 A slice of pumpkin-coconut custard | |||||||
| Type | Custard | ||||||
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| Course | Dessert | ||||||
| Place of origin | Ayutthaya Kingdom[1] | ||||||
| Region or state | Southeast Asia | ||||||
| Associatedcuisine | Thai,Cambodian andLaotian cuisine | ||||||
| Created by | Maria Guyomar de Pinha[1] | ||||||
| Invented | 17th century[1] | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Coconut custard,pumpkin orkabocha | ||||||
| 1,895 kcal (7,930 kJ) | |||||||
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Pumpkin-coconut custard (Thai:สังขยาฟักทอง,sangkhaya fak thong,[sǎŋ.kʰā.jǎːfáktʰɔ̄ːŋ];Khmer:សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ,sankhya lapov;Lao:ສັງຂະຫຍາໝາກອຶ,sangkhanya mak eu,[sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎmȁːkʔɯ́ʔ];Northeastern Thai:สังขยาบักอึ,[sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎːbǎkʔɯ̌ʔ],sangkhaya bak ue) is aSoutheast Asiandessert, consisting of acoconutcustard steam-baked in a wholepumpkin orkabocha. It was created byMaria Guyomar de Pinha inAyutthaya 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 asstreet food.[2] InCambodia, the pumpkin-coconut custard is also sold in markets andconfectionery stores often by the slice. It is thecenterpiece ofCambodian 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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