Sankya Lapov

Sankya Lapov

Sankya Lapov (សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ) or "Lpov Sangkya" denominates a dessert in Cambodia which is made of pumpkin and coconut flan. [Recipe: http://www.abc.net.au/perth/stories/s1334440.htm] [Writing:http://www.csaj-khmer.org/newsite/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=1] An easily recognizable characteristic of the dessert is that the flan fills the interior part of the pumpkin and that the pumpkin is often presented in its entirety.

The word "Sankya" may be related to the Sanskrit Samkhya (सांख्य), also Sankhya, which denominates one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. However, any etymological or contextual relationship remains unresearched.

"Lapov" stands for pumpkin in Khmer.

The dessert is also known in Thailand where it carries the name "Sangkhaya Fakthong". [Thai Recipe:http://www.regionalrecipes.com/article1110.html]

The similarity of both, the Khmer "Sankya" and the Thai "Sangkhaya" with the Sanskrit "Samkhya" may indicate a common origin in the Khmer Empire's Hinduistic past.

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