This stir-fried morning glory or water spinach recipe makes the Cambodian dish char trokuon, which is generally eaten family-style as one element of a spread of dishes, centred around rice, that would typically include a soup, perhaps a grilled fish, a salad, and maybe a curry. This is so good, we are very happy eating … Read more
This pork larb recipe for Cambodian laab sach chrouk minced pork salad makes a lightly spiced dish eaten with fragrant herbs, crispy vegetables and steamed rice. While it has more famous spicier cousins in Thailand and Laos, Cambodia’s larb is a delicious dish that will appeal to those who prefer more gentle levels of spice. … Read more
This mango gazpacho recipe makes gazpacho de mango, a chilled soup that’s perfect as a starter to a light summer meal. Found on menus at creative contemporary restaurants in Catalunya and on Mallorca, the cold soup may have originated in Spain’s mango growing region in Andalusia, home to the classic tomato-based gazpacho Andaluz. Like Spain’s … Read more
Siem Reap dishes you must try in Cambodia’s culinary capital include everything from Cambodia’s quintessential noodle dish nom banh chok at Pachok, a traditional kuy teav soup at Chep Por’s, a beautiful Cambodian fish ceviche at Lum Orng farm to table restaurant, and a sublime Kampot scallop seaweed salad at Mie Cafe. Siem Reap is … Read more
Chef Sujira Pongmorn of Saawaan Restaurant Bangkok speaks to us about her early food memories and inspirations, her first restaurant experiences and biggest influences, how she conceived her first restaurant Saawaan, and Bangkok’s dining scene. Meet one of Thailand’s most exciting chefs. There was no smoke and flames, no clank and crash of metal as … Read more