A slice of pumpkin-coconut custard
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| Type | Custard | ||||||
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| Course | Dessert | ||||||
| Place of origin | Ayutthaya Kingdom[1] | ||||||
| Region or state | Southeast Asia | ||||||
| Associated cuisine | Thai, Cambodian and Laotian cuisine | ||||||
| Created by | Maria Guyomar de Pinha[1] | ||||||
| Invented | 17th century[1] | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Coconut custard, pumpkinorkabocha | ||||||
Food energy | 1895 kcal (7934 kJ) | ||||||
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Pumpkin-coconut custard (Thai: สังขยาฟักทอง, sangkhaya fak thong, [sǎŋ.kʰā.jǎː fák tʰɔ̄ːŋ]; Khmer: សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ, sankhya lapov; Lao: ສັງຂະຫຍາໝາກອຶ, sangkhanya mak-u, [sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎ mȁːk ʔɯ́(ʔ)]; Northeastern Thai: สังขยาบักอึ, [sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎː bǎk ʔɯ̌(ʔ)], sangkhaya bak-u) is a Southeast Asian dessert, consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a whole pumpkinorkabocha. It was created by Maria Guyomar de PinhainAyutthaya Kingdom in 17th century as an adaptation of a Portuguese egg-based dessert.[1]
InThailand, it is a popular dessert that is often sold in fresh food markets and as street food.[2]InCambodia, the pumpkin-coconut custard is also sold in markets and confectionery stores often by the slice. It is the centerpieceofCambodian New Year tables.[3]InLaos, the dessert is a very common market food as well.[4]
Some of the most famous Portuguese-Siamese desserts were attributed to Mary Gimard, or Thao Thong Giip Ma, the Portuguese-Japanese wife of Constance Phaulkon, the Greek adventurer who became Prime Minister under King Narai of Ayuttaya (1656–1688). She was credited with adapting Portuguese egg-based desserts into special royal desserts including a custard served in squash and a complex sweet made to look like mango seeds.
Sang kaya mak eu, steamed egg custard in a whole pumpkin, is a dish shared with Thailand and a very common market food in Laos.
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