Culture and heritage

Dishes and recipes

Khmer dishes, the pastes and ingredients behind them, and recipes from home cooks and chefs.

Watercolor of a Khmer table with fish amok, noodle soup, herbs and a mortar of kroeung
Illustration inspired by a seaside crab market on the Cambodian coast.

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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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4 dishes

Grilled dish, Rice dish

Bai Sach Chrouk បាយសាច់ជ្រូក

Cambodian breakfast of thin grilled marinated pork served over steamed rice with pickles and broth.

Grilled dish, Stir-fry

Cha Traop Dot

Char-grilled Cambodian eggplant topped with pork minced and stir-fried with fermented soybeans.

Grilled dish, Snack

Sach Ko Ang សាច់គោអាំង

Grilled Khmer beef skewers marinated in kroeung and sold as a late-afternoon street snack.

Grilled dish, Snack

Twa Ko

Khmer pork or beef sausage seasoned with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaf, then air-dried.

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6 recipes

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Chek Ktis (recipe)

Chek Ktis

Sago simmered in sweetened water, finished with sliced sugar bananas, coconut milk and toasted sesame.

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Num Chak Kachan (recipe)

Num Chak Kachan

Coconut milk batter of cassava and rice flour divided into three colours and steamed layer by layer.

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Num Kom (recipe)

Num Kom

Glutinous rice flour dough filled with sesame, coconut and palm sugar, wrapped into banana leaf pyramids and steamed.

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Num Kroch (recipe)

Num Kroch

Glutinous rice dough wrapped around sweetened mung bean paste, rolled in sesame seeds and deep-fried until crisp.

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Num Plae Ai (recipe)

Num Plae Ai

Glutinous rice dough wrapped around palm sugar balls, boiled until they float and coated in grated coconut.

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Sankhya Lapov (recipe)

Sankhya Lapov

Whole squash hollowed out, filled with a pandan-scented coconut egg custard and steamed until set.

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This page was last edited on 2 October 2026, at 01:35.