Khanom chan is an ancient, nine-layered Thai dessert that is used during a variety of auspicious ceremonies and is considered a blessing presaging a happy and prosperous life. In addition, as a dish kanom chan is sweet and fragrant and suitable both as a dessert and as an informal snack.

The main ingredients of kanom chan are flour, sugar, and coconut milk. In terms of the nutritional benefits of this dish, it provides energy-giving protein, carbohydrate and fat. The colors used to embellish this dessert are completely natural and include colors derived from a variety of herbs as well; among the various colors, for example, there is purple, obtained from the anchan (butterfly pea) flower, green from pandanus leaves, and red from krang (Iac). Thus, there are added nutritional benefits from the use of herbs as well.