Angkor Wat's five towers reflected in the lily-covered moat, framed by sugar palms

តំបន់Regional cooking

Siem Reap & Angkorសៀមរាប

The temple kitchen: lake fish, banana-leaf amok, and dishes that still answer to the bas-reliefs.

8 recipes

Salads & Pickles · 40 min · Beginner

Nhoam Svay — Green Mango Salad with Grilled Fishញាំស្វាយ

Shredded sour green mango tossed with flaked grilled lake fish, herbs, and a fish-sauce dressing — a bright, crunchy Siem Reap salad built for the hot season.

Trey Ang — Charcoal-Grilled Lake Fish with Teuk Kroeung

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Grills & Street Food · 45 min · Beginner

Trey Ang — Charcoal-Grilled Lake Fish with Teuk Kroeungត្រីអាំង

A whole Tonlé Sap fish grilled over charcoal until the skin blisters, torn at the table and dipped in teuk kroeung — the smoky heart of Siem Reap eating.

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.

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.

Num Ansom Chek — Banana Sticky-Rice Cake

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Sweets & Drinks · 300 min · Advanced

Num Ansom Chek — Banana Sticky-Rice Cakeនំអន្សមចេក

The banana log of Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben: sticky rice and coconut wrapped around ripe banana in banana leaf, bound and boiled for hours until set.

Nom Banh Chok — Khmer Noodles in Green Fish Gravy

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Noodles & Breakfast · 85 min · Intermediate

Nom Banh Chok — Khmer Noodles in Green Fish Gravyនំបញ្ចុក

The breakfast of Cambodia: hand-pressed rice noodles under a lemongrass-green fish gravy, buried in raw herbs and banana blossom. Samlor Khmer, the classic.

Amok Trey — Fish Amok Steamed in Banana Leaf

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 70 min · Intermediate

Amok Trey — Fish Amok Steamed in Banana Leafអាម៉ុកត្រី

Cambodia's national dish: freshwater fish folded into coconut and yellow kroeung, steamed to a custard inside a banana-leaf cup. The Siem Reap way.

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Foundations · 30 min · Intermediate

Kroeung — The Master Spice Pasteគ្រឿង

Kroeung is the pounded lemongrass-and-galangal paste under half of Khmer cooking. Learn the yellow, green, and red kroeung from Siem Reap's kitchens.