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Khao Poong or Khao Pong/                                                             Bueng Kan
Khao Kreab Waw (Thai crackers)

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Production period ๏‚ฃ Always ๏’ Seasonal ๏’ Others (Specify: After rice harvest season)
History/Interesting story
                                                                      Location/Travel/Map
     Khao Poong is a Northeastern snack widely made in
cold season after rice harvest season. The process begins with             35 Moo 2 Ban Non Sawang, Buen Khonglong Subdistrict,
pounding steamed sticky rice in a mortar. When it is completely       Buen Khonglong District, Bueng Kan Province
pounded, fever vine squeezed in water is added in the mortar
to enable the sticky rice to hold together well. Sugarcane juice      Community name/Area of operation
is pounded and added into the mortar until it becomes sticky.
Apply oil of hands and form the sticky rice into a ball and mix            Ban Non Sawang, Buen Khonglong District
it with the egg yolk. Flatten the sticky rice balls into thin sheets       Ban Sawang Pattana, Buen Khonglong District
and place them on banana leaves greased with oil. Put them                 Ban Sawang Nue, Buen Khonglong District
under the sun. It is grilled until cooked and ready to be serve.           Ban Sa Kaew, Buen Khonglong District

Uniqueness                                                            Contact information

     It is called Khao Poong or Khao Pong because it becomes               Mr. Tin Daewkhuntod, Chairman of Bueng Khonglong
puffed and crispy when grilled. Khao Kreab Waw is made after          the Cultural Council
rice harvest season when there is a cool wind. People make kites
and attach bow-shaped noise makers to make noise. People                   Tel. 08 7230 7629
grill the crackers in the cool wind and listen to the bow-shaped           Mrs. Thongyod Ponlue, manufacturer
noise makers. So, they call the crackers made in this season as
โ€œKhao Kreab Wawโ€.

     Khao Kreab or Khao Poong โ€“ a puffed rice cracker โ€“ is a
traditional snack made from steamed sticky rice, palm sugar,
hard-boiled egg yolks and vegetable oil, pounded and rolled into
circles and put under the sun before being grilled and ๏ฌ‚ipped
back and forth with a wood. After grilling, it puffs up into a large
sheet which is crispy and sweet. It is often found at temple fairs.

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