Thailand’s Ayutthaya specialty snack “sugar-thread spring rolls” are incredibly addictive—you won’t be able to stop eating them.

▲ Rodee is a unique local snack in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Reported and photographed by Chen Hanyin / Thailand

When visiting Thailand, aside from shopping and experiencing the wild nightlife, you absolutely must try the local street food. Spicy and sour rice noodle soup, green papaya salad, and mango sticky rice are common street delicacies across the country. But there’s one unique sweet treat called “Rodee sai mai” that you can’t find just anywhere—it’s a specialty of the centuries-old heritage site of Ayutthaya.

▲ The vibrant colors are all made from natural dyes.

Inside plastic bags are colorful, thread-like strips that at first glance might look like vermicelli or rice noodles. But as a snack after meals, they’re surprisingly delicious. “Rodee sai mai” is a unique street snack from Ayutthaya. Made with green pandan leaves and purple butterfly pea flowers, the sugar threads colored with natural dyes are incredibly refreshing and addictive.

▲ The freshly baked wrapper is chewy, just like Taiwan’s spring roll skin.

The way Rodee is made is somewhat similar to Taiwan’s traditional dragon’s beard candy—thin sugar threads that melt in your mouth. The local way to eat it is to grab a handful of the sugar threads and sandwich them inside a freshly baked wrapper. The freshly baked wrapper has a texture like Taiwan’s spring roll skin, with a mild flavor that pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the sugar threads. A big bag of the sugar threads costs about 100 Thai baht, and those with a sweet tooth can grab a few extra packs.