ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ · 1993–present

The The Modern Kingdom table

Kampot pepper wins its name back, chefs write the cuisine down at last, and new Khmer cooking looks outward again.

Sweets & Drinks · 25 min · Beginner

Grilled Bananas with Wild Forest Honeyចេកអាំងទឹកឃ្មុំ

Whole bananas grilled in their skins over coals and split open under wild forest honey and toasted sesame — the simplest sweet of the Mondulkiri hills.

Bangkia M'rech Ambel — Salt & Kampot Pepper Prawns

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Grills & Street Food · 25 min · Intermediate

Bangkia M'rech Ambel — Salt & Kampot Pepper Prawnsបង្គាម្រេចអំបិល

Whole prawns wok-fried in their shells and tossed in crushed Kampot pepper and salt-field salt — the crispest, simplest tribute to two coastal ingredients.

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Salads & Pickles · 25 min · Beginner

Bok Svay — Green Mango Pounded Saladបុកស្វាយ

Bok svay is the pounded green mango salad of the south — sour shredded mango bruised in the mortar with palm sugar, chilli, prahok and dried shrimp.

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Grills & Street Food · 60 min · Intermediate

Trey Ang Tuk Kroeungត្រីអាំងទឹកគ្រឿង

A whole Mekong fish grilled on a split-bamboo clamp over coals, torn into a fermented-fish kroeung dip and wrapped with raw herbs and vegetables.

Sach Moan Carii — Red Khmer Chicken Curry

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 80 min · Intermediate

Sach Moan Carii — Red Khmer Chicken Curryសម្លរការីសាច់មាន់

Sach moan carii is the Khmer wedding curry — red kroeung, chicken, sweet potato and coconut, gentler and more fragrant than its Thai and Indian cousins.

Trey Chamhoy Kroich Chhma — Steamed Fish with Lime & Garlic

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 35 min · Intermediate

Trey Chamhoy Kroich Chhma — Steamed Fish with Lime & Garlicត្រីចំហុយក្រូចឆ្មារ

A whole fish steamed and drowned in a fierce lime, garlic, chilli, and green Kampot pepper sauce — the coast's cleanest, sharpest way with a fresh catch.

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Sweets & Drinks · 75 min · Intermediate

Sankya Lapovសង្ខ្យាល្ពៅ

Coconut-and-palm-sugar custard steamed inside a whole small pumpkin until set — Cambodia's showpiece dessert, sliced into wedges of gold and orange.

Cha Kroeung — Stir-Fried Beef with Red Tree Ants

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Grills & Street Food · 30 min · Intermediate

Cha Kroeung — Stir-Fried Beef with Red Tree Antsឆាគ្រឿង

Beef seared hard in lemongrass kroeung with red tree ants and holy basil — a fierce, citric-sour Siem Reap stir-fry that turns a foraged insect into a spice.

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Sweets & Drinks · 480 min · Advanced

Num Ansom Chroukនំអន្សមជ្រូក

Num ansom chrouk is the New Year log — sticky rice, pork belly and mung beans bound in banana leaf and boiled for hours. The cake that means Chaul Chnam.

Wild Boar with Holy Basil and Green Peppercorn

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 35 min · Beginner

Wild Boar with Holy Basil and Green Peppercornជ្រូកព្រៃឆាម្រេច

Forest-hunted wild boar — or honest pork shoulder — stir-fried hard with holy basil and fresh green peppercorn, the fierce fast fire of the highlands.

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Salads & Pickles · 42 min · Intermediate

Nhoam Trayong Chekញាំត្រយូងចេក

Nhoam trayong chek is a Khmer banana-blossom salad tossed with poached or smoked lake fish, herbs and a bright lime dressing — crunchy, sour, alive.

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Salads & Pickles · 25 min · Beginner

Bok L'hongបុកល្ហុង

The Khmer pounded green papaya salad — shredded papaya bruised in a clay mortar with prahok, lime, chilli, and long beans until it weeps and bites.

Kdam Chha M'rech Kchei — Kep Crab with Green Kampot Pepper

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 40 min · Intermediate

Kdam Chha M'rech Kchei — Kep Crab with Green Kampot Pepperក្ដាមឆាម្រេចខ្ចី

The signature dish of Kep's crab market: whole blue crab stir-fried hard with fresh green Kampot peppercorns still on the stem, fish sauce, and garlic.

Grilled Free-Range Hill Chicken with Wild-Herb Sauce

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Grills & Street Food · 80 min · Intermediate

Grilled Free-Range Hill Chicken with Wild-Herb Sauceមាន់អាំង

Free-range highland chicken grilled over hardwood and served with a pounded wild-herb dipping sauce — the Bunong and Kreung way with a village bird.

Tuk Meric — Kampot Pepper & Lime Dipping Sauce

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Foundations · 10 min · Beginner

Tuk Meric — Kampot Pepper & Lime Dipping Sauceទឹកម្រេច

Tuk meric is the Kampot pepper-lime dipping sauce that finishes Kep's grilled seafood — plus the tuk trey basics every Khmer sauce is built on.

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