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Nom Banchuck Kampot: A local twist on a traditional Khmer dish.
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…
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Kidnapped by The Khmer Rouge
In 1994, three backpackers were taking the train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville when it was attacked by the Khmer Rouge near Kampot.
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The Forest Children of Cambodia
You may have noticed in front of the local shophouses, often hanging from trees, small wicker shrines with little, colorful houses perched inside.
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Book Review: Prisoners of Class
Prisoners of Class is the memoir of Chan Samoeum, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide.
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The Kinky Tail of Cambodian Cats.
Have you noticed that many of the local cats have stumpy, kinked tails? You’re not the first.