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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Bobor (recipe)
Jasmine rice simmered in poaching stock until soft, served with shredded chicken, lettuce, sprouts and herbs.
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Kuy Teav (recipe)
Pork bone broth simmered for hours with daikon, onion and carrot, ladled over rice vermicelli with sliced pork and fresh toppings.
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Samlor Korko (recipe)
Cambodian stirred soup of meat and mixed vegetables seasoned with Khmer curry paste and prahok and thickened with ground roasted rice.
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Samlor Machu Kroeung (recipe)
Sour beef and morning glory soup in which beef is marinated in yellow kroeung, seared, then simmered with stock, greens and sour seasonings.
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Samlor Machu Trey (recipe)
Bone-in freshwater fish poached in a tamarind broth with lemongrass, galangal, tomato and water spinach.
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