Thainess: Mango with sticky rice (video)
It is summer in Thailand and you can tell by the many crickets. Summer is also the time for delicious seasonal fruit. Amphawa in Samut Songkhram is one of the Thai communities with a simple lifestyle where there are many different fruit orchards. Coconuts, pomelos, lychees and mangoes grow there.
The Mango tree is a popular fruit tree in Thailand that provides cooling shade and of course the delicious mangoes that are sold or used for home consumption. During this period, the villagers go in search of the ripe mangoes, which are carefully picked from the trees. Thai mangoes are popular for their fresh, sweet and sour taste. Of course you can eat a mango as is, but many Thais choose to serve mango with sticky rice and creamy coconut milk. “Mango with sticky rice” therefore tastes best in the summer.
Mango sticky rice, or Khao Niew Mamuang in Thai, is one of the most famous and loved desserts in Thailand. This simple yet delicious dish is a great combination of sweet juicy mango, sticky rice and creamy coconut milk. Mango sticky rice is traditionally served in the warmer months when mangoes are at their peak of ripeness. The dish relies on the sweetness and aroma of ripe mangoes, which contrast perfectly with the creamy, lightly salted coconut milk poured over the sticky rice. The result is a dessert that is both sweet and savory, with a richness enough to make it satisfying but without being too heavy.
The glutinous rice, also known as glutinous rice or sweet rice, is first steamed and then mixed with a mixture of coconut milk, sugar and salt. This makes the rice both sweet and sticky. The mangos are peeled and sliced, and the dish is usually served with an extra coconut milk sauce and a topping of roasted mung beans or sesame seeds for a bit of crunch.
Mango sticky rice is not only popular in Thailand, but it is also widely eaten in other parts of Southeast Asia, such as Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Although traditionally a dessert, it can also be eaten as a breakfast or snack. This simple, yet decadent dessert is a must-try for anyone discovering Thai cuisine. It offers a delicious mix of textures and flavours, and is a real treat for the senses.
Thainess: Mango with sticky rice
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The most delicious dessert ever, so delicious!!!
Delicious desserts! But I'm always afraid that this is a real sugar bomb...
Dear Editor,
The Thai do not pick, but use a bamboo stick to remove the mango from the tree
to fish.
We have three of these trees and two are now short and small.
We have told the villagers that in our absence they like the Mangos
from hell.
I we love this delicious fruit very much.
These trees can produce good mangoes for more than ten years.
If only people knew for how long these trees bear fruit
I'd like to hear that.
Yours faithfully,
Erwin
Erwin, my wife picks mangoes with a stick with a basket on it. You can buy such a basket for a few baht in a garden shop. She picks them before the mango is ripe because then the ants come to eat it; who like sweet. The unripe mangoes are individually wrapped in newspaper, placed on the floor in a cool room and turned over every other day. As soon as one is ripe it is eaten or given away.
In a heavy storm, small fruits fall to the ground. I know Thai people who eat them immature with salt and otherwise the cows like them…..
A tree can bear fruit for more than 15 years and has good and less good years. But there are also trees that are eaten by termites and then you can be happy with 5 years or you have to poison your garden with chemicals.
Does anyone know how much a Mango costs in Changmai?
Jeroen
Bought them on the market for 25 thb each. Is that expensive?
Jos
No, it's not expensive. And if you go to a market in a 'gap' where the farmers themselves deliver their goods farm-fresh, you will save even more. The shops are of course more expensive due to their overhead costs.