“Sesame Rice” dessert is only available in Thailand. that still maintains the identity of the original Thai Phuan community Currently popular among people in the community. And tourism agencies are pushing for local food of Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province.
Thai Phuan people, Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, demonstrated how to stir up sesame rice. which is made from steamed sticky rice stirred with pandan juice, containing ingredients that are local plants. And cook all the ingredients until cooked, such as white sesame, black sesame, taro, yam, mung beans, soybeans, black beans, red beans, millet, corn, lotus seeds, coconut, sugar, salt. Stir them together in a pan over a charcoal stove. When cooked, put them in a container or wrap them in banana leaves. The taste of sesame rice is fragrant, sweet and oily.
Grandma Kowin Srisawang, aged 76 years, gave information that The villagers like to stir the sesame rice during Songkran Day or from the 13th of April onwards until the 30th of April. The villagers like to make merit at various temples. Therefore, it is important to focus on food that must be carefully selected. One of them is sesame rice, currently available in Ban Phue District, which still preserves its cultural heritage. And it is another activity that must be demonstrated for tourists to see. Including making snacks to welcome visitors to Ban Phue District as well.
It is believed that sesame rice is the rice that Mrs. Suchada offered to the Lord Buddha. Rice is stirred during the Songkran tradition on April 13-15 every year. Which has now been applied and can be done at every merit-making festival. and promote it as local food and is considered a soft power to convey the culture of the Thai Phuan community, Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province. Interested tourists can come and see it at the Thai Phuan Museum, Ban Phue Province, Udon Thani Province. However, on the 24th November 2023, Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province will organize activities. Mak Ben Udon Bucha Phu Phra Bat Culture Tourists can come and watch a demonstration of making sesame rice. And there are many activities from the Thai Phuan community.
Source: Thai News Agency