Delicious 'tongue-twisting' dishes in Cambodia during SEA Games 32 must-try

Cambodian cuisine can be divided into three parts: rustic, high-class and royal dishes.

During the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, visitors will easily find street food, the most popular being grilled meat skewers, followed by noodle soups, wontons - a Cambodian version of Chinese wonton noodles, with clear broth with garlic chives, dumplings filled with minced pork and shrimp.

Những món ăn ngon “xoắn lưỡi” ở Campuchia mùa SEA GAMES 32 phải khám phá - Ảnh 1. — Kuyteav noodle dish (left) and Num banhchok dish

Những món ăn ngon “xoắn lưỡi” ở Campuchia mùa SEA GAMES 32 phải khám phá - Ảnh 2. — Bay sach chruk (left) and Saraman curry

According to Wikipedia , Phnom Penh has a delicious noodle dish called Kuyteav. This is a popular breakfast dish for Chinese Cambodians, consisting of meat (chicken, beef or pork), bean sprouts, chopped green onions and coriander, fish sauce, lime and sriracha (a chili sauce made from chili, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt). This dish is similar to Vietnamese hu tieu, Thai kuai tiao or Malaysian and Singaporean kway teow.

Kuyteav khor ko is a beef stew with rice noodles. This French-influenced dish features potatoes, carrots, and coriander and can be eaten with bread. Another popular Cambodian breakfast dish is Num banhchok, a noodle soup made with fish sauce made from prahok and yellow kroeung topped with fresh mint leaves, bean sprouts, green beans, banana flowers, cucumbers, and other greens. There is also a red curry version, which is often served at festivals and weddings.

Bay sach chruk is also a breakfast dish, consisting of rice, grilled pork, char siu, eggs (fried breadsticks, steamed, fried or caramelized), chive soup, or pickled radish and seasoned with soy sauce or fish sauce. Num banhchok samlar kari is a noodle dish served with Cambodian curry soup, including turmeric soup (using yellow curry) or chili curry soup (red curry), combined with chicken, beef, potatoes, onions and carrots.

A similar dish is Num banhchok samlar namya, which has a Thai-style sour broth, combined with vegetables and herbs and Thai green curry paste. Koh Kong coconut-pineapple curry and lemon chicken soup are also local specialties.

Những món ăn ngon “xoắn lưỡi” ở Campuchia mùa SEA GAMES 32 phải khám phá - Ảnh 3. — Samlar kako, one of Cambodia's national dishes (above) and Kampot pepper crab

Visitors can enjoy Num banhchok in the Kampot region. It is a salad and cold rice, combined with spring rolls, various herbs, roasted peanuts, pork and fish sauce. Another delicious dish in Kampot is Num banhchok teuk mrech, a soup with clear fish broth (no Prahok used) cooked with chives and vegetables.

Num banhchok samlar yuon is also notable, most similar to Vietnamese bun rieu with its red pig's blood broth and minced crab meat balls, but it features many herbs and vegetables not used in Vietnam.

There is also Saraman bam curry, which consists of eggs and pork stewed with palm sugar, fish sauce and Kampot black pepper. It may contain soy or bamboo shoots. There is also a chicken curry soup, made with coconut milk, lightly seasoned with paprika, cooked with sweet potatoes and julienned onions.

In Cambodia, there is a congee dish originating from China, consisting of white rice porridge with or without meat (chicken, pork, fish, dried fish, seafood, snails, frog legs) served with a variety of spices (fish cakes, pickled vegetables, fried garlic, fish sauce, chili powder, chili oil) and fresh herbs.

Samlar kako is a traditional pot soup, one of Cambodia's national dishes. It consists of green kroeung sauce, prahok sauce, roasted rice, catfish, pork or chicken, vegetables, fruits and herbs. And of course, Samlar prahal, a fish soup flavored with Prahok and Kroeung made with lemongrass, turmeric, rhizome and garlic.

Những món ăn ngon “xoắn lưỡi” ở Campuchia mùa SEA GAMES 32 phải khám phá - Ảnh 4. — Guoi (fruit) and snake fruit

Tourists can enjoy specialties such as roasted meat, grilled pork Cambodian style; chicken rice; Kampot pepper crab; fried rice (pork, sausage, egg, garlic, soy sauce and herbs); grilled eggplant with pork; white fish fillet mixed with kreoung and pounded with a mortar and pestle; in addition, tourists can enjoy kola noodles; stir-fried vermicelli; spring rolls, stir-fried kim mag noodles; green salad; papaya salad; especially Chha kh'nhei, a spicy stir-fried meat dish, usually chicken, eel or frog, flavored with julienned ginger, Kampot black pepper, garlic, soy and sometimes Jalapeños or fresh chilies, for extra heat.

Like in Vietnam, in Cambodia you can drink sugarcane juice, green tea, coffee, smoothies and local alcoholic drinks. Fruits are also very diverse, especially durian (ទុរេន) which is considered the "king"; mangosteen is the "queen"; sapodilla (សាប៉ូឌីឡា) and star apple (ផ្លែទឹកដោះគោ) are the "princess". If you like exotic fruits, try the taste of guoi fruit, also known as kuy fruit (ផ្លែគុយ, phlê kŭy) and snake fruit/snake skin fruit (ផ្លែសាឡាក់, phlê salăk or ផ្លែរកាំ, phlê rôkăm)…

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