Food of Cambodia
Khmer cuisine is gentle, fragrant, and balanced, relying on kroeung spice paste, lemongrass, galangal, fish, rice, and the prahok fermented fish paste. Freshwater fish from the Tonle Sap lake and Mekong, plus rice, noodles, and fresh herbs, appear in nearly every meal. Dishes are less spicy than Thai food, with chili usually added at the table.
- Main dishes (9)
- Breakfast (4)
- Street food (5)
- Soups (4)
- Salads (4)
- Desserts and sweets (5)
- Drinks (5)
- Fruits and produce (7)
Staples
- rice, freshwater fish, pork, coconut, palm sugar, noodles
Signature flavors
- kroeung, lemongrass, galangal, lime, prahok, turmeric, kaffir lime
Main dishes
Steamed fish curry in banana leaf.
Key ingredients: fish, coconut milk, kroeungFull guide →
Stir-fried beef with lime and pepper dipping sauce.
Key ingredients: beef, soy sauce, pepper
Pork noodle soup eaten for breakfast.
Key ingredients: noodles, pork brothFresh rice noodles in fish-based green curry.
Key ingredients: rice noodles, fish, herbsHearty vegetable and meat soup thickened with toasted rice.
Key ingredients: pork, vegetables, toasted riceGrilled lemongrass skewers.
Key ingredients: beef, lemongrassGrilled pork over rice with pickles.
Key ingredients: pork, rice, picklesDip of fermented fish paste with pork and coconut.
Key ingredients: prahok, pork, coconut milkBanana flower salad.
Key ingredients: banana flower, chicken, peanutsBreakfast
Marinated grilled pork with rice.
Key ingredients: pork, rice, picklesNoodle soup with pork and herbs.
Key ingredients: rice noodles, porkBaguette with pate and pickles.
Key ingredients: baguette, pateRice porridge.
Key ingredients: rice, porkStreet food
A specialty snack in Skuon.
Key ingredients: spiders, garlicStir-fried noodles with beef and greens.
Key ingredients: noodles, beef, greensCambodian sandwich with pickles.
Key ingredients: baguette, pork, picklesSweet fried banana.
Key ingredients: banana, batterCorn grilled with coconut.
Key ingredients: corn, coconutSoups
Sour soup with fish and tamarind.
Key ingredients: fish, tamarind, pineappleStirred soup with greens and pork.
Key ingredients: pork, greens, riceSour beef soup.
Key ingredients: beef, limeClear noodle soup.
Key ingredients: noodles, porkSalads
Green mango salad.
Key ingredients: green mango, dried fishBeef salad with lime and herbs.
Key ingredients: beef, limeLime-marinated chicken salad.
Key ingredients: chicken, limeLemongrass fish salad.
Key ingredients: fish, lemongrassDesserts and sweets
Sweet coconut rice with mango.
Key ingredients: sticky rice, coconut milk, mangoSteamed rice dumplings with coconut.
Key ingredients: rice flour, coconutSticky rice cakes in banana leaves.
Key ingredients: glutinous rice, bananaFruit shake.
Key ingredients: fruit, sugar, condensed milkCustard steamed in a pumpkin.
Key ingredients: pumpkin, coconut milk, eggsDrinks
Strong coffee with condensed milk.
Key ingredients: coffee, condensed milkFreshly pressed.
Key ingredients: sugarcaneCoconut water.
Key ingredients: young coconutSweet fresh sap.
Key ingredients: palm sapIced tea with lime.
Key ingredients: tea, limeFruits and produce
Sweet, juicy, and loved green with salt.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Prized in Kampot.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Mild and cool.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Sweet red fruit.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Sweet yellow pods.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Famous aromatic pepper.
Key ingredients: seasoning
Sweet sap sugar.
Key ingredients: desserts, curriesDish guides from Cambodia
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Fish Amok with Rice: sharonang, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Product Shots of Food-Bo Luc Lac: Nick Nguyen, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Katieu: Pwordissony, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mango sticy rice (3859549574): Dennis Wong from Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mangos - single and halved: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Durian in black: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dragon fruit (Pitaya): Nakna06, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Buds on branch of rambutan tree: DXLINH, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- The jackfruit is holding on to the tree: This work was made by Tushar Hossain and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Poivre kampot01: Taguelmoust, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Palmsugar: Badagnani, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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