Chapter 236: Cambodian Cuisine
"These dishes are really good, the ingredients are all familiar to us, but the sauce is different, and the taste is not the same!"
"Yes, specialties, when you come to Cambodia, you must eat local specialties and feel the different food cultures!"
"Let me introduce you to rice noodle soup, which is also relatively common in Cambodia and is often served as a breakfast food. ”
"It consists of rice flour and a green curry made with lemongrass, turmeric root, and Thai lime, and topped with mint leaves, bean sprouts, mung beans, banana blossoms, cucumbers, and other vegetables. ”
"There are also a lot of side dishes!"
"Yes, if you want to be delicious, you need ingredients, the chef must know very well, which side dishes can be matched, this has to go through special learning, the chefs invited by the restaurant are all trained, and the chef is the more cooking, the longer the time, the more you can delve into it, this is a craft, but also the art of food, I have seen the Chinese chef carved radish, it is really amazing, the Chinese chef is exquisite, when you want to entertain the guests, you will come up with beautiful shape, color and flavor of the dishes. ”
"As a Chinese, I am still very proud of our Chinese cuisine, although I live in Cambodia, I still feel that our Chinese cuisine has more varieties, more dishes, and a variety of cuisines are richer, after all, it is a big country in the East, but I also see the advantages of Cambodian cuisine, they also have their characteristics, especially in the side dishes and sauces, there are still their characteristics, remarkable, the taste is still good!"
Zhou Sen nodded, "The ingredients of these dishes are not expensive, they look like home-cooked dishes, but they also make Cambodian characteristics, especially sauces, I quite like this sauce, which can improve the umami of the food, and the color is also beautiful." ”
"Let's take another look at the dish, fried crab, a specialty in the coastal city of Kep in Cambodia, which is stir-fried with fresh crab and local Kampot green peppers. ”
"Cambodia and Thailand are close to the sea, so there is such a geographical location, there are a lot of seafood, crabs, shrimps, fish are easy to buy, so the restaurant uses them as ingredients, the fried crabs are very beautiful in color, red, all cooked, the aromatic Kampot green pepper is famous in the global food world, and its unique flavor of green pepper can also leave a deep impression on us. ”
Zhou Sen took a bite, "Well, it's quite delicious, I like to eat crabs, when I was a child, my parents often bought crabs and came back, and cooked them in various ways, they can be steamed, steamed in a large steamer, or put them in water to cook, and there are also fried ones." ”
"I eat steamed crabs and boiled crabs more in China, and I don't eat much fried crabs, but when I come to Cambodia, it's the first time I eat fried crabs, and I think it's quite fresh!"
"Hahaha! You can pair this sauce with it, it tastes very good!" Xiao Yang pushed the sauce plate in Zhou Sen's direction.
"Okay, thank you!"
"Grilled squid, squid brushed with lime juice or fish sauce, then skewered on wooden skewers and served with a Cambodian sauce from Kampot made from garlic, fresh chilli, fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar. ”
"Grilled squid, also common in China, on the street, often see people selling, this we are very familiar with this, I found that many dishes, and our country is also a bit similar, but the side dishes and sauces are different. ”
"Yes, Cambodia also has hot pot, when it comes to hot pot, we Chinese are very familiar, we like to eat hot pot There are many people, Cambodia also has hot pot, similar to our small hot pot. ”
"A small pot of soup, a plate of beef, a plate of fresh vegetables, including a few slices of bananas, plantains, a plate of transparent round cakes, a plate of dipping sauce, put the meat slices into the hot pot, turn 2 small round cakes and dip them in water and put them on the empty plate, at this time the meat is also cooked, put it on the cake, and then put the fresh vegetables, at this time the cake is also soft, roll it up, and dip it in the seasoning. ”
"This is very similar to our Chinese hot pot, except that they like to go with bananas and plantains, which are their special fruits, and our hot pot generally does not match these fruits, we have meat and vegetables, and hot pot is a hodgepodge, there is everything, throw it into the pot to cook, and then eat it with soy sauce and hot sauce. ”
"Hot and sour fish soup is very popular in Cambodia and is made with pineapple and spices, and you can also swap fish for meat, chicken or pork. ”
"There is also a sour and spicy prawn soup or fish soup with coconut and pineapple is also delicious, which is different from our China, Cambodia likes to eat sour, our Chinese prawns are generally fried, or cooked and eaten, with different sauces, rarely with a sour taste, Cambodian tastes are slightly different from Chinese, their taste is more in line with their local habits." ”
Zhou Sen nodded, "I found that the taste is also different from Thailand, Thailand also likes to eat sour, it seems to be more sour, spicy, and heavier than Cambodia." ”
"Yes, I'll talk about it again, fairy grass jelly, fairy grass jelly is very rich in colors, such as pink and green, so it is very popular with children, it is a dessert after meals, it is sold in small bowls, in addition to shaved ice, it is also put in sago, bleached mung beans and coconut milk, it also tastes very good, you can try it!"
After eating these Cambodian specialties, Xiao Yang invited Zhou Sen to drink a glass of freshly squeezed juice.
"Reporter Zhou, Cambodian juice, I recommend you to try it, it's really delicious!"
Zhou Sen tasted it, "It's really sweet, it's delicious!"
Xiao Yang smiled, "Tropical fruits in Southeast Asian countries have always been known for their wide variety and affordable prices, and Cambodia's unique fruits are affordable and of guaranteed quality. ”
"Okay!"
After eating, Xiao Yang took Zhou Sen to the fruit market, and Xiao Yang was right, there are many fruits here, and there are many varieties.
When it came to fruits, Zhou Sen was immediately interested.
"I know that Cambodia is famous for its fruits, and China and Cambodia have signed a contract to import Cambodia, and many Cambodian fruits have been imported, which are also shipped to China's major fruit markets and supermarkets for sale to meet people's growing demand for fruits. ”
"Yes, Cambodia has a lot of fruits, more output, rich variety, and Cambodia was originally an agricultural country, more agricultural products, more fruits, every year there are a large number of fruits in addition to meeting the needs of local people, there are surplus, exported to China, there are many Chinese, is a huge consumer market, Cambodia is very willing to sign export fruit trade contracts with China, can promote employment, but also increase the income of fruit growers, is a good thing for Cambodia, but also to meet the needs of Chinese for different varieties of fruits, win-win cooperation, is a good thing for both parties." 。 ”