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Thali

Dishes made with white sugar

4 dishes from around the world that list white sugar as a main ingredient.

Khanom sai buaVeganขนมสายบัว 🇹🇭 ThailandSteamed Thai dessert made with lotus stem, coconut milk, and rice flour Sweet or dessert

Khanom mo kaengขนมหม้อแกง 🇹🇭 ThailandThai dessert custard made with coconut milk, eggs and sweetened starch Sweet or dessert

Chocolate chip cookie 🇺🇸 United StatesDrop cookie with pieces of chocolate mixed into the dough Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time

Khanom farang kudi chinVegetarianขนมฝรั่งกุฎีจีน 🇹🇭 ThailandA small cake from Bangkok’s Kudi Chin community, blending Thai and Portuguese influences Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Chocolate chip cookie: brainloc on sxc.hu (Bob Smith), CC BY 2.5, source
Khanom mo kaeng: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Khanom farang kudi chin: Iudexvivorum, CC0, source

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