In theory, two hours and thirty minutes is actually what it takes to have a heavenly bite of these flavors. And we need a backpack and that’s about it. But just like life, you can’t always go with theory.

You see, life happened and as much as I want to go back savoring all the flavors that really made me happy once, they are still beyond my reach at this point. So, I develop some type of cravings which haunts me every now and then.

It could be just the memory tied to it, an endless night of exploring the city market just to find the best street food bites and the novelty that it once offered.

When you’re looking online for more recipes attempting to make sense of the flavors that haunts you, unfortunately, in this part of the world, they don’t really talk much about their desserts, it’s as if they kept the secret of their hidden gem. You can find it all online if you dig deep enough and mostly it’ll have something that involves reading Thai letters.

Thankfully, all the flavors were recorded inside my mind that I know, even if I find a recipe online and recreate it, I would know “ It tastes just like how that lady sold it.

I was lucky that some of the recipes have a proper English translation to it but I still have to listen carefully and try to make sense of what they were trying to say to the best of my ability.

There’s more than Roti & Sticky Mango Rice

When you’re going on your own way exploring the thai’s way of life, you can find a lot that tourists are rarely exposed to. You realize that there’s more than just sticky mango rice and roti.

There are variations of Thai desserts like various Khanom, Lot chong, and Buay Loy. There are more I can mention but lately, I’ve been craving desserts and those sweet and savory flavors came back haunting me. So, I tried finding one dessert that I had one time but the flavors of it lingered more than the others. Apparently, it’s called khanom tako sai khaophot.

Thai desserts have a special marker to it, a dominance of coconut milk and pandan leaves and a good rice flour with some tapioca is all you need in your pantry.

When you look at it, the components and ingredients might be daunting but all you need is rice flour, tapioca flour, pandan water, coconut milk and a pinch of salt. I learned this simple recipe from the youtube channel attached below and this is the easiest recipe that you can find out there.

You have to get a little crafty with folding the little holder for the desserts. It’s not that hard and with a good stapler, you’re really good to go. Since I can’t find pandan leaves in that amount, I was using banana leaves and some aluminum cups for it.

I use a stapler to secure the banana leaves and make a cup. I have to admit, the first time I made it, that was all over the place. Then, overtime I get better at making it and that finally has a proper shape to it.

You don’t need to steam, bake or anything, you simply have to make the base with the sweet corn as instructed in the video and then you have to make the coconut milk topping that will add savory and creamy flavor to this dessert.

The important thing to note while making Khanom Tako is temperature.

This dessert is a play of fire. You have to adjust the heat so that it doesn’t set too fast but also keeping the consistency a little gooey. Make sure that it won’t set too fast because it’ll be hard to place the tako inside the cup.

Once everything is set along with the coconut milk topping, they’re ready to serve. I can’t believe that this was easier to make than what I originally thought it would be. Now, I can pinpoint these flavors and that would no longer haunt me like it used to, though still, having them in Thailand would definitely be the best option.

In any case you’re wondering why it’s green, I don’t have fresh pandan leaves and I was using pandan essence to make the water base and it’s green. Hence why, my tako looks green.If you're interested in something sweet & savory for breakfast and for your coffee pairing, I also made Coffee Pairing With Castella . I promise you, my recipes are simple and easy 😄