steamed. The dish is often served with vegetables and sweet sauce. It is similar to Thai sakhu sai mu, Lao khao nom sakoo and Vietnamese bánh ít trần. Puddings, sweet porridges and jellies Cambodian desserts include puddings (, ), sweet porridges (, ) and agar jellies (, ). Banana coconut tapioca pudding (, ) A Khmer porridge made out of sago or tapioca pearls, slices of banana, coconut milk and palm sugar and garnished with grated coconut and toasted white sesame seeds. Grass jelly (, ) Often eaten with soybean milk during a hot day because of its cooling properties. Green bean porridge (, ) One of the most popular desserts in Cambodia made from tapioca, mung beans, sugar, and coconut milk and usually eaten after lunch or after work in the evening. Longan pudding (, ) A pudding made out of coconut milk, palm sugar and tapioca topped with fresh longan. Lotus seed and longan porridge () A watery sugar-based dessert that can be served cold or warm. It features longan and lotus seeds and can also be served as a drink. Mung bean pudding (, ) A dessert of Chinese origin that is very popular in the Chinese diaspora across Southeast Asian countries. It is made of split mung beans, palm sugar, flour and coconut milk. Chinese Cambodians prefer this bean pudding with fried breadsticks (, ). Num lot A green or white dessert made from rice flour in a liquid of coconut, milk, water and sugar. A similar dish is Indonesian cendol. Pandan coconut jelly (, ) A dessert with layers of pandan and coconut agar jelly. Red lotus seed jelly () A coconut milk-based dessert that is very popular during hot weather. The small reddish/pinkish jewels are water chestnuts covered with tapioca, served with sweetened coconut milk and shaved ice. Shredded jackfruit and jellied coconut flesh can also be added to this dessert. Jellied coconut flesh occurs when the coconut lacks an enzyme that turns its flesh into normal coconut flesh. The flesh continues to develop in the jelly state. In Khmer, tur tim means either "ruby" or "pomegranate". Similar to Thai thapthim krop. Sweet corn porridge (, ) Sweet corn kernels and glutinous rice boiled in coconut milk sweetened with palm sugar. Beverages Water is the most popular drink. As drinking water sources are not always easily accessible in rural areas water is boiled at