Khmer name for Candlenuts?

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Khmer name for Candlenuts?

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I'm going to start by saying that I haven't tried particularly hard to find them in the local markets yet, I have no doubt they're available as they are native to SEA, but last time I tried by showing a picture I ended being pointed towards Macadamia Nuts.

Does anyone know the Khmer name for Candlenuts?




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Does anybody know the English name for them?

Kidding. Doesn't the Phnom Penh legend say that old lady Penh found the three buddhas in a floating candlenut tree? Maybe that might be an alternate route to the answer, ask locals what that tree is called in Khmer. Ah! Just asked Google, apparently it's a Koki tree, does that help?
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No idea if it helps...but I will let you know if it does. Cheers Stroppy!
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sell them here apparently http://khmerwholesale.com/product/candle-nut/
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:31 pm sell them here apparently http://khmerwholesale.com/product/candle-nut/
Cheers Jamie...never come across that site before, looks a bit amateur, anyone ever used it to purchase anything?
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I never heard the English word before let alone the Khmer. It sounds like the answer to the question what do men get when they burn their candles at both ends?

Why candlenuts of course.
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:27 pm No idea if it helps...but I will let you know if it does. Cheers Stroppy!
No problem - found this, Punchy might be able to help: ដើមគគីរ
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:39 pm
Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:31 pm sell them here apparently http://khmerwholesale.com/product/candle-nut/
Cheers Jamie...never come across that site before, looks a bit amateur, anyone ever used it to purchase anything?
Checked their retail pricing, almost identical to shelf prices around the mini-marts in PP.
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StroppyChops wrote:
PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:27 pm No idea if it helps...but I will let you know if it does. Cheers Stroppy!
No problem - found this, Punchy might be able to help: ដើមគគីរ
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