Khao jee

Khao jee w.t͡ɕīː]), khao gee or jee khao (lit. 'grilled [sticky] rice' or 'grilling [sticky] rice'), also khao ping (Lao: ເຂົ້າປີ້ງ, [kʰȁ(ː)w.pîːŋ]), is an ancient Laotian cooking method of grilling glutinous rice or sticky rice on a stick over an open fire. Khao jee or, more specifically, khao jee joom kai (lit. 'grilled sticky rice dipped in egg'), also known as Lao sticky rice pancakes with egg coating, is a traditional Lao food from Laos and the ethnic Lao of Isan or northeastern Thailand. Glutinous rice is the staple of the Lao people in Laos and in Thailand. In fact, the Lao consume more sticky rice than any other group of people in the world. Since ancient time, khao jee is prepared for offering to monks during the Buddhist ceremony called boun khao jee (khao jee festival) held around February. Boun khao jee is among the twelve precepts that Lao people celebrate annually to commemorate The Buddha for his original teachings given to monks. The festival is marked by a morning ceremony to offer khao jee to monks and an evening grand parade of candle-bearing worshippers circling their local temples, making merit amid much religious music and chanting.

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