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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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5 dishes

Curry, Steamed dish

Fish Amok អាម៉ុកត្រី

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

Snack, Steamed dish

Num Ansom Chek នំអន្សមចេក

Cylindrical Khmer sticky rice cake filled with banana and steamed in banana leaf for festivals and weddings.

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, Steamed dish

Sankhya Lapov សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ

Coconut custard steamed inside a whole pumpkin and served in slices.

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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.