Some cake, bakery, and sweet snack such we often sees in Indonesian or Malaysian cuisine are bit much similar with these Khmer snack. If in Europe got their potato or fish chips as snack, then in Cambodian, they name it as Khmer snack.

The name Khmer actually became one in Cambodian culture, and it might be the reason why they name their culinary as Khmer snack. Cambodian in particular is a constitution monarchy in South East Asia, the word Khmer follow after the country because of history recorded that the Khmer emperor ever rules this country long time ago.

Snack of course are very tempted to be brought along for the next hours of days ahead (some snack could last for 3 days), and these snack could be one of your food gift for your family or relatives at home. For long distance travel and taking food with you then the question would be about the survival food. The important thing to kept the food in fresh condition, is with sterile and the most affordable food storage.

Okay back to the culinary. In Cambodia, one of the things that should not missed is the “Dining for a Cause” which is a program of the government to assist community groups who are less fortunate by setting up restaurants. The profits of restaurants are collected and used to run programs to help those in need.

You might think that these type of restaurant would be way of exclusive, but you’re incorrect, actually some of the location of the restaurant took place in building or houses which are having European architecture. So its not like some deserted area, its pretty organized and quite complete offering Cambodian cuisine. Along with that many craft created by local residence also offers in there. The results of that craft can be seen at the dinner table such as napkins, coasters, place mats, etc..

Some people even saying that they called it ‘Banh Da Lon’ because the cake have Chewy texture when chewed.
These cake of Vietnam has a unique sense of ‘pig skin cake’. The shape and texture, the color of green and white made ​​of pandan, green beans, or durian. Curious?

For the Chinese community, a kind of cake is also known as the 9-layer cake. But the banh da lon itself is identical with the color green alternating with white.

Traditional cakes that taste sweet is made from a mixture of tapioca flour and rice flour. Delicious sweet flavor comes from a mixture of coconut milk, milk, and sugar that makes the white layer. While the green color derived from pandan, mung beans, aka green beans, and even durian. Even in their home countries often use the leaves ‘he cam’ to produce a purplish color.

Over time most banh da lon made ​​more practical by the use of elements of food coloring. Chewy texture with a sweet taste makes it well-liked. Banh da lon usually served as dessert or a snack in the afternoon. Well, interested taste it? You might found it everywhere through the street of Vietnam, and its quite cheap as well.

The chicken is processed similar to typical Filipino stew, but it got sour taste with the aroma of fragrant cilantro. More practical for wearing the schnitzel is ready though. Seasonings can be directly mixed with a schnitzel or poured on it. Want to try?

Ingredients: 6 pieces Fiesta schnitzel, fried Seasonings: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp coriander, crushed 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 1 / 2 tsp turmeric powder 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tsp sugar 1 teaspoon salt 200 ml water 1 tsp cornflour, dissolved in a little water.

Seasonings: Saute garlic until the color turn into golden brown.
Add the herbs. Stir until boiling.
Pour the starch solution, boil until thick.
Enter the schnitzel, stir well.
Lift. Serve it warm.
The dish suite for 4 people.

If you happened to be nearby Vietnam, and you like strong spice or seasoning, pho bo is the correct food for you.
Thick sauce with spicy flavour from pepper, combine with soft noodle, it already attract people to try it on.

Combine with vegetable, its a flavor you wont forget. This food you could found in any Vietnamese restaurant, either its fancy restaurant or simple restaurant.

If you like to try made it you own, I’ll give basic ingredients that being used for the soup.
1 medium yellow onions
3-inch ginger
beef soup bones
1 star anise
3 whole cloves
1-inch cinnamon stick
pepper
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon of fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
beef stock
1 tablespoon of lemon water

Combine all of them together and you’ll get vietnam flavor soup.

Because of these type of duck (Peking duck) is the best duck, not only the meat we could use, but also the egg. These oven based culinary is not that hard to be cook, if you’re curious on the recipe, lets see it below:

Ingredients:
1 whole Peking duck
2 tablespoons soy sauce
200 ml water
1 teaspoon pepper powder
1 tablespoon red yeast rice
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 pieces of lemon or lime juice

Cooking recipe:
1 Wash and cut the duck into pieces as you like.
2 Cut, squeeze lime and take the water and set aside.
3 Combine all ingredients into a single flat in a container and kept it for 1 hour.
4 Bake in the oven until the meat is dry and then spread with remaining marinade ingredients and then baked again until its cooked.
5 Serve with lemon juice.