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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Salad

Bok Lahong បុកល្ហុង

Pounded green papaya salad with crab, prahok, lime and chilli, eaten across Cambodia.

Salad

Nhoam Svay ញាំស្វាយ

Cambodian green mango salad with smoked fish, dried shrimp, herbs and a lime and palm sugar dressing.

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Pleah Sach Ko ភ្លាសាច់គោ

Cambodian ceviche of raw beef cured in lime juice with prahok dressing, herbs and peanuts.

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Kroeung (recipe)

Kroeung

Hand-pounded lemongrass paste built up aromatic by aromatic, made in a batch large enough for several dishes.

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Prahok Ktis (recipe)

Prahok Ktis

Ground pork simmered with lemongrass paste, chilli paste, prahok and coconut milk into a thick dip for fresh vegetables.

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Tuk Trey (recipe)

Tuk Trey

Pounded garlic and chilli dipping sauce balanced with sugar, lime juice and fish sauce.

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