"Bangkok is the sin city", claimed my significant other. Oh dear! Though you may know Bangkok well, but please do not think of the Nana or Patpong (the red light district)! This got nothing to do with those places at all. When we were in Thailand recently, we could hardly control ourselves, we couldn't resist and we indulged in one of the seven deadly sins - gluttony!
Watching our diet was secondary in Thailand. Most of good food in Thailand is made from coconut including the famous Thai crepe, called Khanom Buang (some called it Khanom Bueng) which is a crispy snack (khanom means 'cake' in Thai). Khanom Buang, a Thai street dessert is made from several ingredients including rice flour, pigeon pea flour, eggs yolk, palm sugar and a pinch of salt. All of these are mixed with water and beat well to form thin batter. The prepared batter is then poured on a flat hot plate in oval or round shape as crust. Once the thin crust turns brown, the thick coconut milk cream is plastered on it. Lastly, it is followed by various topping usually consists of grated coconut alone or grated coconut with small shrimps as topping. Sometimes, the luxurious savory toppings may come with strips of eggs, coriander leaves, chopped onion and sweetened pork as well. In the instances of sweet toppings, they can be golden thread (foi tong), raisin or persimmon. Usually the orange colored topping indicates the savory taste and yellow colored topping gives a sweet flavor.
Check out the media below to learn how to make one for yourself
We purchased five pieces of Khanom Buang at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and they cost us 20 Baht. The crust was thin yet crispy. The texture of coconut milk cream was soft and smooth similar to mayonnaise, but the taste was sweet. We also found a stall selling Khanom Buang at Level 2 food court in JJ Mall of Chatuchak Weekend Market. If you are desperate to bring home some, the miniature version of Khanom Buang is also available from supermarket at large malls like Siam Paragon but of course the freshly made one still tastes the best! Bon Appetit!
If you are looking to stay at this place you may try find your hotels in Bangkok
Khanom Buang - The famous Thai crepe
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