Soursdey Chnam Tmey which means Happy Cambodian New Year! Wishing each new day brings you happiness, prosperity and continued success. 
Banana is one of the fruit which plays a major role in Cambodian holidays especially during Lunar New Year and Pjum Ben. It is used to make a Cambodian New Year’s Rice Treats (Nom Onsorm Jake), where the bananas are hidden inside a coconut flavored sticky rice then wrapped with banana leaves before they get steamed or grilled which
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I’ve made Vietnamese-Style Sour Soup ,various time but finally this time I took some time to document my recipe in addition to making a cooking video to share. This is my Cambodian take on a very popular Vietnamese soup known as Canh Chua Tom or in Khmer called Somlaw Machew Youn Bongkong សម្លម្ជូរយួនបង្កង. Light and refreshing but yet yeild a lot of flavors from the fresh herbs and vegetable. Fried garlic topped at the end not only add a wonderful aroma but a hint of
One of the highlights during my first trip to Cambodia back in 2006 was FOOD. Among the many authentic Cambodian dishes I sampled one particular stood out. In Battambang Province my Parents, relatives and I went out for dinner. I didn’t know what to order so one of my cousin suggested that I order Ngorm Makok (Ambarella Salad). I usually eat Makok pickled in a jar with salt and chili but never fresh and in the form of a salad. I gave it a go
