Must Try Khmer Dishes

Cambodia’s national dish. Fish infused with creamy curry, coconut milk, ‘Kroeung’ paste and steamed in banana leaves.

Also known as ‘stirring pot soup’. A hearty fish and vegetables stew made with ‘prahok’ and ‘Kroeung’ paste.

Frog stuffed with minced pork that is charcoal-grilled in Cambodian spices. A street food sensation that tastes like chicken meat.

A Cambodian staple soup. Sour beef or chicken with tamarind, water spinach and ‘kroeung’ paste.

A noodle soup dish from the Ratanakiri province.

A dipping sauce made from prahok, snakehead fish and tamarind ingredients, often accompanied by an array of raw seasonal vegetables.

Also known as Khmer noodles, this breakfast noodle soup contains fermented rice noodles, fish gravy and an assortment of raw vegetables.

A minced pork dip that is made from coconut cream, fermented fish in other words, Prahok, dried red chillies, yellow ‘Kroeung’, vegetable oil and pea eggplants.

A breakfast noodle soup prepared with rice noodles, beef and aromatic herbs.

Also known as Khmer curry. A soupy aromatic curry that has coconut milk and diced chicken, best served poured over Khmer rice noodle or bread.

A beef stir-fry sauteed in paprika, Kampot pepper, tomato and fish sauce.

National breakfast dish, Grilled chicken or pork over rice. 

A versatile dessert, these sticky rice cakes come wrapped in banana leaves and can be eaten either sweet or savory.

Also known as chicken porridge, a simple yet hearty congee made with broth, shredded chicken, dried shrimps and garnished with shallots.  

A dish made by indigenous people in Cambodia from the Ratanakiri province.