Limestone paste is used in many forms of cooking, not only Thai food but in various bakery and fried foods worldwide.

For Thai food, lime paste is used to make slaked lime water (shown lower left). This water mix will allow fried foods to become extra crispy.

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Golden Thai Pastry Cups, "Kratong Tong"
Krong Kraeng Krop
Fried Thai Peanut Cookie, "Tua Tod"

Betel Leaves, if mixed together with limestone paste and betel nut, is an age-old chew that acts as a natural & addictive stimulant.

Limestone paste is made from cockleshells that are baked to a high temperature to produce unslaked lime, to which water is added; it is then pounded into an edible paste.

Ingredients: lime paste. Product of Thailand.

		Lime Paste, 4 oz $3.49