Wednesday, February 19, 2014

10 Khmer Foods That Give You An Unique Taste About Cambodia - Part [2/2]

6. Som Lor Kor Krom 
Coming to food number 6, I would like to introduce you to know about this kind of dish. Khmer people would probably have this food in the crap seasons rainy seasons, in which there are a lot of farm craps (Krom Sra) available for sell at the local markets. And if you intended to cook it, it is good to choose the big big one because it will provide you more of it brains which it is one of the most significant ingredient to cook this food style. Its legs are kept to put in the soup. They are not pounded with the body of the craps.
7. Prohouk Ktek
Now you see the word Prohok again but this time, it is a food that Khmer people takes Prohok alone to stream with water and then eat it with unripe mangoes or Ma Kat, a kind of fruit which we can eat it as a vegetable for this food.
8. Paork (Pa-ork)
Paork is fish or meat paste made with chopped fish salt, sugar yeast and rice placed in large airlight jar and allowed to ferment. We have many kinds of Paork like pangasius djambal fish paork, Paork Trey Rot, and many more. We eat them with rice. If you have this food for today, other will say you are very lucky!
9. Smoke fish and Dried- salted fish
Have you ever heard about it before? I’m sure some of you do! because it is a number one food that people like eating in Cambodia even someone who go to study aboard never forget to bring it alone with them. And some of the Khmer people, who live in America, Australia, and other countries that could not come to Cambodia, ask their family members or relatives living in Phnom Penh to buy and send to them. First people buy the fish, then they mix it with salt and seasoning. Following that they take it to lay down under the sun for two to three days. After that, it will be ready to be served.
10. Mix unripe mangoes
This food might look simple but you shouldn’t look down on it. Just have mangoes, several unripe ones, red chilies, garlics, dried shrimps, parsleys, and smoke fishes mixing together with salt and seasoning then, you will be surprise on the taste!
Well well well it is now to sum up, I myself is already feel hungry and mouth-watering toward these nice and nice dishes! How about you? Do you feel the same as me? Whatever of those Khmer foods you choose, they are all palatable. Please come to Cambodia to enjoy these wonderful Khmer dishes! Cambodia, Kingdom of Wonder!!!!

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