Unlike Thailand, Cambodian street food is not as popular. The cuisine of Cambodia is often neglected by its neighbors such as Thailand or Vietnam. However, once you go deep into Cambodian cuisine, you will discover unique and amazing flavors.
It offers unique and surprising delicacies that are foreign to the eyes and taste of the most visitors. It is not for the squeamish travelers.
Here is a list of top 5 Cambodian Street Food to tickle your taste buds:
1. Lort Cha: Cambodian Short Stir – Fried Egg Noodles
Lort Cha is one of the most popular Cambodian street foods. It’s a stir-fried dish which consists of Lort which are short fat rice noodles, with bean sprouts, Chinese broccoli, and chives. It is typically cooked with beef and topped with a fried egg.
Num Pang: Typical Cambodian Sandwich
This dish has all the Vietnamese ingredients in Cambodia; such as the baguette. Brought by the French during the Indo-China colonization period, Cambodia calls it Num Pang.
This sandwich is typically served with meaty ingredients such as pate, ham or pork served with cucumber, carrots, chives and onions.
Cambodian Bamboo Sticky Rice
Also known as Kralan in Khmer is a type of sticky rice roasted in bamboo sticks. It is made of sticky rice mixed with black beans grated with coconut and coconut milk. The mixture is packed into a bamboo stick and slowly roasted over a charcoal fire until cooked.
Snails: A popular Cambodian Street Food
After reaching Phnom Penh, the first things you’ll notice will street vendors with long flat carts on wheels. Their carts are strategically placed under the hot burning sun loaded with freshwater snails. The snails will be seasoned and cooked previously before dried under the sun.
Chive Cakes
Another most popular Cambodian street food is Chive Cakes. You will notice street vendors selling small chive cakes on bicycles. These Cambodian Chive Cakes are fried in shallow pans, and made with glutinous rice flour and served with a sweet spicy fish sauce
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