Thong yot

Thong yot (Thai: ทองหยอด, pronounced [tʰɔ̄ːŋ jɔ̀ːt]), also known as "gold egg-yolks drops", is an ancient Thai dessert and one of the nine auspicious traditional Thai desserts. It is usually served in ceremonies such as weddings.

History

The sweetness of this pastry has prevalent in this present time was said to be the sign that the Portuguese has left.

Thao Thong Kip Ma or Maria Guyomar de Pinha, wife of Constantine Phaulkon is a French lady who played a huge role in the reign of King Narai the Great. Thao Thong Kip Ma taught Thai people to bake some desserts. She was born in 2201 and she was married at the age of 16 years. Her father's name was Phanick, a half Japanese mixed Bengal, the mother’s name was Ursala Yamada, which is a Japanese and Portuguese descent Immigrant settlement in Ayutthaya.

Once in a life time, Thao Thong Kip Ma had to serve in the king's position as the head of the workshop to watch over silver and gold property and she was a chief of taking care of the king’s clothes and the royal fruit for the King to eat. The employees that are under her command are mostly girls and they are working with honesty that is such a glorious.

During the service Mrs. Marie has taught how to make thong yip and other pastries; including baking techniques, to the people of Thailand. It has been transmitted in the family and distributed among Thailand until present. Although Mary is of a foreign origin, she was born and raised living in Thailand until the end of her life.

She left a cookbook of Thailand hybrids as a memorial of the relationship between Thailand and Portugal from 2554 and over 500 years. Portugal was the first European nation to trade with Thailand during the reign of the King Ramathibodi II by Samphao Lom Subdistrict in the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya, which is currently called Portuguese village rewarding the winning war in Chiang Gran. It had became the village of many nationalities living together in peace until the lost of Ayuthaya, the people from the village left to follow King Taksin, to a new village alongside Chao Phraya River. Some of them moved to the new community near the Embassy of Portugal this present day.

Thong yot was represented as the unique culture of Thailand and was paired with Thai dishes since ancient times. It is demonstrated the delicacy of the process of making, starting of raw materials to the meticulous taste, color, smell, appearance and beautiful decoration, which varies according to the dessert itself.

Meaning

The word thong means "gold" and yod means "drop". It is believed that thong yot will bring wealth; people who eat it will have money or gold forever like a gold drop.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Heat to boiling the light syrup and wait for the sugar dissolves, then set aside to cool.
  2. Separate the yolks from its thin layer by strain though the muslin.
  3. Blend until it was thick and fluffy for 15 minutes
  4. Ladle the mixture in the cup. Add 4 tbsp. of flour, then mix well.
  5. Add sugar and water to make syrup. Heat it without stirring until it is boiling and full of small bubbles. Add the mixture into boiling syrup
  6. Wait until it rise up, then put into the light syrup that you made before.

Good characteristics

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