One of the things The Ravishing Mrs. TB likes to do when we are in a foreign country is take a local food tour. I have to admit that the idea has grown on me: besides being a good way to get out in a more localized way, it exposes us to food that we often will not get on the larger tour. And so, the evening of the day of our Street Art Tour, we met up with a group and our same tour guide, got in a Tuk-Tuk, and ventured off.
A note: I am having to recreate these via memory and a link on Cambodian Cuisine, so any inaccuracies are from me.
Cambodian Fried Spring Rolls:
Khmer Noodles. Greens are served on a plate and added to taste or desire:
I believe these are Nom Pao, Cambodian Stuffed Buns.
A form of eggs, I think. Placed into the lettuce leaves and eaten like a small taco.
Hi TB! The food looks amazing. That would be my thing too, FOOD TOUR...I'd love to try those spring rolls!
ReplyDeleteHi Rain! We did one in Turkey as well, as I really enjoyed that one too. One of the great benefits of these tours is that one gets to go to places that might be a little off the beaten track.
DeleteA timely post TB, those spring rolls do look good....stuffed buns!
ReplyDeleteNylon12 - They were delicious (it was all delicious).
DeleteIf I had to "characterize" Cambodian food, it is a synthesis of flavours from its neighbors to the East (Vietnam) and West (Thailand).
I have never gone on a multiday tour group and can only think of a single one day tour that I have ever gone on and it didn't include food. So it has never been an issue getting local food for me. I like to stop at the streetside food vendors for tastes of local cuisines. They are usually smaller portions and priced accordingly so I can snack my way through the day and experience a lot of different things. I usually do plan for a couple sit down meals to experience those that can't adequately cooked street side.
ReplyDeleteOne of my kid's favorite restaurants whenever we go to the Urban Jungle is a Vietnamese place and their food looks very similar to those shown above which I guess isn't too surprising as they are neighbors. I especially like the dishes that come with lemon grass sauce!
Ed, most of these tours included all breakfasts and many dinners, which are quite usually buffet style (but all good buffets, I have to say). They were all quite "good" in that it was very typical Cambodian (and Vietnamese, when we get there) foods with small concessions to the West (yogurt, for example, was a standard exception - but it small glass jars, not in plastic cups). Lunches were sometimes group but sometimes on our own, which is where we could get a more "local flavour".
DeleteThere are several Vietnamese dining experiences here in New Home 2.0, but I have not looked for a Cambodian one. I should; the meals were delightful.
A food tour is a wonderful idea. Did you actually eat all of it?
ReplyDeleteLeigh, we did. Some of it was delicious, some of it was "Glad I tried this once."
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