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A Guide to Cambodian Foods
Asia and specially Indochina are full of different things to experience, from visiting temples and
pagodas to the enchanting colonial building and to the natural wonders that listed under the
UNESCO heritage site. This article is dedicated to the bizarre foods that you may see or try
when you travel to Cambodia, this small but lavishly astonishing country is home to up to
fifteen million populations, vacation makers opt for a Cambodia tour packages to visit its many
wonders, heritages and the most important site to be visited, the majestic temples of Angkor wat
near the city of Siem Reap.
Not all Cambodian foods are bizarre: Generally speaking the foods in Cambodia are pretty
much similar to Thai, Lao and Vietnamese, but has its own subtle nuance due to traditional
ingredients used in almost all dishes, in the other hand the foods in Cambodia are not as spicy
as in Thailand and or Vietnam. Rice and freshwater fish are staple foods and each meal
consists of soup, main course and a dessert.
If you want to experience a truly Khmer cuisine on your trip, try the following local dishes:
Nom banh chok
Also called "Khmer noodles," the nom banh chok is a popular breakfast. It consists of rice
noodles topped with tender green beans, cucumber, banana flower, onion and herbs and will
comes with sauce on top to complete the set. There are two kinds: green curry and fish sauce.
Almost all the morning markets and street vendors are selling it all across Cambodia. Some
markets have mats on the floor, which you can sit on them while eating.
Sautéed frogs
This is a very popular quick eat in Cambodia, the proof is that you see them just everywhere
such as in street stalls as well as some restaurants serve fried frog legs. And yes, I know
chicken. They are also crispy. Sautéed frogs are usually stuffed with lemongrass and other
herbs, which enhances its flavor and could be eaten as it is or with rice.
Snake hatchlings and sautéed insects
Yes, Cambodians love those things as it is rooted in their history and culture. Cambodians
learned to eat all possible sources of protein during the Khmer Rouge regime, a horrible period
in which they had nothing to eat. Fast to this round: Cambodians still take these types of foods,
not as a matter of survival but as part of its gastronomic tradition, as a traveler you will find them
in street markets and you can try then just as locals do. They are more popular in Siem Reap
and sometimes you will find them in Angkor Wat.
The baby snake and insects are cooked and sold in street stalls. Snakes are strung on bamboo
sticks while the sautéed insects (spiders, beetles, grasshoppers and crickets) are put into plastic
bags or buckets.
Num Krok (Khmer rice cake)
The rice cakes are very common in Cambodia, but what is interesting is that Num Krok is tucked
into a bamboo pole, so you have to peel to eat the cake. The rice cake sold in any market and is
made by mixing rice with grated coconut, coconut milk and red beans.
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