Khau Xen is a traditional cake of the Thai people, made from glutinous rice and fresh cassava with a very typical flavor of the White Thai people in Muong Lay town, Dien Bien.
Khau Xen is a type of cake like shrimp puff pastry but stronger and tougher. Cakes can be made from a variety of ingredients such as black glutinous rice, white upland glutinous rice, or mixed with gac for a yellow color, and the color of glutinous rice for purple. Stronger than that, Khan Xen is made from fresh cassava, a lean type of cassava only found in this region.
Not only is it a snack, Khau Xen has also become a unique and attractive culinary culture of Dien Bien province. When it comes to the specialties of Dien Bien, many people immediately think of this strange and delicious cake. The hospitable people of Dien Bien will also not hesitate to let you taste and show you how to make this trademark cake. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to go to Dien Bien, definitely do not forget to visit Muong Lay and try this interesting experience.
Source: Collected internet.
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