Thai Deserts - Foy Thong (ฝอยทอง) Golden Threads

This is one of the most traditional Thai desserts and also one of me
most tasteful as well.

You can see many Portuguese influences in Thai cuisine. This desert is
based in the Portuguese “Fios de Ovos” and was presented to Thailand
by Maria Guyomar de Pinha who lived in Ayutthaya in the 17th century.

First things first. The creation of “Fios de Ovos.”

In Portugal, around the 15th and 16th centuries, it was common having
the nuns doing the laundry service at the convents and monasteries.
And they used egg whites for “starching” the clothes. At first, the
egg yolks were thrown in the garbage or given to animals eat. But with
the arrive of sugar from the Portuguese colonies quickly the nuns
changed the faith of the egg yolks.

They created the conventual sweets adding the sugar to the yolks and
creating deserts that are considered heaven on earth. Among all these
recipes you have “Fios de Ovos.”

Here in Thailand, you can see different presentations of the Foy
Thong. You can see them complementing other ingredients or just the
threads.

In the photos, you can see the single threads and also the Thai crispy
pancake filled with cream (Khanom Buang).

They are just so tasteful that I drool just thinking about them…

If you are preparing your trip to Thailand, add these to your list!
You won’t regret.

“Cooking with love provides food to the soul.”