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If you’re new to Cambodia, you might not realize that you’re probably throwing away free beer… or more.

If you’re looking to try something truly local, Nom Banchuck is a popular Khmer noodle dish, traditionally eaten for breakfast. Made from hand-pressed fermented rice noodles, it’s served in a tumeric and fish curry broth, along with local vegetables such as banana flower, lotus stem, and cucumber. 

And while the dish can be found all over Cambodia, Kampot is known for its distinct local version.

In 1994, three backpackers were taking the train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville when it was attacked by the Khmer Rouge near Kampot.

You may have noticed in front of the local shophouses, often hanging from trees, small wicker shrines with little, colorful houses perched inside.

Prisoners of Class is the memoir of Chan Samoeum, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide.

Have you noticed that many of the local cats have stumpy, kinked tails?  You’re not the first.