Phnomenon: food in Cambodia

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It’s something of a food blogger invasion in Cambodia at present; more than one of us in the same country is a trend. Ex-expat and frequent revisitor Karen Coates is touring the countryside. Her recent grim observation on what makes Cambodian tuk trei that little bit different:

We recently visited a small fish-sauce operation near Battambang, and our tuk-tuk driver said he used to work for a similar factory.

“I know it’s not good. Sometimes the workers piss into the vats. The men, sometimes they’re lazy. They don’t go to the toilets.”

Delicious.

2 Comments

  1. Maytel says:

    Are you visiting BKK? I thought AB was going to Melbourne on Friday? I’m in BKK on Saturday for two weeks. Hard to keep up with all these comings and goings.

  2. Phil says:

    I’ll be back to Melb in time for AB. I’m not going to make it to BKK – my flights go via KL. The trip was all pretty last minute – cheap flights came up, and so I decided to blow all of my leave in one fell swoop.