While I was in
Thailand, I went to a
floating market that was utterly boring (except for the terrifying
Thai boat ride there). The only
redeeming virtue of the trip was the small (about 4 cm diameter) fresh
coconut patties. A lady sitting in a
boat takes your
baht, fries the treats on her skillet, and put a pile of hot, chewy, crispy-edged, sweet coconut patty-things in a
banana-leaf and gives them to you. They were exquisitely
delicious, and I really, REALLY want the
recipe. (They are NOT the little coconut things that are baked in muffin-tin-type pans, and have things such as
corn and
scallions in them.
Twitch.)
AND NOW,
March 28, 2001, I've found out what they are:
kanom krok. Yay!