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History of Thai Desserts





             Thai Desserts in its inception were simply mixtures of rice powder and sugar or coconut. After a long period of trades with foreigners, foreign culinary cultures had influenced Thai food. Desserts were no exception. Hence Thai Desserts started to become more diversed. Nowadays, it is very difficult to tell which are the real Thai Desserts.The period of great diversity and prosperity of Thai Desserts was when the Portuguese lady ‘Marie Guimar de Pinha’ who married Chao Phraya Vichayen and was promoted to The Lady Vichayen (ท้าวผู้หญิงวิชาเยนทร์) and was later granted the rank of ‘Thao Thong Kib Mar’ was working in the palace. She was the ‘Head of the Royal Kitchen’. It is presumed that the position ‘Thong Kib Mar’ was from her name ‘Guimar’.



             While she was working at the Royal Kitchen, Thao Thong Kib Mar taught how to make Portuguese desserts to servants. Those desserts include Thong Yod, Thong Yib, Foi Thong, Egg Custard, Khanom Moh Gaeng (Coconut Custard Squares) etc. These desserts had egg as the main ingredient. Recipes were then told and made known to ordinary people. Thao Thong Kib Mar was also said to be the ‘Queen of Thai Desserts’

Thai Desserts in its inception were simply mixtures of rice powder and sugar or coconut. After a long period of trades with foreigners, foreign culinary cultures had influenced Thai food. Desserts were no exception. Hence Thai Desserts started to become more diversed. Nowadays, it is very difficult to tell which are the real Thai Desserts.The period of great diversity and prosperity of Thai Desserts was when the Portuguese lady ‘Marie Guimar de Pinha’ who married Chao Phraya Vichayen and was promoted to The Lady Vichayen (ท้าวผู้หญิงวิชาเยนทร์) and was later granted the rank of ‘Thao Thong Kib Mar’ was working in the palace. She was the ‘Head of the Royal Kitchen’. It is presumed that the position ‘Thong Kib Mar’ was from her name ‘Guimar’.



            While she was working at the Royal Kitchen, Thao Thong Kib Mar taught how to make Portuguese desserts to servants. Those desserts include Thong Yod, Thong Yib, Foi Thong, Egg Custard, Khanom Moh Gaeng (Coconut Custard Squares) etc. These desserts had egg as the main ingredient. Recipes were then told and made known to ordinary people. Thao Thong Kib Mar was also said to be the ‘Queen of 

While she was working at the Royal Kitchen, Thao Thong Kib Mar taught how to make Portuguese desserts to servants. Those desserts include Thong Yod, Thong Yib, Foi Thong, Egg Custard, Khanom Moh Gaeng (Coconut Custard Squares) etc. These desserts had egg as the main ingredient. Recipes were then told and made known to ordinary people. Thao Thong Kib Mar was also said to be the ‘Queen of Thai Desserts’

While she was working at the Royal Kitchen, Thao Thong Kib Mar taught how to make Portuguese desserts to servants. Those desserts include Thong Yod, Thong Yib, Foi Thong, Egg Custard, Khanom Moh Gaeng (Coconut Custard Squares) etc. These desserts had egg as the main ingredient. Recipes were then told and made known to ordinary people. Thao Thong Kib Mar was also said to be the ‘Queen of Thai Desserts’

           Thai Desserts have been around for a long time since Thailand was still called Siam. At that time, the kingdom communicated with foreigners and exchanged products as well as culture.

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