Khmer cuisine has a long and diverse history. With a variety of flavours and dishes, here are some must-try Khmer dishes you should try.

#1 Fish Amok: Fish Amok is a steamed fish curry dish typically served in a banana leaf bowl. It can be served with or without rice.

#2 Prahok ktis (Creamy prahok dip) : Prahok Ktis is a dip made of fermented fish paste (pharok), minced pork, and coconut cream. It is served with fresh vegetables to dip but can also be eaten with rice.

#3 Aluek trei ngeat (Dried fish and watermelon): In this dish, dried fish is cooked to a golden brown and served with chunks of ripe watermelon and occasionally ripe mango.

#4 Kuy teav (Noodle soup): A breakfast favourite of locals, Kuyteav is a noodle soup dish made of rice noodles and pork bone broth. It is commonly topped with beef or pork, fish balls, and fresh bean sprouts.

#5 Somlor Proher (Fragrant vegetable soup): This aromatic vegetable soup is a village staple in Cambodia. With lemongrass and fingerroot ginger as its base, this dish can contain as many vegetables as one wishes.

#6 Nhoam svay kchai (Green mango salad): Nhoam Svay Kchai is a traditional Cambodian salad made with unripe fruit, herbs, spices, and smoked fish. This dish uses unripe sour mangoes as an ingredient.

#7 Tuek kroeung: Tuek Kroeung is a thin and pungent dipping sauce made from fresh river fish and fermented fish, typically served with fresh herbs and vegetables.

#8 Num ansom with Tuek Kroeung (Sticky rice cakes with Tuek Kroeung): Num Ansom is a traditional Cambodian sticky rice cake that can be sweet or savoury depending on its filling. In this dish, the cakes are served with the Tuek Kroeung dipping sauce.

#9 Prahok Dut Chrunh (Grilled fermented fish on the cutting board): This dish is made by mixing minced pork with prahok, a fermented fish paste, and grilling till crispy. It is served with fresh vegetables and rice. You can easily find them mostly in Siem Reap. 

# 10 Kangkep baob (Stuffed frogs): Served at roadside barbeques all over Cambodia, frogs are grilled and stuffed with minced pork, roasted peanuts, red chilies, frog meat, and fresh kroeung, a fragrant spice paste. Don’t forget to grab a bowl of rice and dig in with it. 

#11 Nom banh chok (Khmer noodles): Nom banh chok or Khmer noodles, are freshly made from pounded rice and served with a fish-based green gravy. There are also regional variations of this dish all over the country.

#12 Somlor Korko: A traditional Cambodian soup dish, Somlor Korko consists of green kroeung, prahok, roasted ground rice, and a variety of vegetables. Any type of meat can be added, but catfish and pork are most common.