Num Sang Khya L’peou

The Cambodian Num Sang Khya L'peou (sometimes spelled as Sankhya Lapov) is an incredibly cool-looking dish made by steaming coconut custard inside a pumpkin. The custard is produced with just three ingredients: coconut milk, sugar, and eggs. However, since it is cooked within a hollowed-out pumpkin, small pieces of sweet pumpkin are imparted to the taste.

Num Sang Khya L’peou is offered as a dessert for important events and religious holidays in Cambodia. As we have mentioned, the dish is served inside little pumpkins. Most people often choose to have a customized pumpkin stuffed with the creamy custard. In some cases, bigger portions of the giant pumpkins could be carved out to feed other people as well.

This meal is always delicious, whether hot and cold. We are not sure about you, but the next time we get a large pumpkin, we would want to bake this delectable sweet treat instead of carving it like Cambodian locals. The creamy custard and the tender pumpkin flesh are a perfect match!