''Nom yen'' ( th, นมเย็น, ) is a Thai drink made from ''sala'' syrup and cold milk. In Thai, ''nom'' means 'milk' and ''yen'' means 'cold'. There are two kind of milk for making ''nom yen''. ''Nom sot'' is fresh milk, ''nom khon'' is

condensed milk Condensed milk is cow's milk from which water has been removed (roughly 60% of it). It is most often found with sugar added, in the form of ''sweetened condensed milk'' (SCM), to the extent that the terms "condensed milk" and "sweetened condens ...

, and ''nom khon wan'' is sweetened condensed milk. There are two styles of ''nom yen'': iced and frappe ones. One can find it at almost everywhere in Thailand from vendors selling drinks on street. The price ranges from 15 THB ( Thai baht) to 25 THB alone or from 30 to 60 THB at a café with some bakery. Thai people also make sweet from ''nom yen'' as well. The other style of ''nom yen'' can be found in street sweet shops. It's called '' namkhaeng sai'' or a Thai style frozen ''nom yen''. The ingredients are similar to those of ''nom yen'', except changing from iced into frozen one. Unlike ''nom yen'', Thai people consider ''namkhaeng sai'' a homemade style sweet because it's easy to make and the ingredients can be found easily in local area.

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