Khao tom

Khao tom (Lao: ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ, pronounced [kʰȁ(ː)w.tôm]) and khao tom mat (Thai: ข้าวต้มมัด, pronounced [kʰâ(ː)w.tôm mát]) are a popular Laotian and Thai dessert made of sticky rice, ripe banana, coconut milk, all wrapped and steamed-cooked in banana leaves.

Lao people use sticky rice to prepare khao tom for ceremonies connected with the plantings, rainfall, harvest and death.

It was listed in a collection of recipes for favorite dishes of the former Lao royal family written by Phia Sing (1898-1967), the king's personal chef and master of ceremonies.

Khao tom mat is also a traditional Thai dessert for Ok Phansa Day (the end of Buddhist lent in late October.

This variant is wrapped up in a young mangrove fan palm leaf (Thai: ใบกะพ้อ) with long-tails to hold before tossing them to a Buddha image, after which monks can carry them away.

Thai khao tom is sometimes colored blue with Clitoria ternatea flowers
Khao tom mat packed as a pair
Khao tom mat showing the filling