Nine auspicious Thai desserts

[1] Most of the dessert names include the word thong, which means 'gold' in Thai, a symbol of wealth and prosperity.

Thong yip is made by mixing egg yolks and flour, which are then cooked in a syrup (sugar stewed in jasmine-scented water); each piece is then moulded into the shape of a five-pointed star, and placed in a China cup to set.

[4] Khanom met khanun is made from mashed green bean coated with egg yolks.

[4] Cha mongkut is a dessert made from incense-scented flour, bean flour, sugar, coconut milk, and roasted watermelon seed which looks like kalamae invented 200 years ago in the era of King Rama II.

Dara thong is a crown-like dessert made of flour, egg yolk, sugar, gold leaf, roasted watermelon seeds, and jasmine-scented water, invented by Dame Jue Nakornrachaseni around 1938.

[5] The ingredients of khanom sane chan are two kinds of flour, eggs, coconut milk, sugar, and nutmeg.