I took a break from the city yesterday and spent a gorgeous Sunday catching up with L and P in Berkeley. Our first stop was Sunday brunch at the Thai Temple. The crowds were intense, the food was fine: heaping plates of Thai curries and large bowls of soup noodles for a good cause, though it is simultaneously true that people were there to socialize and help out the temple more than to find the best Thai in the Bay Area. You really can't be eating in the sun on a gorgeous day, though.
The one thing that did kind of blow me away were these little coconut desserts, which I photographed secretly while L and P were still in line (ha, L, you thought I didn't take any photos). I've never had anything like it before. P said they're just sugar, coconut milk, and green onions cooked in little metal molds. Anyone know where I can find them in SF, or what they're called?
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I've not seen it anywhere besides the Berkeley Thai Temple, they are called "khanom krok" Thai rice & coconut pancake from a search i found a recipe even:
http://www.asiafood.org/recipe_list_link.cfm?recipeid=417
they are called kanom krok (spelled several different ways). haven't seen them served anywhere else either. here's another recipe:
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/kanomkrok.html
you can get the cast iron pan at some thai markets (like tuk tuk thai on university, which is where my mom demanded we buy one after tasting them at the temple). the website i linked is Kasma Loha-Unchit's - she teaches thai cooking classes at her home in Oakland & takes people on food tours in Thailand. my parents bought me & my hubs a class as a wedding gift & i definitely recommend it. enjoy!
If they have Thai Sweet Shops in SF, that is your best bet... but honestly, they are best made fresh at Thai festivals. :D
--Dommy!
I was trying to tell my partner about these thingies I had at the Thai Temple last week, but I was at a loss for words. So I googled "thai dessert coconut waffle" and the first thing that came up was your blog with the perfect picture of the "thingies". Thanks!
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