Khao Neow Dum (Black Sticky Rice Dessert)

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Black glutinous rice — a variety of sticky rice with an outer bran layer rich in anthocyanins (the same purple-blue pigments as in blueberries, red cabbage, and purple sweet potato) — simmered slowly in water with palm sugar until the rice is fully cooked and the liquid has reduced to a thick, slightly sweet, deeply purple-black syrup. Served warm or at room temperature in a bowl, with sweetened coconut cream poured over the top. Khao neow dum is one of the most visually striking of all Thai desserts — the near-black surface of the cooked rice against the pure white coconut cream — and its flavour is the combination of the slightly nutty, earthy flavour of the whole-grain black rice and the sweetened coconut cream's richness.

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