Ruam Mit – Thai dessert

By Editorial
Posted in Food and drink, Thai recipes
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April 25, 2024

Today no main course but a dessert. For those with a sweet tooth: Ruam Mit (รวมมิตร). Ruam mit is a popular Thai dessert made with various ingredients such as coconut milk, sugar, tapioca pearls, corn, lotus root, sweet potatoes, beans and jackfruit.

Each bowl typically contains starchy noodles that are flavored and colored with various ingredients, and can be in the form of thin strips or more elaborate decorative shapes.

There is no set recipe for Ruam mit, so each cook or street vendor adds their own ingredients to the mix. It is often consumed as a cool refreshment on hot summer days topped with shaved ice. In Thailand, it is one of the cheapest desserts, and each bowl typically costs around 15 baht.

Interestingly, in Thai language, Ruam (collection) and mit refers to friends. So Ruam mit is actually a collection of everything. It is a simple, tasteful dish that tastes great after a spicy meal or as a cool down on a hot day.

4 responses to “Ruam Mit – Thai dessert”

  1. Jacobus says up

    When I'm in Thailand (3 to 3 months Thailand/Netherlands) I eat Thai 9 out of 10 times. The chefs of the restaurants in Nakhon Nayok do not take into account that there is a farang at their table, so purely Thai. We also eat Thai at home. Unless I cook myself.
    But the Thai desserts are not for me. Too sweet, too wet and too much colored jelly.

  2. Lung addie says up

    Personally, I don't like the Thai desserts…. as stated in the comment above: much too sweet. Then give me a homemade chocolate pudding.

    • Caspar says up

      Personally, I like to make an ice cream dessert after my dinner You can serve a chocolate or strawberry sauce with your ice cream, but you can make your ice cream even more special with, for example, pieces of strawberry or chocolate. Or take it traditionally Italian!!!!! and make an affogato: for this you pour hot, strong espresso over your scoop of ice cream (delicious)

  3. hans says up

    Tastes differ, but this simply looks beautiful.


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