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''Khao tom mat'' is also a traditional Thai dessert for [[Wan Ok Phansa|Ok Phansa Day]] (the end of Buddhist lent in late October.), but it is then called ''Khao tom luk yon'' ({{lang-th|ข้าวต้มลูกโยน}}). It is wrapped up in a young [[Licuala spinosa | mangrove fan palm]] leaf ({{lang-th|ใบกะพ้อ}}) with long-tails to hold before tossing them to a [[Buddha image]], after which [[monk]]s can carry them away.
''Khao tom mat'' is also a traditional Thai dessert for [[Wan Ok Phansa|Ok Phansa Day]] (the end of Buddhist lent in late October.), but it is then called ''Khao tom luk yon'' ({{lang-th|ข้าวต้มลูกโยน}}). It is wrapped up in a young [[Licuala spinosa | mangrove fan palm]] leaf ({{lang-th|ใบกะพ้อ}}) with long-tails to hold before tossing them to a [[Buddha image]], after which [[monk]]s can carry them away.

In 2014, the Department of Cultural Promotion under the Ministry of Culture, registered the ''Khao tom mat'' as an intangible cultural heritage, in the Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe category, to prevent them from being lost along with other cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.unesco-ichcap.org/eng/ek/sub1/pdf_file/south_east_asia/2014Thailand/Intangible%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Inventory.pdf|title=Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>{{rp|31}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mthai.com/general-news/381885.html|title=ประกาศ! ข้าวต้มมัด-เมี่ยงคำ เป็นมรดกเสี่ยงสูญหายของชาติ|date=11 September 2014|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=เอ็มไทยดอตคอม}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Glutinous rice]]
* [[Glutinous rice]]
* [[Mango sticky rice]]
* [[Khao lam]]
* [[List of Thai desserts]]
* [[List of Thai desserts]]



Revision as of 05:31, 10 March 2021

Khao tom mat
Khao tom mat packed as a pair
Alternative namesKhao tom phat
CourseDessert
Place of originThailand
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Associated cuisineThailand
Main ingredientsSticky rice, banana leaves, coconut milk
VariationsKhao tom mat sai kluai, Khao tom mat sai mu, Khao tom mat sai phueak
Khao tom mat is sometimes colored blue with Clitoria ternatea flowers

Khao tom mat (Template:Lang-th, pronounced [kʰâ(ː)w tôm mát]) is a traditional Thai dessert eaten by Thai people[1], consisting of seasoned steamed sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves.[2]

Dishes that are similar to Khao tom mat can also be found in the Philippines (known as suman), Cambodia (known as ansom chek), Laos as khao tom which in thailand khao tom mean rice soup, Indonesia (lepet) and foods from Vietnam such as bánh tét and Bánh chưng.

Variants

This dessert can be either savoury (filled with pork fat and mung bean) or sweet (filled with coconut milk and banana). In Thailand, Khao tom tam is sometimes colored blue with Clitoria ternatea flowers.

Traditions

The Sai Krachat tradition (ประเพณีใส่กระจาด), also known as Suea Krachat or Soe Krachat in Phuan language is a merit-making Buddhist tradition of the Thai Phuan people of in Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province. It takes place on the eve of the Great Birth Sermon celebration. One day prior to the Sai Krachat Day, people wrap khao tom and grind rice for khao pun rice noodles. The next day is the Sai Krachat Day when people bring things such as bananas, sugar cane, oranges, candles, and joss sticks or other items to put into the bamboo baskets at the houses of the people they know, while the hosts bring the prepared food to welcome their guests. When the visitors wish to go home, the host gives khao tom mat as a souvenir in return called Khuen Krachat.[3]

Khao tom mat showing the filling

In Thailand, khao tom mat is the symbol of couples because the couple are matched and bound together with thin bamboo-strip (string). Thai people believe that if a pair of people offer khao tom mat to monks on Khao Phansa Day, which is beginning of the 3 months of Buddhist lent during the rainy season and the time when monks retreat to a monastery and concentrate on Buddhist teachings,[4] married life will be smooth and there will be a stable love like a pair of khao tom mat.

Khao tom mat is also a traditional Thai dessert for Ok Phansa Day (the end of Buddhist lent in late October.), but it is then called Khao tom luk yon (Template:Lang-th). It is wrapped up in a young mangrove fan palm leaf (Template:Lang-th) with long-tails to hold before tossing them to a Buddha image, after which monks can carry them away.

In 2014, the Department of Cultural Promotion under the Ministry of Culture, registered the Khao tom mat as an intangible cultural heritage, in the Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe category, to prevent them from being lost along with other cultural heritage.[5]: 31 [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thai Wisdom: Wrappers in Thai Dessert". Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Sticky Rice with Bananas Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Steamed glutinous rice cakes with banana recipe
  4. ^ "Khao tom mat–banana sticky rice and coconut". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  5. ^ Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory (PDF), retrieved March 10, 2021
  6. ^ "ประกาศ! ข้าวต้มมัด-เมี่ยงคำ เป็นมรดกเสี่ยงสูญหายของชาติ". เอ็มไทยดอตคอม. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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