''Khao mak'' ( th, ข้าวหมาก, ), also known as "Thai fermented sweet rice dessert", is a

Thai dessert 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 be ...

. The sticky rice used to prepare ''khao mak'' is

fermented Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food ...

for several days, resulting in an alcohol content of just over one percent. It has a noticeable alcohol flavor with a sweet taste and is often packaged in banana leaves. ''Look pang'' is the traditional fermentation starter used to make ''khao mak''. ''Look pang'' is a starch ball which contains

mold A mold () or mould () is one of the structures certain fungus, fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of Spore#Fungi, spores containing Secondary metabolite#Fungal secondary metabolites, fungal seco ...

(''Aspergillus'' species, ''Rhizopus'' species, and ''Mucor'' species) and

yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitut ...

(''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' and ''Candida'' species) inoculum in rice flour mixed with herbs such as pepper, garlic and

galangal Galangal () is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices. Differentiation The word ''galangal'', or its variant ''galanga'' or archaically ''galingale'', can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant spec ...

as an antibacterial agent. Its shape is a semicircular with 3-4 cm diameter. In

Khuan Don District Khuan Don ( th, ควนโดน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Satun province, southern Thailand. History The old name of Khuan Don was Duson (ดุสน), which is derived from its original Malay name, ''Dusun'' (Jawi: دوسون). Khua ...

, Satun Province it is called ''tapai''.

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Thai desserts and snacks Thai cuisine Glutinous rice dishes {{dessert-stub

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