The evening bat exodus streaming from the cave at Phnom Sampeau, Battambang

តំបន់Regional cooking

Battambang & the Northwestបាត់ដំបង

The rice bowl. Fragrant jasmine paddies, orange groves, fermented nem, and the town that feeds the country.

8 recipes

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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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.

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Grills & Street Food · 40 min · Advanced

Nem — Fermented Pork Parcelsណែម

Battambang's famous soured pork — lean meat pounded with toasted rice and garlic, wrapped in banana leaf, and left to ferment tart in the warm air.

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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.

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Grills & Street Food · 42 min · Beginner

Saik Ko Angសាច់គោអាំង

Charcoal-grilled Battambang beef marinated in lemongrass, palm sugar, and a bright squeeze of the province's own oranges, sliced over rice or noodles.

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 95 min · Beginner

Khor Sach Chroukខរសាច់ជ្រូក

Cambodia's palm-sugar caramel braised pork with eggs — pork belly and hard-boiled eggs simmered slow in coconut water until dark, sweet, and deep.

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Noodles & Breakfast · 50 min · Intermediate

Mee Kolaមីកុឡា

Battambang's vegetarian rice-noodle plate, born with the Kola community — thin noodles, garlic chives, crushed peanuts, and a sweet-savoury dress.

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Foundations · 30 min · Beginner

Bai — Perfect Jasmine Riceបាយ

Battambang's fragrant jasmine rice cooked two ways — the absorption pot and the old drain method — until every grain stands separate and sweet.