New Minister Gives Cooking Lessons
Mr. Dith Tina, who took over as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, has been out to the provinces to meet with the local people. In a very hands on manner, in Koh Kong province, the Minster showed how he likes to cook mussels.

Cambodia News, Phnom Penh: Mr. Dith Tina, who took over as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to replace Mr. Veng Sakhon in mid-October 2022, has traveled to several provinces to check the situation of farmers and fishermen. In Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong, the yoiung minister met with provincial leaders to discuss work and challenges In agriculture, but what is more interesting is that the Minister of Agriculture showed his cooking skills and instructed people to eat more mussels. [Charmingly translated as "duck-beaks"].


In a post on Facebook, Dith Tina wrote: "I would like to introduce people to eating "duck-beaks", which in English is called "Green mussels" or in French it is called "les moules". These are sea animals that can feed naturally in the sea of ​​Koh Kong, we just put a pole to hold them, and they know how to find natural food from the water.



In addition, Mr. Dit Tina also showed a simple way to cook "duck beak", which gives a delicious taste.
The ingredients are as follows:
គ្រ Lemongrass stalks (slightly boiled) 2-3 stems,
ើច 3-4 funny leaves (??) as you like,
តូច A pinch of salt, kampot pepper
White wine, chilli
⁃ And you need 15-20 duck beak shells (for one eater), take off weed and clean before cooking.
- Put in boiling pot and stir
- When the duck beaks open, they are cooked.