la'' can be separated in two types: ''la chet'' and ''la krop''. ''Khanom la chet'' is thick and has less oil. When it is cooked, it will be formed in to a semicircle. Meanwhile, ''khanom la krop'' is a crispy one. It is done by adding more sugar on top of the normal ''khanom la chet'' and drying it in the sun. Another way to cook ''khanom la'' is to add more flour, and more oil. When it is done, it will be rolled with a stick then let dry and pulled out.
Nowadays, ''khanom la'' is made and sold all year round and not limited to the festival period.
History
In the past, ''khanom la'' was made using coconut shells. People would drill several small holes in the coconut shell, through which the flour mixture was poured. The name ''khanom la'' may have come from the Thai term for coconut shells, ''kala'' (). Now, they drill small holes into cans instead of coconut shells.
Beliefs
From
Nakhom Si Thammarat and Surat Thani period, Villagers in
Pak Phanang
Pak or PAK may refer to:
Places
* Pakistan (country code PAK)
* Pak, Afghanistan
* Pak Island, in the Admiralty Islands group of Papua New Guinea
* Pak Tea House, a café in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Arts and entertainment
* PAK (band), an Ame ...
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See also
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Thai cuisine
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List of Thai desserts
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 betw ...
References
{{Cuisine of Thailand
Thai desserts and snacks