Recipe: Foi Thong (ฝอยทอง)
Foi means “thread” and Thong means “gold”.
Thai’s believe Thong (Gold) brings good luck to our lives and Foi Thong is a popular dessert at weddings and ceremonies – Warattaya Smith of @loveslittlekitchen
Foi means “thread” and Thong means “gold”.
Thai’s believe Thong (Gold) brings good luck to our lives and Foi Thong is a popular dessert at weddings and ceremonies.
It is also deliciously sweet
Golden egg yolk is drizzled into sugary water to create a long sweet golden string.
It’s also yummy on cakes that can be seen at many Thai markets and cake Foi Thong is usually how I make it.
My husband and I visited a dessert home factory when we last visited Thailand and Foi Thong was one of the many desserts we experienced being made. (I have added a video of my husband trying it). It was lots of fun and takes a little getting used to.
I used a stainless mold I picked up in Thailand to drizzle the yolk but you can also use a piping bag or plastic funnel. All you need to do is make the hole the right size so the yolk drops consistently.
Ingridients:
- 20 eggs.
- 850 grams white sugar.
- 6 cups of water.
- 2 pandan leaves.
- 2 tablespoons egg’s white.
- 2 skewers or chopsticks.
- Mold for drizzling.
I add 1 tsp orange food colouring to give it a nice bright look.
Vegetable oil is often added to the yolk but I didn’t use it this time.
Instructions:
- Prepare eggs; separate egg yolks and egg whites and strain egg yolks on muslin cotton
- Mix egg yolks together with food colouring if you have it.
- In the brass saucepan (or non stick saucepan is an option), mix together the water and sugar. Tie pandan leaves and put in sugar pot.
- On high heat, heat the sugar mixed until boil and simmer for 7 minutes.
- Lower the heat until sugar is bubbling in the middle then put egg yolk in your mold.
- Drizzle egg yolk into bubbling sugar mixture, and make about 30 circles, let it cook for 1-2 minutes use 2 skewers or chop sticks to fold and rest on cooling tray.
- Repeat no.6 until all the egg yolk is cooked
