ជំពូក ២ · Chapter 2

Samlor & Soupsសម្ល

The great Khmer soups — korko, machu, sngor — where the country does most of its cooking and all of its remembering.

Samlor & Soups · 45 min · Beginner

Samlor Bongkongសម្លបង្គង

A clear, tart river-prawn soup of the Mekong — giant freshwater prawns simmered with lemongrass, tamarind, and morning glory until the broth turns sweet-sour.

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Samlor & Soups · 65 min · Intermediate

Samlor Mchou Kroeungសម្លម្ជូរគ្រឿង

A sour lemongrass soup thick with yellow kroeung and prahok — the everyday Battambang samlor that turns a little pork and a lot of herbs into dinner.

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Samlor & Soups · 65 min · Advanced

Samlor Proherសម្លប្រហើរ

Samlor proher is the deep herbal fish soup of the countryside — a thick green broth of pounded lemongrass, kroeung and a dozen leaves, thickened with fish.

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Samlor & Soups · 40 min · Beginner

Wild Mushroom and Forest-Leaf Soupសម្លផ្សិតព្រៃ

A clear rainy-season soup of wild mushrooms and tender forest leaves from the Ratanakiri highlands — humble, seasonal Khmer Leu cooking, adapted for home.

Samlor Ktis — Coconut Lemongrass Soup with Lake Fish

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Samlor & Soups · 55 min · Intermediate

Samlor Ktis — Coconut Lemongrass Soup with Lake Fishសម្លខ្ទិះ

A gentle coconut-and-lemongrass soup of the Tonlé Sap: freshwater fish and pineapple simmered in kroeung-scented coconut cream, sour-sweet and soothing.

Sngor Chruok Samut — Coastal Seafood Sour Soup

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Samlor & Soups · 45 min · Intermediate

Sngor Chruok Samut — Coastal Seafood Sour Soupសម្លម្ជូរសមុទ្រ

A bright, clear seafood sour soup from the Gulf coast — prawns, squid, and fish in a tamarind-and-lemongrass broth loud with herbs and green pepper.

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Samlor & Soups · 55 min · Beginner

Kho Treyត្រីខ

Kho trey is southern home cooking at its plainest and best — fish braised slow in palm-sugar caramel and fish sauce until dark, sweet and deep.

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Samlor & Soups · 55 min · Intermediate

Samlor Machu Treyសម្លម្ជូរត្រី

Samlor machu trey is the sour freshwater fish soup of the Tonlé Sap — bright with tamarind and lake herbs, built around a whole fish and a clear broth.

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Samlor & Soups · 85 min · Intermediate

Samlor Korkoសម្លរកកូរ

Samlor korko is the great Khmer everything-soup — a whole garden simmered with prahok and thickened with toasted ground rice. The national bowl.

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Samlor & Soups · 55 min · Intermediate

Sour Bamboo-Shoot Soup with River Fishសម្លម្ជូរទំពាំង

A sour highland samlor of fermented bamboo shoots and freshwater fish from Ratanakiri's Tampuan and Kreung kitchens — forest-sour, clean, and ancient.