Would you eat 'reptile egg' dessert? Here’s the story!

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00:00Did you know that one of Thailand's classic desserts has a name that literally means

00:04the monitor lizard egg or khanom khai hea?

00:08And it also has the royal origins.

00:11Today let's rewind to the reign of King Rama I.

00:14One day, the king suddenly craved grilled monitor lizard eggs with mangoes dean.

00:19Yes, it was the delicacy back then.

00:22But it was an egg-laying season, so none could be found.

00:25Zhao Jom Van, a royal consort known for her cooking,

00:28she mixed glutinous rice flour stuffed with the mung bean paste,

00:32shaped it like eggs, deep-fried them, and rolled them in the sugar and salt,

00:36mimicking the rich and savory flavor of the real thing.

00:40She served it with the mangosteen just like the king wanted, and guess what?

00:44The king loved it.

00:45Later, people start calling it khanom khai hong or swan egg dessert.

00:51Sounds better, right?

00:52Have you tried or eaten this kind of dessert yet?