Thai Khanom

Thai Khanom

There is no getting away from the fact that Thais have a inordinate liking for all things sugary. This extends far beyond our simple western idea of sweets. You can buy coconut drinks with so much sugar your straw literally stands up by itself, to sweetened milk for your coffee. Cakes of every colour, shape and size, filled to overflowing with various sticky substances, line night markets. Everywhere you walk vendors hawk highly coloured gel's cakes and drinks. It certainly makes for a veritable feast on the eyes.

In every food store you have to look hard to find coffee that isn't already premixed with sugar, and as for the sweet section, it's enormous!
You will see bread and milk bars in most of the larger shopping malls, toast is often consumed dripping with sweet condensed milk.

Next time you sit down to a meal in a restaurant look amongst the various spicy condiments and you will find a sugar bowl and sweetened ketchup. Essential for that tasty snack.