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Khao kriap pak mor

Thailand

A rice wrapper made on cloth, one translucent circle at a time.

Khao kriap pak mor are Thai steamed dumplings made by spreading a thin rice-and-starch batter over cloth stretched across a pot of simmering water. Once the sheet sets, it is folded around a sweet-savory filling. The technique is the headline: the wrapper is cooked before the parcel is closed.

This entry is written as a working Dumpling-pedia note: what it is, where it shows up, what people claim about it, and how much of that claim can stand up.

What It Is

Thai steamed rice-skin dumplings folded around a sweet-savory filling, often pork and peanut, and served with garlic oil, herbs and chilli.[1][2][3]

Why It Matters

Khao kriap pak mor is street-food engineering at close range. Batter, steam, cloth and timing turn a liquid into a wrapper while the customer waits.[1][2]

Origin Story

Khao kriap pak mor is established across Thai snack culture, with regional versions including a documented Surat Thani style. The sources reviewed explain the method and local practice more securely than they explain an inventor or single birthplace, so this project leaves the beginning open.[1][2][3]

  • The name refers to the pot-and-cloth steaming method: batter is spread over taut cloth above simmering water and cooked into a delicate sheet.[2][3]
  • Michelin documents a Surat Thani specialist whose regional version uses pork, peanut, herbs and coconut milk, showing that the form changes with local taste.[1]
  • The sources reviewed do not support a tidy invention story, and this entry does not manufacture one from the dish's name or resemblance to neighboring rice parcels.[1][3]

Recipe Outline

Cook a fairly dry sweet-savory pork-and-peanut filling, spread rice-and-tapioca batter thinly over cloth above a steaming pot, cover until set, add filling, fold the sheet into a parcel and finish with garlic oil and fresh accompaniments.[1][3]

Ingredients

  • rice flour
  • tapioca starch
  • water
  • pork
  • peanut
  • preserved radish
  • shallot
  • garlic
  • palm sugar
  • fish sauce
  • garlic oil

Steps

  1. Cook the filling until balanced and dry enough not to tear the wrapper, then cool it slightly.
  2. Stretch clean cloth firmly over a pot of simmering water, leaving an opening for steam circulation.
  3. Spread a small ladle of batter into a thin circle, cover and steam just until translucent and set.
  4. Place filling in the center, fold the cooked sheet around it and lift the parcel away with a lightly oiled tool.
  5. Brush with garlic oil and serve warm with lettuce, fresh coriander and chilli.

Use preserved radish, mushroom, peanut and firm tofu, keeping the filling dry and the sweet-salty balance intact.

Related Dumplings

Connections, With Caution

Sakhu sai mu: shared Thai snack filling in a different starch wrapper

The two snacks often share a sweet-savory pork-and-peanut logic, while pak mor uses a cloth-steamed sheet and sakhu sai mu uses tapioca pearls.[3][1]

Sources

Khao Kriab Pak Mor, Surat Thani

Source

Michelin Guide inspectors · Michelin Guide · n.d.

Used for: Khao kriap pak mor as thin steamed rice dumplings with minced pork, peanut and herb filling.; Its contemporary street-food practice in Surat Thani.

A present-day culinary observation, not a historical source.

magazine reference - Accessed 2026-07-15

Thai Culinary Culture Exchange in Chengdu

Source

Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chengdu · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand · 2026-04-10

Used for: Khao kriap pak mor as a recognized Thai cloth-steamed rice-wrapper preparation.; Cho muang and khao kriap pak mor as distinct Thai culinary forms taught by specialist institutions.

An official event report used only to confirm contemporary terminology and culinary recognition.

government reference - Accessed 2026-07-15

Thai Food

David Thompson · 2002

Used for: Thai snack and dumpling-like traditions.

Used for Thai culinary context.

cookbook reference - Accessed 2026-06-30