When I was in Chinatown yesterday to experience the Vegetarian Festival, one activity I saw being done there a lot was for a peanut candy bar. This guy is preparing one of the first stages.
In Thai, this is called khanom toob tub (ขนมตุ๊บตั๊บ) which I think mainly comes from the sound of these two guys pounding the peanut candy again and again.
I have had peanut candy bars before and they are usually hard and chewy. However, this one is a bit different and seems to be very popular during the Vegetarian Festival in the community that I visited.
What you end up with is something that is dry and flaky. They sold it in bags for 20 baht each. It is not something that you try to eat in the car like I did. It will make a mess. It is the kind of snack that you will need a spoon. But, it is incredibly addictive and I have already finished eating all five bags that I bought!
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better than KFC and McDonalds lol but the name...