Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tour of Taste (8) : Cambodia





Cambodia has many beautiful things to show to the world, such as the Angkor Wat and other historical treasures. However, the cuisine of the country, Khmer cuisine is also one of those things that need to be valued. Known to have been down to earth simple people the Cambodians have a very interesting national cuisine.

Fish Amok

Amok is perhaps the most popular item on the Cambodian menu. It is a catfish curry dish that made from fish, coconut milk and curry paste. All the ingredients are mixed together and put in banana leaf cups with coconut cream on top, then steamed. 


Samlor Machu Trey

Samlor machu trey is a sweet and sour fish soup.This dish is popular in many households in Cambodia as its lovely taste and easy to prepare. Its ingredients consist of fish, garlic, lemongrass, celery, tamarind juice, bean sprouts, pineapple and seasoning with sugar, fish sauce, and salt.


Char Kroeung Sach Ko

This stir-fried lemongrass beef is a popular Cambodian stir-fry throughout the country. Stir fry until the beef become tender after put beef in the heat oil with garlic. Then add favourite vegetables such as red peppers and onion as well as the kroeung mixture, lemongrass paste which is considered very healthy, made from a variety of Asian herbs such as lemongrass (known to have a benefit in lowering acne and pimples), kaffir lime leaves and galangal.


Nom Banh Chok

Nom banh chok is a popular dish known as Khmer noodles in English where many locals start their day with this dish. It consists of rice noodles topped with green fish gravy and lots of fresh vegetables, such as cucumbers, green beans, mint leaves, banana blossom and bean sprouts. 


Kuy Teav

Kuy teav is a noodle soup made from pork or beef stock and rice vermicelli and including bean sprouts and green onions as toppings. In some places, it’s served together with sweet, spicy, garlic sauce and a small slice of fresh lime. 


Lok Lak

Lok Lak is a traditional Khmer dish, which is a stir-fried beef slices in a light brown sauce, normally served with rice and/or green salad and pepper sauce. Most restaurants in Cambodia offer this dish but the tastes are varied depending on the chefs and regions.


Kralan

This is a local rice cake made from rice mixed with beans or peas, grated coconut and coconut milk, palm sugar and sometimes sesame. The mixture is filled into a pole of bamboo and slowly roasted over charcoal for about an hour. 


Sankhya Lapov

Sankhya lapov is a dessert in Cambodian and consists of coconut custard steam-baked in a pumpkin. The Cambodian makes the flan from coconut milk and uses it to fill the interior of the pumpkin.  If order sankhya lapov, tourists normally will be served a pumpkin entirely. 


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