Thailand
Khai phalo (Thai Egg Stew)
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Khai phalo is boiled eggs and pork simmered in a dark five-spice broth with star anise and cinnamon.
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Mongolia
Khailmag
Хайлмаг
Clotted cream heated until the butter separates, then cooked with flour and sugar into a rich, grainy sweet paste.
India
Khaja
ଖଜା
Layered wheat pastry is deep-fried and soaked or glazed with syrup in Odisha's Khaja tradition.
Gujarat, India
Khakhra
ખાખરા
Thin wheat dough is rolled flat and dry-roasted until crisp, often with fenugreek or spices in Gujarat.
Iran
Khakshir
خاکشیر
Tiny flixweed seeds soaked in cold water with sugar and rose water until they swell and suspend, drunk as a summer cooler.
Belarus
Khaladnik
Халаднік
Cold soup of grated young beetroot and their leaves in soured milk or kefir, shocking pink, finished with dill, cucumber, hard-boiled egg and served with hot boiled potatoes on the side.
Saudi Arabia
Khalas Dates
تمر خلص
Khalas Dates are a moist Omani cultivar with balanced sweetness, golden-brown color, uniform size, and a soft texture at full ripeness.
Gujarat, India
Khaman
ખમણ
A fluffy, savory steamed cake from Gujarat made from chickpea flour. It is sweet, sour, and spicy, served with chutney.
United Arab Emirates
Khameer Bread
خبز الخمير
Khameer is a fermented Emirati bread with a soft, puffy crumb, slight sweetness, golden crust, and sesame or black-cumin seeds.
Gujarat, India
Khandvi
ખાંડવી
A Gujarati snack of thin gram flour rolls tempered with mustard seeds and coconut. It is soft, tangy, and melt-in-mouth.
United Arab Emirates
Khanfaroosh
خنفروش
Traditional saffron and cardamom cakes, soft and spongy like doughnuts, fried or baked, served during special occasions, soft spongy texture with distinct cardamom and saffron aroma and light sweetness.
Thailand
Khanom Bueang
ขนมเบื้อง
Crispy Thai crepes filled with sweet meringue and shredded coconut, an ancient royal street snack.
Thailand
Khanom Chan
ขนมชั้น
Layered coconut pandan jelly dessert with alternating green and white layers, steamed in small trays.
Thailand
Khanom Chin
ขนมจีน
Fresh fermented rice vermicelli served with various curries or chili sauces and fresh vegetables.
Bangkok, Thailand
Khanom farang kutti chin
ขนมฝรั่งกุฎีจีน
Khanom farang Kudi Chin, the Portuguese-descended cake baked by one Bangkok riverside community in wood-fired ovens, is singular, place-bound and highly collectible.
Laos
Khanom Krok
ขนมครก
Small coconut cream pancakes with a crisp edge and soft, custardy center, cooked in a cast-iron pan.
Thailand
Khanom tan
ขนมตาล
Khanom tan, the fermented toddy-palm cake steamed in a banana leaf, is a named seasonal sweet tied to the palm-fruit harvest.
Thailand
Khanom Tokyo
ขนมโตเกียว
Khanom Tokyo, the folded street pancake rolled around sweet or savoury filling, is a named Thai street item with its own carts nationwide despite the borrowed name; localisation rescues it under guideline 1.6.
Thailand
Khanom Tom
ขนมต้ม
Glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar, boiled, and rolled in fresh grated coconut.
Thailand
Khao chae (Rice Soaked in Cold Water)
ข้าวแช่
Khao chae, jasmine-scented iced water poured over rice with a set of separately fried accompaniments, is a named royal-Mon hot-season dish served only for a few months and is one of the strongest seasonal collectibles in Thailand.
Xieng Khouang, Laos
Khao Kai Noi Rice
ເຂົ້າໄກ່ນ້ອຍ
Small-grained upland glutinous rice grown in Xieng Khouang, prized for staying soft for hours after steaming.
Bangkok, Thailand
Khao Kha Mu
ข้าวขาหมู
Braised pork leg over rice with a rich soy-anise broth, served with pickled mustard greens and chili sauce.
Thailand
Khao Klook Kapi
ข้าวคลุกกะปิ
Rice mixed with shrimp paste, topped with sweet pork, shredded green mango, dried shrimp, and chili.
Laos
Khao Lam
ข้าวหลาม
Sticky rice with coconut milk and sugar steamed inside a bamboo tube until caramelized.
Thailand
Khao mak
ข้าวหมาก
Khao mak is glutinous rice fermented with a yeast ball into a sweet, lightly alcoholic dessert.
Thailand
Khao mok gai
ข้าวหมกไก่
Khao mok gai is Thai Muslim turmeric chicken rice cooked with aromatic spices and served with fried shallots.
Isan (Northeastern Thailand), Thailand
Khao Niao
ข้าวเหนียว
Steamed glutinous rice, the staple of northern and northeastern Thailand, eaten by hand.
Thailand
Khao Phat
ข้าวผัด
Thai-style fried rice with egg, garlic, onion, and choice of meat or seafood, garnished with cucumber and lime.
Bangkok, Thailand
Khao phat amerikan
ข้าวผัดอเมริกัน
Khao phat amerikan is Thai fried rice served with a fried egg, hot dog, and raisins, a Bangkok diner classic.
Laos
Khao Piak Sen
ເຂົ້າປຽກເສັ້ນ
A Lao chicken noodle soup with hand-cut rice noodles, ginger and fried garlic.
Laos
Khao Poon
ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ
Round rice vermicelli in a coconut and fish or chicken broth thickened with pounded meat, served with a plate of raw herbs and banana flower.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Khao Soi
ข้าวซอย
Northern Thai coconut curry noodles with braised chicken, crispy fried noodles, and pickled mustard greens.
Northern Laos, Laos
Khao Soi Lao
ເຂົ້າຊອຍ
Lao khao soi is a clear, savoury noodle soup with tomato, minced pork, herbs, and hand-cut noodles; it is distinct from Northern Thai coconut-curry khao soi.
Thailand
Khao tom
ข้าวต้ม
Khao tom is a light rice soup of whole rice grains, commonly served for breakfast or late at night with savoury side dishes; it has a looser texture than jok.
Tibet, China
Khapse (Tibetan Fried Cookies)
ཁ་ཟས་
Khapse, the fried dough shapes stacked into towers for Tibetan New Year, is a named calendar food with a fixed ritual role.
Assam, India
Khar
খাৰ
Raw papaya or other vegetables are cooked with alkaline banana ash and pulses in Assam.