The best Cambodian dishes
The top 3 according to 67 votes from people: Lok lak · Babor · Fish amok. (Updated Jan 20, 2019.)
Fish amok, lok lak and nom banh chok: the dishes of Khmer cuisine, built on kroeung herb paste and prahok, according to Wikipedia.
Top 13
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1
Lok lak
Stir-fried beef with lime and pepper sauce.
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2
Babor
Rice porridge.
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3
Fish amok
Fish curry steamed in banana leaves.
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4
Nom banh chok
Rice noodles with green fish curry.
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5
A-ping
Fried tarantulas of Skuon.
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6
Samlor kari
Khmer red curry.
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7
Samlor saraman
Rich curry with beef and peanuts.
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8
Kampot pepper
Prized pepper from Kampot.
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9
Prahok
Fermented fish paste.
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10
Kroeung
Lemongrass and herb paste, base of many dishes.
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11
Sach ko
Grilled beef skewers.
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12
Samlor kako
Vegetable and green herb soup.
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13
Num ansom
Sticky rice cake in banana leaf.
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Comments (3)
Fish amok at number one, absolutely. Had the best one of my life in Siem Reap.
The fried tarantulas made the list lol, I tried one in Skuon, tastes like crispy chicken
Lok lak with the lime pepper dip, so simple and so good