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🇰🇭 Traditional dishes from Cambodia

3 dishes people actually cook in Cambodia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Fish amok

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Fish amok, a traditional dish from Cambodia

A fragrant Cambodian fish curry steamed in banana leaves.

  • 600 g white fish fillets
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 4 banana leaves
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 3 tbsp red curry paste
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 20 g basil leaves

Lok lak

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Lok lak, a traditional dish from Cambodia

Savor the tender beef in a flavorful marinade!

  • 500 g beef sirloin
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 30 ml lime juice
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 tomato
  • 300 g rice

Nom banh chok

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Nom banh chok, a traditional dish from Cambodia

A refreshing Cambodian rice noodle dish with herbs.

  • 400 g rice noodles
  • 60 ml fish sauce
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 100 g bean sprouts
  • 1 cucumber
  • 50 g fresh herbs (mint, basil)
  • 2 limes
  • 1 chili

What do people eat in Cambodia?

The three dishes from Cambodia documented in Copper are Fish amok, Lok lak and Nom banh chok. Coconut milk and cucumber each appear in more than one recipe. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 23 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Cambodia?

The three recipes need 23 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Cucumber and fish sauce are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 22 use cucumber and 18 use fish sauce. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Cambodia take?

Lok lak is the quickest at 30 minutes. Fish amok is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Cambodia is easiest to make at home?

Nom banh chok is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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