Thai confectioners showed how they made vibrant 'luk chup' desserts that look like miniature fruits.

Nut and Night, the second-generation owners of the Luk Chup Nai Kacha shop in Chonburi, Thailand, said they learned to make the traditional Thai dessert as they prepared to inherit the shop from their father, Kacha.

Luk chup, which translates to 'plated balls', is typically made with mung beans. The beans are boiled and steeped in sweetened coconut milk, and stirred for hours until the mixture becomes a creamy, malleable paste.

The clay-like pulp is then moulded into various shapes. Traditionally, candymakers would shape the dough into fruits or vegetables like miniature cherries, watermelon slices, peaches, and eggplants.

However, there are other designs as well, like roses, rice plants, and even seafood and stew.

To complete the assembly, the moulded paste is coloured with dye, then varnished with agar to give the final products a glossy finish.

Nut and Night said certain orders were tougher to meet as they were more delicate and required hand painting instead of spray painting.

They added that some customers have told them their products were 'too beautiful to eat.'

Aside from selling desserts, Luk Chup Nai Kacha also provides classes for people of all levels who want to try their hand at making luk chup.