Mark Wiens

Check out my Eating Thai Food Guide: http://www.eatingthaifood.com/eating-thai-food-guide/ and also my travel and street food website here http://migrationology.com/ There are a lot of different Thai desserts and sweets to sample in Thailand and while I don't like all of because I'm not a big sweets lover, one of my all time favorites is known as Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม). The main ingredients includes sticky rice, sweet beans, palm sugar, and coconut cream which are all mixed together and then added to a bamboo pole. After being stuffed into bamboo, it's closed with wadded up leaves and roasted over a low bed or charcoal using indirect heat. The rice slowly cooks and mingles with the coconut and the sugar to create a wonderful Thai dessert. When you purchase Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม) on the streets of Thailand the dessert is still wrapped in a bamboo and as soon as you make you order the vendor will proceed to whack it with a hammer or machete to break the bamboo. It's then much easier to grab the contents of this special and widely loved sweet. There are two different sides to any Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม). The bottom side is less sweet and is more of just the sticky rice mixed with beans. The front or top of the bamboo is filled with sweetest sticky rice and coconut mixture. It becomes gooey and almost turns to a rich coconut custard that's sweet and delightful. Since I'm not into real sweet things, I prefer the bottom have of Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม), however, I do think that mixing the two different sides makes for the perfect bite. So there you have a little overview of a Thai dessert known as Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม). It's one of my favorite sweets in Thailand and it's a must sample when you visit the country. You'll be able to find the dessert by seeing a vendor transporting bamboo sticks, normally about 1 foot in length or so. While it's not overly common in Bangkok, you can occasionally find it, and it's really popular in both Nakhon Pathom and Bang Saen. Follow my food adventures at http://migrationology.com/ & http://www.eatingthaifood.com/ Also check out my Bangkok travel guide http://migrationology.com/ebook-101-things-to-do-in-bangkok/ and my Thai food guide http://www.eatingthaifood.com/eating-thai-food-guide/ Finally, subscribe so you don't miss the next tasty adventure http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=migrationology