Khanom Khrok, a Thai dessert pancake, has been ranked the world’s fourth best pancake and the best in Southeast Asia in February’s TasteAtlas listing.
Khanom Khrok is a traditional Thai Dessert and was well-known since Ayutthaya period. It is created with a batter that combines rice flour and coconut milk. The dessert is baked in large iron pans that have small, round indentations, and it is typically prepared in two stages—with a batter that is used as a crispy bottom layer, and a creamy, lightly sweetened coconut milk filling.
Typical additions to the custard-like filling include sliced scallions, taro, corn, or pumpkin. Khanom khrok is a staple street food in Thailand, typically enjoyed as a quick and filling snack that balances sweet and savory flavors extremely well.
TasteAtlas, a famous food website, ranked the top 50 pancakes globally, including seven from Southeast Asia. The top three are France’s crepe, Germany’s Kaiserschmarrn and China’s Jianbing.