Khanom babin
dessert in Thailand Cuisine
Khanom babin (Thai: ขนมบ้าบิ่น, romanized: khanombābin, pronounced [kʰā.nǒm bâː.bìn]), also spelled as kanom babin, is a popular Thai dessert that comes from Ayutthaya. It is made from young coconut, rice flour, coconut milk, sugar and egg.
Etymology
The term babin in Thai, meaning of wild crazy or daredevil, is compound of two words from Proto-Tai cognitive with Northern Thai, ba (literally, "wild crazy") and Northern Thai bìn, binh (literally, "slightly cracked, splits").
History
Khanom babin or coconut cake is one of the traditional desserts of Thailand. There are two ideas of the history of Khanom babin. The first idea is that Khanom Babin originated from the Amphoe Tha Ruea, Ayutthaya Province. During King Rama V's period, it was called Khanom Paabin and was made by aunt Bin. As time passed, it became called Khanom babin. The second idea is that Khanom babin was influenced by the queijada de Coimbra, which is a dessert from the Portuguese city of Coimbra. The origin of the name Khanom babin comes from the last word of queijada de Coimbra.
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