Coconut custard
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Coconut custard is a dessert dish consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a pumpkin or kabocha
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which is made of pumpkin
and coconut custard
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An easily recognizable characteristic of the dessert is that the flan fills the interior part of the pumpkin and that the pumpkin is often presented in its entirety.
The word sankya may be related to the Sanskrit Samkhya
(सांख्य), which denominates one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. However, any etymological or contextual relationship remains unresearched. Lapov means pumpkin in Khmer
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The dessert is also known in Thailand
where it carries the name sangkhaya fak thong ( sǎŋkʰajǎː fák tʰɔːŋ; transcription: săng-khà-yăa fák thong) and in Laos
where it is called sangkhaya maryu.
The similarity of both, the Khmer sankya and the Thai
sangkhaya with the Sanskrit samkhya may indicate a common origin in the Khmer Empire
's Hindu
past.
Kabocha
Kabocha is a Japanese variety of winter squash. The word kabocha has come to mean a general type of winter squash to many English-speaking growers and buyers. In some cultures it is revered as an aphrodisiac....
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In Cambodia
Sankhya lapov (សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ) or lpov sangkya denominates a dessert in CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
which is made of pumpkin
Kabocha
Kabocha is a Japanese variety of winter squash. The word kabocha has come to mean a general type of winter squash to many English-speaking growers and buyers. In some cultures it is revered as an aphrodisiac....
and coconut custard
Coconut custard
Coconut custard is a dessert dish consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a pumpkin or kabocha.-In Cambodia:...
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An easily recognizable characteristic of the dessert is that the flan fills the interior part of the pumpkin and that the pumpkin is often presented in its entirety.
The word sankya may be related to the Sanskrit Samkhya
Samkhya
Samkhya, also Sankhya, Sāṃkhya, or Sāṅkhya is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy and classical Indian philosophy. Sage Kapila is traditionally considered as the founder of the Samkhya school, although no historical verification is possible...
(सांख्य), which denominates one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. However, any etymological or contextual relationship remains unresearched. Lapov means pumpkin in Khmer
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...
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The dessert is also known in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
where it carries the name sangkhaya fak thong ( sǎŋkʰajǎː fák tʰɔːŋ; transcription: săng-khà-yăa fák thong) and in Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
where it is called sangkhaya maryu.
The similarity of both, the Khmer sankya and the Thai
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
sangkhaya with the Sanskrit samkhya may indicate a common origin in the Khmer Empire
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...
's Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
past.