This delicious dessert, which is colourful candy floss wrapped with flour wrapping sheet, is a prestigious snack of Ayutthaya Province. It is a product that most visitors and tourists buy for their loved ones at home.

Candy floss spring roll was invented by Bang Pia (Pia the Muslim) aka Salem Saeng-arun, a Muslim man who was born in Ayutthaya Province u worked as a dessert cook in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, where he discovered the way to make long candy floss. In 1A.D. 1963, he moved back to Ayutthaya and began to make candy floss spring rolls. He sold his candy floss spring rolls on bicycle that he biked to sell his products to many places.

With the delicious taste, Pia’s candy floss spring rolls become more and more famous. When Pia got married and had offspring, his business expanded until it has been firmly established and ready to disseminate the knowledge on candy floss spring roll making technique to people in the province. Finally, the making of candy floss spring rolls has become a major occupation that generates great incomes for of Ayutthaya people.

The deliciousness of the candy floss spring roll is the flour wrap or roti, which is freshly made daily without any preservative added. This roti can be kept only for few days. Nowadays, many shops have developed their special recipes. Some shops might add fresh milk to the flour.

You can easily buy candy floss spring rolls in Ayutthaya, especially in the area of the city island. There are many shops on U-thong Road, in the area of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital, and at markets and tourist attractions. There are both Buddhist and Muslim shop owners.