Countryside Sour Soup (Somlaw Machue Srae) សម្លរម្ចូរស្រែ is another classic Cambodian dish. To the best of my knowledge I believe this soup got it’s name because of the ingredients that were available to rice paddy farmers in the countryside. Fish and rice paddy herbs (Ma-Om) ម្អម ​were abundance to the locals. They are easily accessible because they can be found in the rice paddy. You can also use holy basil (maress prov) ម្រះព្រៅ ​or regular Thai basil (chee krohorm) ជីក្រហម. A variety of vegetables can used

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