Food & Drink, Phnom Penh Post

Fears tarantula may go off the menu in Cambodia due to deforestation, hunting

Publication date 11 April 2018 | 12:02 | ICT

While a plate piled high with hairy, palm-sized tarantulas is the stuff of nightmares for some, these garlic fried spiders are a coveted treat in Cambodia, where the only fear is that they may soon vanish due to deforestation and unchecked

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Fresh crab, without all the work, in Tuol Kork

Publication date 16 March 2018 | 10:07 | ICT

Along a row of food carts inside the sparkling compound of CUPS Coffee on Street 337 in Tuol Kork, an extension of a Kampot favourite has recently set up shop in the capital.
Comfort food from a cart is a Rohingya migrant’s link to home

Publication date 09 March 2018 | 10:56 | ICT

On a popular Phnom Penh strip, lined with the usual Khmer street food offerings – chicken feet, fried noodles, palm sugar juice – a bright red food cart stands out.
Hard work put into roadside snack favourite kralan

Publication date 21 February 2018 | 09:22 | ICT

With its subtle flavour and compact packaging, kralan seems like a simple but satisfying snack, but making it is a laborious process for those who stake their livelihoods on it.
Baking with love is key to success at Sancha

Publication date 09 February 2018 | 08:10 | ICT

Around 7 in the morning, at the newly opened second branch of Bagel & Bakery Sancha in Russian Market, owner Mariko Okuda is behind the counter in a chef’s hat and apron alongside two of her local staff members.
Phnom Penh chefs join international culinary association

Publication date 23 January 2018 | 07:08 | ICT

On Sunday, some of Phnom Penh’s top chefs were initiated into the newly formed Cambodian chapter of the international culinary association Disciples d’Escoffier – in a ceremony that included sashes with miniature copper saucepans, t
Flavours that change with the seasons

Publication date 16 January 2018 | 14:55 | ICT

Cambodians traditionally adjust their diets and recipes to capture the freshest and tastiest seasonal ingredients the country has to offer.
A melting pot of regional variances

Publication date 16 January 2018 | 14:55 | ICT

From its rolling hills in the east to the fertile plains of the west and the pristine coastline of its southern flank, Cambodia’s topography is as varied as its cuisine.
Over 2,000 restaurants licensed nationwide

Publication date 16 January 2018 | 14:51 | ICT

The government has issued operating licenses over 2,000 restaurants across the country as part of its effort to ensure the quality and hygiene of food outlets that serve not Cambodians but also some 5 million tourists who visit the
Sponsored Ad | Do Forni brings authentic Italian fine dining to Cambodia’s capital

Publication date 16 January 2018 | 14:51 | ICT

Do Forni is recognised as one of the capital’s most authentic Italian restaurants.
Finding value in local ingredients

Publication date 16 January 2018 | 14:50 | ICT

Cambodians traditionally used hundreds of different native plants in their cooking. Today, just a few dozen are found in their kitchen.