Pork rice, amok fish, Khmer red curry, rice noodle soup, fried crab, holy basil mangrove ant beef, grilled squid, etc. are all specialties in Cambodia.

Pork rice

Pork rice is one of the simplest and most delicious foods in Cambodia. The thinly sliced ??pork is naturally sweet because it is slowly roasted over charcoal fire. . Pork is sometimes marinated in coconut or garlic juice. Serve the roasted pork on a generous serving of rice, along with fresh pickled cucumbers and radishes and lots of ginger. There's also usually a bowl of chicken soup topped with scallions and fried onions.

Amok fish

Amok fish is a fresh fish mousse served with coconut milk and kroeung sauce. Kroeung is a Khmer curry paste made from lemongrass, turmeric root, garlic, shallots, galangal and Chinese ginger. High-end restaurants steam amok fish on banana leaves, while street food stalls cook it into a thick fish curry instead of a mousse.

Khmer Red Curry

Khmer Red Curry is not as spicy as Thai curry. It also uses coconut milk as the base without adding too much chili pepper. Dishes include beef, chicken or fish, eggplant, mung beans, fresh coconut milk, lemongrass and kroeung sauce. Due to the influence of French culture, Khmer red curry is often eaten with bread.

This dish is usually served on special occasions in Cambodia, such as weddings, family gatherings, or religious festivals such as Day of the Dead and Tomb Sweeping Day.

Lime Khmer Beef Salad

The beef in the Lime Khmer Beef Salad is thinly sliced ??so it absorbs the lime juice easily. It's more like a steak than a salad. This dish is popular with Cambodian men who prefer their meats to be rare, but restaurants often serve roast beef.

The whole dish contains lemongrass, scallions, garlic, fish sauce, nine-layer pagoda, mint, mung beans and green peppers. This sweet and salty dish is also spiced up with plenty of fresh red peppers.

Rice noodle soup

Rice noodle soup is often served as breakfast food. It consists of rice noodles and green curry made with lemongrass, turmeric root and Thai lime, and is topped with mint leaves, bean sprouts, mung beans, banana flowers, cucumbers and other vegetables. There is also a red curry version served at celebrations and weddings.

Fried crab

Fried crab is a specialty of Kep, a coastal city in Cambodia. This dish consists of fresh crabs stir-fried with local Kampot green peppers.

Holy Basil Mangrove Ant Beef

It is a dish made of ants of various sizes stir-fried with ginger, lemongrass, shallots, garlic and thinly sliced ??beef. There are a lot of red peppers in it, but it doesn't overpower the sour flavor that the ants give to the beef. This dish is served with rice, and if you're lucky, you might find some ant larvae in the bowl.

Grilled squid

The squid is brushed with lime juice or fish sauce, then grilled on wooden skewers, and finally served with a Cambodian sauce originating from Kampot edible. The sauce is made with garlic, fresh chili peppers, fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar.

Herb jelly

Khmer dessert, some desserts put glutinous rice or sago in coconut milk and cover it with taro, red beans, pumpkin and durian. The most popular one is grass jelly, a jelly-like dessert made from gelatin obtained from seaweed.

There are countless delicacies in Cambodia, all of which are delicious.