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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35 dishes

Dessert, Snack

Num Plae Ai នំផ្លែអាយ

Boiled glutinous rice dumplings filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut.

Salad

Pleah Sach Ko ភ្លាសាច់គោ

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

Condiment

Prahok Ktis ប្រហុកខ្ទិះ

Cambodian dip of prahok and minced pork simmered with kroeung, coconut cream and tamarind, eaten with raw vegetables.

Grilled dish, Snack

Sach Ko Ang សាច់គោអាំង

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

Soup

Samlor Korko សម្លកកូរ

Thick Cambodian vegetable and meat soup thickened with roasted ground rice and seasoned with prahok and green kroeung.

Soup

Samlor Machu Kroeung សម្លរម្ជូរគ្រឿង

Khmer sour soup built on kroeung, soured with tamarind and seasoned with fish sauce or prahok.

Soup

Samlor Machu Trey

Clear coconut-free sour fish soup with tamarind, aromatics and garden vegetables.

Dessert, Steamed dish

Sankhya Lapov សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ

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

Curry

Saraman Curry ការីសារ៉ាម៉ាន់

Rich coconut beef curry with roasted spices and peanuts, associated with Cambodia's Muslim communities.

Condiment

Tuk Trey ទឹកត្រី

Cambodian fish-sauce dipping sauce pounded with garlic, chilli, sugar and lime, and the Khmer term for fish sauce itself.

Grilled dish, Snack

Twa Ko

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

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Bai Cha (recipe)

Bai Cha

Cooked rice stir-fried with Cambodian sausage, egg omelette, carrot and beans in a light soy seasoning.

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Bai Sach Chrouk (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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Bobor (recipe)

Bobor

Jasmine rice simmered in poaching stock until soft, served with shredded chicken, lettuce, sprouts and herbs.

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Khor Sach Chrouk (recipe)

Khor Sach Chrouk

Brined pork belly marinated with ginger and pepper, caramelised in palm sugar and simmered with peanuts and stock.

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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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