Dishes and recipes

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A Khmer steamed fish curry with a mousse-like texture, made with kroeung, coconut cream and eggs.

A family of pounded Khmer herb and spice pastes that form the flavor base of many Cambodian dishes.

Lightly fermented rice noodles served with a fish-based kroeung gravy, herbs and raw vegetables.

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Grilled dish, Rice dish

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

Grilled dish, Stir-fry

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

Grilled dish, Snack

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

Grilled dish, Snack

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

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Recipe

Bai Sach Chrouk

Pork shoulder marinated in garlic, palm sugar, coconut milk and fish sauce, then charcoal grilled and served with rice and pickles.

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Cha Traop Dot

Whole eggplants softened in the oven and charred on the grill, split and topped with pork fried with fermented soybeans.

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Sach Ko Ang

Cubed sirloin and pork fat marinated in yellow kroeung with palm sugar and fish sauce, then barbecued over coals.

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Twa Ko

Coarsely chopped fatty pork or beef pounded with lemongrass kroeung aromatics, stuffed into casings and air-dried.

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