Living well, cheap
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Is Hagar still doing their buffet? It used to be $6.50, and they had the best coffee in town.LTO wrote:Affordable family dinner buffet, Khmer style bbq and suki table, all you can eat (beef, pork, seafood, vegies...), soft drinks included for $11.80/person. Get a discount card for 10% off. Vini Garden on St 55, just off Sihanouk.
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There is definitely a strong resemblance...Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:Society has a totem pole and it should be observed.... enjoy your soy coffee and pork fat, bong.
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for my pork and rice i get for 5000, and its a generous portion so cant complain, doesnt include the iced coffee though, but as much as i love iced coffee, if i drink coffee i flake out so rarely drink it lolvladimir wrote:I've seen pork and rice as low as r2500, or up to r5000, both without the coffeeActually, the one place I went to, the $1 included the iced coffee.
Since iced coffee usually ranges between 1000 and 1500, it was a good deal
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Yeah, good point, often the cheaper ones are simply reduced portions
Caffeine intolerant? Surprising for someone so physically active
Caffeine intolerant? Surprising for someone so physically active
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A few cheap eats I've grown to like lately:
Asian Spice restaurant on st111. Meals at $2.80.
A jar of Leggo pasta sauce from super duper is $2.30 and goes a long way.
Individual quiche from comme de la maison are 1.50$.
Asian Spice restaurant on st111. Meals at $2.80.
A jar of Leggo pasta sauce from super duper is $2.30 and goes a long way.
Individual quiche from comme de la maison are 1.50$.
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I once read a story about a missionary here whining he couldn't eat on $5/day.
It puzzled me, because most Khmers and many barangs do.
You could simply eat pork and rice 3 times a day, $3, and if you were genuine, you could buy ingredients and cook it yourself for less.
It puzzled me, because most Khmers and many barangs do.
You could simply eat pork and rice 3 times a day, $3, and if you were genuine, you could buy ingredients and cook it yourself for less.
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And don't forget that present from our French friends, the baguette.
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Re: Living well, cheap
I cook at least 80% of my own food, thus get away cheaper/better that eating out. (you have to figure in gas to get to the restaurant every meal if you don't live right downtown.) I make large pots of my favorite soups, gravies, etc and freeze meal size protions . When I get hunger, I just pop it into the microwave or hot water. I'd be a customer to an online market in Snookyville that had the items shown on the web site. The beef here is sh*t.
Also, I've gotten sick a number of times (Victory Hill restaurants mostly) from Cambodian restaurants as they don't wash their plates and flatware in clean/hot water all the time.
Also, I've gotten sick a number of times (Victory Hill restaurants mostly) from Cambodian restaurants as they don't wash their plates and flatware in clean/hot water all the time.
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It's not just about washing the plates, they go to the bog, scratch various body parts or pick their noses, don't wash their hands, and then go back to cooking/serving.
They also never throw old food away, giving you yesterday's/2 days ago leftovers.
They also never throw old food away, giving you yesterday's/2 days ago leftovers.
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That's just not true, by and large.
I eat 90% of my meals in provincial hovels, and the one thing I can count on is fresh food and clean plates and dishes.
Never had a bout of food poisoning in almost six years.
I'll grant that if you want to scrape the bottom of the barrel in terms of cheapness and quantity you may come up with shit sometimes - and victory hill died five years ago, so whatever is on sale up there is bound to be a bit rancid.
My biggest concerns with eating out in any part of Cambodia are msg, palm oil, margarine, overuse of salt and generally fried or deep fried foods. Cooking at home lets me control my intake, hopefully preventing me from damaging my health in the medium term.
That's just not true, by and large.
I eat 90% of my meals in provincial hovels, and the one thing I can count on is fresh food and clean plates and dishes.
Never had a bout of food poisoning in almost six years.
I'll grant that if you want to scrape the bottom of the barrel in terms of cheapness and quantity you may come up with shit sometimes - and victory hill died five years ago, so whatever is on sale up there is bound to be a bit rancid.
My biggest concerns with eating out in any part of Cambodia are msg, palm oil, margarine, overuse of salt and generally fried or deep fried foods. Cooking at home lets me control my intake, hopefully preventing me from damaging my health in the medium term.
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