ឆាក្តៅមាន់

OCTOBER 11/02/2016

ឆាក្តៅមាន់បែបថៃខុសគ្នាពីឆាក្តៅបែបខ្មែរត្រង់ថាឆាក្តៅខ្មែរដាក់គ្រឿងគល់ស្លឹកគ្រៃបុក ហើយមិនប្រើសណ្តែកគួរ។

របៀបខ្មែរប្រើពេលយូរក្នុងការចំអិនម្យ៉ាងទៀតយើងប្រើមាន់ស្រែហើយដាក់ទាំងឆ្អឹង។ ម្ហូបនេះមានជាតិហិរ និងឆ្ងុយម្រះព្រៅដូចគ្នាប៉ុន្តែរសជាតិទាំងមូលគឺខុសគ្នា។

មួយចានខាងក្រោមនេះគឺឆាក្តៅបែបថៃ។ បើលោកអ្នកចង់បានបែបខ្មែរសូមតាមដានបន្ត។ ឆាក្តៅបែបខ្មែរនឹងមកដល់ក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗនេះ។

សំរាប់មនុស្ស៖ ២ ឬ ៣នាក់

គ្រឿងផ្សំ៖

សាច់ទ្រូងមាន់ថៃ ២០០ក្រាម, លាងឲ្យស្អាតចិញ្ច្រាំ
សណ្តែកគួរ៤គួរ, លាងឲ្យស្អាតហាន់ល្អិតៗ
ម្រះព្រៅមួយដៃ
ម្ទេស៣ឬ៨ផ្លែ(តាមចំណូលចិត្ត), ហាន់តូចៗ
ម្ទេសដៃនាង (សំរាប់លំអរ), ហាន់តូចៗ
ខ្ទឹមស៣កំពឹស, ដំបំបែក
ស្ករត្នោត1/2ស្លាបព្រាកាហ្វេ
ប្រេងខ្យង១ស្លាបព្រាបាយ
អំបិល1/4ស្លាបព្រាកាហ្វេ
ម្សៅស៊ុបខ្នុរ1/4ស្លាបព្រាកាហ្វេ
ប្រេងឆា១.៥ស្លាបព្រាបាយ
ទឹក៣ស្លាបព្រាបាយ

វិធីធ្វើ៖

ដាក់ប្រេងឆាចូលក្នុងខ្ទះ,ដាក់ខ្ទឹមសនិងម្ទេសហើយលីងឲ្យឈ្ងុយ។
ដាក់សាច់មាន់ចិញ្ច្រាំចូល។ ឆាត្រឡប់មើលបើសិនសាច់ស្ងួត ដាក់ទឹក១ស្លាបព្រា។
ដាក់ស្ករត្នោត,អំបិល,ម្សៅស៊ុបខ្នុរនិងប្រេងខ្យងហើយឆាត្រឡប់។
ដាក់សណ្តែកគួរ,ម្ទេសដៃនាងនិងទឹក២ស្លាបព្រាទៀត។ ឆា៣ទៅ៤វិនាទី។
ដាក់ម្រះព្រៅ។ ឆាត្រឡប់ឲ្យលឿនហើយបិទភ្លើង។
ញ៉ាំ ជាមួយបាយស។

Phnom Penh

Khmer-style barbeque and beer garden that serves a mean plate of ribs — tangy with a hint of sweetness and slightly spicy. Don’t bother ordering just one plate. The ribs can take a half-hour to arrive, but they’re always worth it. Goat with black ants, “fried fish on the fire lake” (a complicated dish that involves a whole deep-fried fish cooked at the table in a pool of coconut curry), and crab with young green pepper are all excellent and remarkably affordable.

When you arrive, know what type of beer you want to drink, because you’ll be inundated with friendly requests from female representatives of the various beer companies trying to persuade you to drink their brew all night. Local options are sold by the can or pitcher and imported brands by the bottle. On weekends there’s often a live cover band. It’s worth a visit to get the full Cambodian experience.

The Empire:

Cambodian dishes made with a Western palate in mind, sanitized of prahok and served without bones. At their core, though, these are typical Khmer comfort foods, satisfying and tasty. Try the Khmer beef soup — with its delicately spiced broth and tender chunks of beef it’s not only nourishing, but sublime. Another favorite is the red curry, served with French baguette. In addition to Cambodian homestyle cooking, the Empire offers an array of Western standards such as steaks with British-style chips and chili con carne. Read our full review of The Empire on the blog.

On a more recent visit, we loved the Chinese roasted duck and sweet char siu pork belly. They’re having a Chinese New Year special menu for the entire month of February with delicacies such as Yoshihama abalone and scallops with X.O. sauce (a personal favorite of mine), plus their regular menu of dim sum, Cantonese specialties, and specialty Chinese teas. If you’re looking for a high-end Chinese New Year meal, this is the place to go.

Seam Reap

Food in seam reap

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Siem Reap restaurants serve up top-quality food from almost every corner of the globe and you can travel the world from here, provided you’re happy to use a plate instead of a magic carpet. We are still missing out on one continent, and hopefully we may see some African food here one day soon, but for the rest, well, there’s plenty from the world’s menus to satisfy everyone’s appetite.

Starting off in the near region, you can find good value, dependable, if not necessarily hugely exciting, Vietnamese food at The Soup Dragon on Pub Street, while Paris Saigon offers a romantic mix of Vietnamese and French classics in a very stylish, white tablecloth setting. For some excellent Burmese food check out The Mandalay Inn, a backpacker guesthouse that consistently receives high praise for the quality of its food and service.

It is freakishly difficult to think of a place that serves a proper menu of quality Thai food, which is weird as it’s one of the most popular cuisines in the world — just not in Siem Reap it would seem. If you’ve got the time though, heading to the Purple Elephant will yield delicious and authentic results. Otherwise, most of the restaurants on and around Pub Street will serve something on the menu that is recognisably Thai, but if you like yours spicy, you may need to say.

Heading further afield, fans of Japanese are very well catered to. We have heard very positive reports from Japanese and non-Japanese friends alike on The Hashi, a beautiful and stylish restaurant on Sivatha Boulevard, and serious sushi and sashimi fans are strongly advised to make their way to Sokha Angkor Resort, where they’ll find the best in town, albeit at a price. Cafe Moi Moi is in a very pretty location on Charles de Gaulle Avenue (don’t be put off by the surroundings, as once you’re in the garden, it’s lovely). The menu is a mix of Japanese and Khmer, offering simple dishes done well.

On the east side of the river, you’ll also find Moloppor with a great riverside location and a menu that features an extensive list of good value small plates, including Japanese barbecue and dumplings.

For a little Chinese, you can head to the expanded Miss Wong, complete with a fresh and expanded menu, while hungry devotees of pot sticker dumplings should head to The Loft, where an extensive Chinese and Cambodian menu offers a large plate of the most delicious dumplings that are incredibly good value. You can also find here a great selection of Chinese soups, noodles and stir-fries.

Fans of Italian food are truly spoiled for choice as well. Out of town, there is the long-running l’Oasi, with their lovely garden setting and delicious in-house cheeses and cured meats. Further in town, Mammashopis in a quiet, but growing, street near Central Market and sells a fantastic selection of cheeses, meats and other Italian treats. There is a cosy, air-conditioned dining area upstairs where you can tuck into some of Simone’s delicious home-made pastas and sauces, baked dishes such as lasagne and melanzane, salads, desserts and, of course, a great selection of Italian wine. Just off Pub Street, Il Forno is a fabulous little spot that is, rightly, immensely popular. Their menu includes all the classics, but they also serve up specials such as a divine roast pork belly, or a selection of tasty lunchtime sandwiches to get you over the midday hump if pizza or a pasta are a little too much for hot stomachs.

If you’re in need of some air-con relief then The Indian is definitely your stop — do not forget to order the garlic nan, which will render you kiss-proof for days. The menu is slightly more expensive here, they have to pay for the air-conditioning somehow, but the food is great and beautifully served. The set-up is much more simple at Maharajah, but they probably offer the best food at the best value in town, with generous portions and delicious, beautifully balanced dishes. If you’re visiting the night markets (the original, good ones off Sivatha Boulevard, opposite Street 7), then Ababa Curry House is a great spot for a scrumptious curry and a beer. The sauces are perfectly prepared, and it’s a great spot for taking in the surrounding atmosphere as well.

Heading further west, the fabulous Mezze Bar just off of Pub Street serves up a small but truly delicious range of authentic Middle Eastern dishes that is really amazing value too. This is by a long mile one of the coolest bars in the Pub Street area, and they are also a nightclub/lounge playing some seriously cool tunes for those who like to dance, but are less keen on tripping over backpackers. Mezze Bar is a definite on my list of top ten bars and/or restaurants in Siem Reap.

Of course, Cambodia was once a French protectorate and colony, so it’s not hard to detect a distinct Gallic influence in the restaurant scene, and it’s not just the enticing wafts of garlic wending their way down the street. One of the all-time favourites is Barrio, which recently relocated to a larger premises on Wat Bo Road. They serve good, everyday French food, not the fancified version you find in most French restaurants, relying on simple ingredients properly prepared and the results are delicious. The garden-restaurant has been created in a soft-Mediterranean style, and is popular with expats and visitors alike. We’ve written about some other great French restaurants before.

The British are frequently, and wrongly, mocked for their culinary efforts, but they do have a reputation for knocking up stonking breakfasts, particularly among those prone to hangovers, and the traditional British Sunday roast is hard to beat. You’ll not likely find any bread sauce in town, but you’ll find a hearty and filling example at Molly Malone’s each weekend, complete with all the trimmings.

Heading across the Atlantic you may find a debate about the true origins of the hamburger, but you’ll find few dissenters in Siem Reap about the best places to find one in this town. Top of the list is Abacus with a superb example of the famous sandwich, served in their beautiful garden or air-conditioned restaurant. For those who prefer a vegetarian take, then the pumpkin burgers at Haven are a must. I don’t know if it can strictly be counted as American, or really know which part of the world the recipe comes from, but it’s seriously darned good.

Food in cambodia

Wednesday, November 2, 2016