Pumpkin-coconut custard ( th, สังขยาฟักทอง, , ; km, សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ, ; lo, ສັງຂະຫຍາໝາກອຶ, ) is a
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
n
dessert
Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. In some parts of the world, such as much of Greece and West Africa, and ...
, consisting of a
coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...
custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency fro ...
steam-baked in a
pumpkin
A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus ''Cucurbita'' that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. The term ''pumpkin'' is sometimes use ...
or
kabocha.
See also
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Coconut jam
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List of custard desserts
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List of squash and pumpkin dishes
This is a list of notable squash and pumpkin dishes that are prepared using squash and pumpkin as a primary ingredient. Pumpkin is a squash cultivar.
Squash and pumpkin dishes and foods
* ''Hobak-juk'' – a Korean variety of '' juk'' (porridg ...
{{Laotian cuisine
Thai desserts and snacks
Cambodian desserts
Laotian desserts
Custard desserts
Foods containing coconut
Squash and pumpkin dishes
Steamed foods