Dessert
Chek Ktis ចេកខ្ទិះ
Khmer dessert of bananas and tapioca pearls boiled in sweetened coconut milk.
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Khmer dishes, the pastes and ingredients behind them, and recipes from home cooks and chefs.
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Fish amok
A Khmer steamed fish curry with a mousse-like texture, made with kroeung, coconut cream and eggs.
Kroeung
A family of pounded Khmer herb and spice pastes that form the flavor base of many Cambodian dishes.
Num banh chok
Lightly fermented rice noodles served with a fish-based kroeung gravy, herbs and raw vegetables.
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Dessert, Steamed dish
Num Chak Kachan
Steamed Cambodian layer cake of rice and cassava flour with coconut milk, built up in coloured layers.
Dessert, Steamed dish
Num Kom នំគម
Pyramid-shaped steamed Cambodian rice cake filled with grated coconut, palm sugar and sesame.
Dessert, Snack
Num Kroch នំក្រូច
Fried sesame-coated glutinous rice ball with a sweet bean filling, sold as a Cambodian street snack.
Dessert, Snack
Num Plae Ai នំផ្លែអាយ
Boiled glutinous rice dumplings filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut.
Dessert, Steamed dish
Sankhya Lapov សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ
Coconut custard steamed inside a whole pumpkin and served in slices.
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Fish Amok (recipe)
Steamed fish curry built on kroeung, dried chilli paste, shrimp paste and coconut cream, portioned into banana leaf cups and steamed until set.
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Kari Sach Moan (recipe)
Bone-in chicken browned in homemade red kroeung then simmered in coconut cream with sweet potato, Thai eggplant and long beans.
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Khor Sach Chrouk (recipe)
Brined pork belly marinated with ginger and pepper, caramelised in palm sugar and simmered with peanuts and stock.
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Saraman Curry (recipe)
Dry-roasted spice and coconut paste pounded with fresh aromatics, then simmered with beef, peanuts and coconut for hours.
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