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Kah min is a Thai term for turmeric (Curcuma longa). It looks like a small ginger with brown rhizones, but when peeled, the inside flesh is bright orange. I have tasted this the first

Kao chao which is also known and spelled as Khao chao is a Thai term meaning "breakfast".
Kao chao literally means "morning breakfast"
In Thailand, a more formal way of refering to

Kao dtom is a Thai term for rice soup, rice gruel, congee, or rice porridge

Kao hom mali also known is a Thai word for Jasminrice
Kao hom mali is pronounced "cow homme-mah-lee".

Kao kua is a Thai term meaning powdered fried rice. It is also known as Kao koor

Kao niow is a Thai term meaning sticky rice.
Kao niow is pronounced "cow-knee-owh".