Recipes · Thai · Desserts
Foi Thong (Golden Egg Threads)
One serving has 284 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (77%), selenium (41%), cobalamin (33%), pantothenic acid (24%), phosphorus (22%) and vitamin A (22%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (110 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg
Ingredients
- 40 g Egg yolks, raw
- 40 g Sugar
- 30 g Water
Method
- Bring the sugar and water to a simmer in a wide, shallow pan and cook for 2-3 minutes to make a light syrup; keep it at a gentle simmer.
- Strain the egg yolks through a fine sieve to make them perfectly smooth and remove the stringy membranes.
- Spoon the yolks into a small piping bag or a paper cone with a very fine tip.
- Drizzle the yolks over the simmering syrup in thin, continuous circular threads, working quickly so they don't pool.
- Cook each batch of threads for about 30 seconds, just until set but still tender, then lift out with a fork or chopsticks onto a plate.
- Gently gather the threads into a loose coil while still warm, and repeat with the remaining yolk until all the syrup is used.
- Serve at room temperature; the threads keep their delicate sweetness on their own or as a garnish for other Thai desserts.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 284 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 41.4 g | |
| Water | 50.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 6.3 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.35 g | |
| Leucine | 0.56 g | |
| Lysine | 0.49 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.27 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.27 g | |
| Valine | 0.38 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 10.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.05 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.4 g | |
| Saturated | 3.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 434 mg | |
| Calcium | 52.9 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 2.3 mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 156 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 44.4 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 22.6 µg | 41% |
| Sodium | 20.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.93 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.07 mg | 6% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.01 mg | 0% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 24% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 58.4 µg | 15% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.78 µg | 33% |
| Choline | 328 mg | 77% |
| Vitamin A | 152 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 87.2 IU | 15% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 0.28 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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