Kanom Tokyo

Name: Kanom Tokyo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 150g plain flour; 1 egg; 200ml milk; 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp baking powder; Pandan or plain custard filling (egg, milk, sugar, cornflour); Savoury option: sliced sausage, quail egg and chilli sauce

ขนมโตเกียว/ka-NOM toh-KEE-oh/

Also known as: Khanom Tokyo, Thai Tokyo Pancake, Thai Custard Crepe

About this dish

Thin, soft pancakes rolled around a sweet custard cream or savoury fillings such as sausage and quail egg.

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Ingredients

🌾150g plain flour

🥚1 egg

🥛200ml milk

🍬2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp baking powder

🍮Pandan or plain custard filling (egg, milk, sugar, cornflour)

🌭Savoury option: sliced sausage, quail egg and chilli sauce

Method

Serves 3

Whisk the flour, egg, milk, sugar and baking powder into a smooth batter.

Cook the custard filling over a low heat until thick, then cool.

Pour a small round of batter onto a lightly oiled griddle and spread thinly.

When the edges set, spoon on the custard or savoury filling.

Roll up into a tube and serve warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Khanom Tokyo is a Bangkok street snack that has been around since the 1960s, inspired by Japanese pancakes, and is sold from carts outside schools.

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