Point and Eat

Monday, January 9, 2012

Khmer Chicken curry

Khmer: សិល្បៈខាងធ្វើម្ហូបខ្មែរ

Khmer is basically Cambodian cuisine. The chicken curry was one of my first dishes in Cambodia, which was the only thing available at the border crossing. I would say it is similar to thai curry, having a sweet taste, but definitely not as spicy. In Americanized restaurants you will get nice chunks of meat, but in real local areas, its mostly bone chunks/fat and maybe 5% meat of that.

You can pay in American dollars everywhere, and smaller change is returned in Riels, which is the Cambodian currency, since they do not use silver coins.

This particular shot was taken from a restaurant in Siem Riep.

Menu up on the wall in American dollars

For an awesome recipe from the cooking class I completed, go to:

Khmer curry recipe

Siem riep

Cambodia

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Fly attacked food items that i did not try, or maybe ever will...

I have no idea what most of these pictures contain, but they were so strange and clearly picture worthy!

Bugs bugs bugs!!

Siem Riep

Cambodia

After visiting so many other Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia seems to be the cheapest (one hostel was 1$ a night for dorms), least populated (due to khmer Rouge tragedies), and most brutal in terms of heat. The biggest pitch that i got from tuk tuk drivers was the need to feed their families.

Some people find Cambodia boring and some fall in love, and stay there for much longer then planned.

Street food was a challenge, mostly because of heat and fear for bacteria. In thailand, everything is fried fresh on the spot, verses in Cambodia, everything sits in bowls and pots waiting to be purchased.

But! I took an awesome cooking class with fantastic food, so I look forward to sharing the recipes in future posts.

Monks walking past the Royal Palace in Phnom Phen.

Route inside Angkor Wat

View from my room in phnom Phen

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Laos movie in a nutshell

Please view at :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77-GErZJM4k&feature=youtu.be

On youtube for better quality

Laos

4000 islands

As a pastry chef, being able to help make a cake in the middle of no where on sunset island was AWESOME. The place we ended up sleeping for the night also had a restaurant, which is where the baking kicked in.

4000 islands is the place to do absolutely nothing.

Thats why people end up staying forever.

Bring a book, a good iPod, and your set.

Pimpin Omelet

I wanted a snack

I did not want soup when its 40 degrees outside, or scary looking items from the market, so my options were quite limited.

I was biking past this place with 4 women eating there, this big fluffy vegetable stuffed omelet caught my eye. It was a nice change, and came with a sweet fish sauce (similar to what comes with spring rolls).

I also met a really nice local lady who spoke great english since her son moved to America. Ah what a great day!