Some people cook the mixture in a bamboo cylinder and call it lam bon (Rattana Phropichai, 1999, 479). In Mae Chaem District of Chiang Mai, the mixture is stuffed into bamboo without frying in oil. (Sumari Thabun, personal communication, June 24, 2007). Some people are superstitious, so they call it bon as it can cause an itchy effect around the mouth. Therefore, they call it kaeng phak wan instead. A recipe recommends air drying the areceae overnight before cooking (Rattana Phromphichai, 1999, p. 479) |