Kralan

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Kralan sold on the roadside in Cambodia

Kralan (in Cambodian) or khao lam (Thai: ข้าวหลาม, Lao: ເຂົ້າຫລາມ) is a Southeast Asian food often described as a cake. It is made of steamed rice mixed with beans or peas, grated coconut and coconut milk. The mixture is stuffed inside a bamboo stick[1] inside which it is then slowly roasted.

In Cambodia, kralan cake is often made and eaten at Chinese New Year and Khmer New Year. Thma Krae village in Kratie Province has become well known for making the tastiest kralan.[2]

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  1. ^ "Day in pictures" (in English). BBC News. Thursday, 13 September 2007, 21:53 GMT 22:53 UK. pp. 9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6992948.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
  2. ^ Nhem, Chea Bunly (Saturday, May 22-23, 2004). "Let Them Eat Cake" (in English). The Cambodia Daily. http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/selected_features/cake.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 

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