Mu yang bai cha phlu are barbecued pork strips on sticks something like satay except that the pork is wrapped in leaves of the cha phlu* and barbecued together to give that special flavour.
*Cha phlu - Apocynaceae or the dogbane family of trees, shrubs and vines
Kanom thian kaew is a delicacy of pyramidal pieces of translucent dough with bean fillings wrapped in banana leaves; the rattan cover is a work of art by itself. Don’t throw it away; it makes an attractive wrapping for a gift of a bottle of wine.