What are the different types of Thai desserts?

Most Thai meals end in fresh fruit, but may sometimes contain sweet desserts. Thai desserts, which are also consumed as refreshments between food, are strongly relying on rice and coconut and often include pandan or jasmine as aromatic substances. Many of them have their ancestors in a Portuguese meal, such as thick cakes and yolk -based foods. Desserts in Thailand are usually very sweet, but can also include spicy elements unusual in western cuisine. Some fruit desserts come with other elements such as mango and sticky rice, often served as Thai sticky rice in western restaurants. More complicated desserts have several basic forms such as sweet soups, creams or jelly, cakes and fried dough. Candy strands of egg yolks are iconic Thai sweet for special occasions. Coconut seems to be either crushed coconut meat or coconut milk and acts as a basis for most dessert soups and many puddings. Among the popular dessert flavors pAtri pandan leaf or screwdriver and floral extracts such as rose water and jasmine. Bananas, jackfruit and mango also appear in many meals, as well as melons and pumpkins. Thai desserts also use mung beans, sweet black or red beans and sesame seeds.

Portuguese influence in the 16th century changed traditional Thai desserts. Before this period, Thai food rarely included wheat flour, egg yolks or refined sugar, now common in many recipes. Some Thai sweets are versions of Portuguese, with thickened coconut milk replaced by cow's milk and flavored to suit Thai preferences. This group of Portuguese foods include egg cakes, egg yolks and coconut coconut cakes. When milk is milk, usually evaporate or condensed. Sweet versions of Western style bread are sometimes used for dessertSandwiches and toast.

Thai food tends to include very strong flavors and desserts are no exception. Most sweet meals are very sweet and provide a contrast to the spicy taste of the main food. They can be consumed with tea, alcohol or coffee. Thai desserts often have salty ingredients unusual in European or North American sweets, such as fresh or fried onions, sweet corn and pork thread. Some desserts also include shrimp or fish in dried, chopped or paste forms.