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

Noodle dish, Soup

Kuy Teav គុយទាវ

Cambodian rice noodle soup in pork bone broth, eaten mainly at breakfast with pork, seafood or offal toppings.

Noodle dish, Stir-fry

Lort Cha លតឆា

Cambodian Chinese street-food stir-fry of short silver needle noodles topped with a fried egg.

Noodle dish

Mee Kola

Pailin rice vermicelli dish of the Kola community, dressed with sweet and sour fish sauce and many garnishes.

Noodle dish

Num Banh Chok នំបញ្ចុក

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

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7 recipes

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Kralan (recipe)

Kralan

Soaked sticky rice and soybeans packed into a village bamboo tube, sealed and roasted beside a line of coals.

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Num Ansom Chek (recipe)

Num Ansom Chek

Glutinous rice seasoned with coconut milk, wrapped around whole bananas in banana leaf and steamed into cylindrical cakes.

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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 Pang Pate (recipe)

Num Pang Pate

Warmed demi-baguette layered with mayonnaise, country pate, cold cuts, cucumber, carrot and daikon pickle and coriander.

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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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Sach Ko Ang (recipe)

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 (recipe)

Twa Ko

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

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