What is some of the best food in Cambodia? Or food that is traditional to Cambodia?
- cautious colin
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Had a version of this salad many times. Dont ever remember having any lettuce leaves in there. Seems a strange addition. This does seem a very Americanised version of it.CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 3:43 pm Khmer Grapefruit and Pomelo Salad with Grilled Shrimp
February 4, 2023
Khmer Grapefruit/ Pomelo Salad with Grilled Shrimp is a delicious refreshing salad, and it is very quick and easy to make.
For the dressing
1 tablespoon of sugar (you need sugar to make cut down the sour taste)
2 tablespoon of fish sauce
2 tablespoon of lime juice
2 Thai red chilies thinly slice
Mix the all the ingredients together set aside
For the Salad
2 Big grapefruit or one Pomelo peel take the seeds out and set aside
2 cups of chop Romaine lettuce
2 tablespoon of fry shallot (buy at the Asian store ready to use in a jar)
2 tablespoon of fry or roasted coconut flakes
2 tablespoon of roasted chopped peanut or any nut you like but make sure you roasted
Handful of mints or Thai Basil to garnish the salad
For the Grill Shrimp
1 1/2 cup of big shrimp or prawn
Marinate with 2 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt (I like the one from Costco it has parsley in it)
Let it marinate for an hour
Then grill until both sides turn pink for 4 minutes each side
Directions to make Khmer Grapefruit and Pomelo Salad with Grilled Shrimp
- First grill shrimps until both sides turn pink for 4 minutes each side
- When ready to serve arrange the salad on a serving plate with everything on it and drizzle with the dressing mix gently and top with mints or basil leaves and serve right away.
https://cambodiarecipe.com/recipe/khmer ... ed-shrimp/
Crispy onions/shallots are key. And unless the shrimp are absolute monsters they won't be needing 8 mins.
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Re: What is some of the best food in Cambodia? Or food that is traditional to Cambodia?
The version I've had a few times at the same place has all the pomelo broken up into vesicles. Very tasty but those bits are hard to pick up with chopsticks.
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The Chinese in you finally appears! I knew it was inside somewhere. Khmer usually prefer to eat with forks, Chinese Khmer maybe prefer using chopsticks more. I usually see forks being served at the Khmer parties I go to.John Bingham wrote:The version I've had a few times at the same place has all the pomelo broken up into vesicles. Very tasty but those bits are hard to pick up with chopsticks.
That dish looks delicious. I haven’t seen anyone make it here. Will have to look for it when I return.
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It's this restaurant, recommended. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_ ... _Penh.htmlnewkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 8:35 pmThe Chinese in you finally appears! I knew it was inside somewhere. Khmer usually prefer to eat with forks, Chinese Khmer maybe prefer using chopsticks more. I usually see forks being served at the Khmer parties I go to.John Bingham wrote:The version I've had a few times at the same place has all the pomelo broken up into vesicles. Very tasty but those bits are hard to pick up with chopsticks.
That dish looks delicious. I haven’t seen anyone make it here. Will have to look for it when I return.
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Seconded. I really like that place.John Bingham wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 11:10 pmIt's this restaurant, recommended. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_ ... _Penh.htmlnewkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 8:35 pmThe Chinese in you finally appears! I knew it was inside somewhere. Khmer usually prefer to eat with forks, Chinese Khmer maybe prefer using chopsticks more. I usually see forks being served at the Khmer parties I go to.John Bingham wrote:The version I've had a few times at the same place has all the pomelo broken up into vesicles. Very tasty but those bits are hard to pick up with chopsticks.
That dish looks delicious. I haven’t seen anyone make it here. Will have to look for it when I return.
@newkidontheblock house parties and weddings that I have been to often only have chopsticks and a soup spoon.
Always fun trying to pick up peanuts with chopsticks
Re: What is some of the best food in Cambodia? Or food that is traditional to Cambodia?
Eat here quite often and always take overseas visits there for a meal https://www.facebook.com/1960Kampot?ref ... rdc=1&_rdr
1960 in Kampot - authentic dishes from around the country with a bit of fusion - very reasonable prices and a large outdoor garden setting - recommended
In the photos of the link above is the menu
1960 in Kampot - authentic dishes from around the country with a bit of fusion - very reasonable prices and a large outdoor garden setting - recommended
In the photos of the link above is the menu
Re: What is some of the best food in Cambodia? Or food that is traditional to Cambodia?
Pork and rice - I miss it with a passion (no longer in Cambodia).
There’s also a terrine/loaf like prahok thing I miss eating with raw vegetables
There’s also a terrine/loaf like prahok thing I miss eating with raw vegetables
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