‘Swimming Melon’

Name: ‘Swimming Melon’ (Nam Van Loi Mak Teng)
Cuisine: Luang prabang
Ingredients: 1 melon; the grated meat of 1 coconut (or the equivalent of desiccated coconut); the grated meat of 1 coconut (or the equivalent of desiccated coconut); 200 g (7 oz) sugar

Nam Van Loi Mak Teng

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Traditional Recipes of Laos

By Phia Sing

Published 1981

About

Ingredients

the grated meat of 1 coconut (or the equivalent of desiccated coconut)
200 g (7 oz</

Asia
Laos
Dessert
Vegan
Southeast Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Make two extractions of coconut milk. Mix the sugar into the second extraction, and add the melon, cut into small, thin strips. Pour the mixture into individual bowls and top each with a share of the first extraction of coconut milk. Very refreshing.