Dishes made with palm sugar
22 dishes from around the world that list palm sugar as a main ingredient.
Khanom sai buaVeganขนมสายบัว
🇹🇭 ThailandSteamed Thai dessert made with lotus stem, coconut milk, and rice flour
Sweet or dessert
Mu pingMeatหมูปิ้ง
🇹🇭 ThailandCharcoal-grilled pork skewers, a popular Thai street food often served with sticky rice
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Khanom mo kaengขนมหม้อแกง
🇹🇭 ThailandThai dessert custard made with coconut milk, eggs and sweetened starch
Sweet or dessert
Rojakrujak (ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀)
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA spicy-sweet fruit and vegetable salad with peanut and palm sugar dressing
Salad or side, Snacks
CendolVeganꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGreen rice flour jelly with coconut milk, palm sugar syrup and ice
Drink, Snacks
Green curryแกงเขียวหวาน
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai coconut curry colored and flavored with green chilies and herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mango sticky riceVegan
🇹🇭 Thailand and 5 moreSweet glutinous rice with ripe mango and coconut milk, served as a dessert
Sweet or dessert
Onde-ondeVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSweet rice flour balls with palm sugar and coconut, common in Southeast Asia
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Gudeg
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreYoung jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and spices, a specialty of Yogyakarta
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Green papaya saladຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ
🇱🇦 Laos and 4 moreShredded unripe papaya pounded with chili, lime, fish sauce and other seasonings
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ais kacangVegetarianاءيس كاچڠ
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreShaved ice dessert with beans, sweet corn and colourful syrups
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Kuih粿 / کوءيه / kue
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 moreBite-sized sweet or savoury snacks made from rice or glutinous rice flour
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
PempekFish or seafood
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreFish and tapioca cakes from Palembang, served with a sweet-sour spicy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KolakVegan
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian dessert of fruit simmered in coconut milk and palm sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Phanaeng curryMeatพะแนง
🇹🇭 ThailandA thick, gently sweet Thai curry with coconut milk and peanuts
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng somแกงส้ม
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish curry with vegetables from Thailand and Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LawarMeatᬮᬯᬃ
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese dish of vegetables, coconut and minced meat with herbs and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Opor ayamMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaChicken simmered in coconut milk with spices from Central Java, Indonesia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao chaeข้าวแช่
🇹🇭 ThailandFragrant rice in cool scented water, served with savoury and sweet sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao khluk kapiข้าวคลุกกะปิ
🇹🇭 ThailandThai rice tossed with shrimp paste and served with assorted toppings
Main dish, Lunch
Tom somต้มส้ม
🇹🇭 ThailandThai sour soup made with seafood or chicken and a tangy, spicy broth
Soup
Mu pingMeatหมูปิ้ง
🇹🇭 ThailandCharcoal-grilled pork skewers, a popular Thai street food often served with sticky rice
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Khanom mo kaengขนมหม้อแกง
🇹🇭 ThailandThai dessert custard made with coconut milk, eggs and sweetened starch
Sweet or dessert
Rojakrujak (ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀)
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA spicy-sweet fruit and vegetable salad with peanut and palm sugar dressing
Salad or side, Snacks
CendolVeganꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGreen rice flour jelly with coconut milk, palm sugar syrup and ice
Drink, Snacks
Green curryแกงเขียวหวาน
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai coconut curry colored and flavored with green chilies and herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mango sticky riceVegan
🇹🇭 Thailand and 5 moreSweet glutinous rice with ripe mango and coconut milk, served as a dessert
Sweet or dessert
Onde-ondeVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSweet rice flour balls with palm sugar and coconut, common in Southeast Asia
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Gudeg
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreYoung jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and spices, a specialty of Yogyakarta
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Green papaya saladຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ
🇱🇦 Laos and 4 moreShredded unripe papaya pounded with chili, lime, fish sauce and other seasonings
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ais kacangVegetarianاءيس كاچڠ
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreShaved ice dessert with beans, sweet corn and colourful syrups
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Kuih粿 / کوءيه / kue
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 moreBite-sized sweet or savoury snacks made from rice or glutinous rice flour
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
PempekFish or seafood
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreFish and tapioca cakes from Palembang, served with a sweet-sour spicy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KolakVegan
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian dessert of fruit simmered in coconut milk and palm sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Phanaeng curryMeatพะแนง
🇹🇭 ThailandA thick, gently sweet Thai curry with coconut milk and peanuts
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng somแกงส้ม
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish curry with vegetables from Thailand and Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LawarMeatᬮᬯᬃ
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese dish of vegetables, coconut and minced meat with herbs and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Opor ayamMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaChicken simmered in coconut milk with spices from Central Java, Indonesia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao chaeข้าวแช่
🇹🇭 ThailandFragrant rice in cool scented water, served with savoury and sweet sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao khluk kapiข้าวคลุกกะปิ
🇹🇭 ThailandThai rice tossed with shrimp paste and served with assorted toppings
Main dish, Lunch
Tom somต้มส้ม
🇹🇭 ThailandThai sour soup made with seafood or chicken and a tangy, spicy broth
Soup
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cendol: Supardisahabu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rojak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Green curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mu ping: Phoebus 28, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khanom mo kaeng: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gudeg: christian razukas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Onde-onde: Yun Huang Yong, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ais kacang: Andrew Bogott, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kuih: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mango sticky rice: Dennis Wong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pempek: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kolak: Nurhafizah at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phanaeng curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green papaya salad: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kaeng som: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lawar: ybs, CC BY 2.0, source
- Opor ayam: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Khao khluk kapi: by PoppyW, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Khao chae: Williamvonga, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tom som: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source