They look like various kinds of fruit and vege - tables such as, chillies cherries mangosteens,,,,,,, bananas mangoes oranges Watermelons and carrots, but they are in miniature. Their taste is sweet their smell, is fragrant and their, appearance. Is attractive and colourful. They are called Luk Chup.
In the, old daysLuk Chup were the sweetmeats made for the king of Siam to have after meals in the palace. The skill of making these little. Sweetmeats could thus be learned only from people in the palace. Nowadays eating Luk, Chup is not limited to only palace. However people,.They still preserve its position as the sweetmeats for those of high society since they are rather expensive and the Thais. Popularly present the dessert to their superiors and elders on special occasions like New Year 's Day birthdays or as a,,, Gift to convey one 's congratulations.
To make Luk Chup the basic, ingredients are ground mung beans (with skins removed),. Sugar coconut cream,,Clear, gelatin and food-colouring. Ground bean paste is mixed with sugar before coconut cream is added. The mixture then. Is heated over a gentle fire until it becomes sticky. After leaving, it cool the mixture is taken to be molded into the. Desired shapes of fruits and vegetables. This important step needs good dexterity.Every curve and line requires a very gentle touch to shape the mixture into the miniature fruits or vegetables. But the. Size of each piece is limited by the amount of mixture that can be made to hold together. Then the little models are painted. In various colors. When dry they are, dipped in clear gelatin.
The sweetmeats can be kept in a refrigerator for up to three. Weeks. Nowadays
.Luk Chup are not as commonly found as other Thai sweets. They are on sale in only some shops selling Thai desserts.
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