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What to eat in Cambodia

The 10 best dishes in Cambodia

Khmer cooking: fish, kroeung paste and the Mekong.

1

Fish amok

Best: Phnom Penh

Fish steamed in coconut custard with kroeung paste in a banana leaf cup.

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2

Lok lak

Eaten all over Cambodia

Stir-fried beef with lime and pepper dipping sauce.

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3A photo like it

Bai sach chrouk

Best: Everywhere at breakfast

Grilled pork over rice with pickles.

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4

Kuy teav

Best: Phnom Penh

Rice noodles in a clear pork broth with herbs, the standard Cambodian breakfast.

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Num banh chok

Best: Siem Reap

Rice noodles with green fish curry.

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6

Samlor korko

Eaten all over Cambodia

A stirring soup of vegetables and fish.

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7

Kampot pepper crab

Best: Kep

Crab stir-fried with fresh green Kampot peppercorns.

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8

Prahok

Eaten all over Cambodia

A pungent fermented fish paste, used in dips, soups and stir-fries.

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9A photo like it

Nom banh chok

Eaten all over Cambodia

Fresh rice noodles with a fish and lemongrass curry, sold by women carrying baskets.

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10

Num pang

Best: Phnom Penh

A baguette with pâté, pickled vegetables and grilled pork, from the French era.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.