Machu Kroung (soup), a healthy, fulfilling, flavorful sweet and sour
soup that is incredibly wholesome. The fried peanuts accentuate the
soup. The lemongrass (slak krai) and the saffron truly complement each
other and to top it off, the decorative local grown chili flakes
(matey) make this quite an appealing site to the eye. This is in fact
more towards a curry than it is the soup that most foreigners thought it
to be.
Prahok Kties is a delicious staple dish of Cambodian cuisine. Prahok, which means fermented fish, is GOLD to Cambodian cuisine, and can take up different shapes of flavor, depending on the recipe. Prahok Kties is fried with pork taken from the belly sides of the hog, which accentuates the flavor, particularly with the amazing quality of pork (sakchru) that Cambodia produces. It leaves you with an amazing taste in your palates.
