Comments on: Five (Cambodian) foods you should eat before you die

By: Phnomenon: food in Cambodia » Never ending piles of prahok

Phnomenon: food in Cambodia » Never ending piles of prahok — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:16:20 +0000

[...] They’re both different grades of prahok. It describes a whole genre of fermented freshwater things. Journalist and blogger Ed Charles takes on fish in Cambodia and takes off with one of my jokes about prahok in The Australian newspaper. It’s a joy to read an article where a journalist doesn’t just eat amok. [...]

By: Malese

Malese — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:15:51 +0000

In response to an earlier comment, prahok is indeed very similar to the European concept of cheese; my Khmer friends jokingly translate the word as “cheese” although they are quite aware that it is not the same. I have thus far managed to avoid eating prahok, though I am sure I will someday be compelled to eat it out of courtesy to host. I prefer to wait until that day before sampling it.

By: The Girl

The Girl — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:39:35 +0000

You’ve managed to capture all of my favorites here in this list. Chou youn is one of the things I miss most about Cambodian cuisine, next being the fish amok at Khmer Kitchen or Sugar Palm. I’m so excited to have found your site and keep up the good work [eating]!

By: jenjen

jenjen — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:08:12 +0000

You really didn’t make Prahok sound very enticing, but strangely enough out of all five things it was the one that intriguiged me the most. I will definitely be on the look out for this if I am ever in Cambodia.
Thanks for a great insight into Cambodian food and culture.

By: Asia Travel Weblog

Asia Travel Weblog — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:07:14 +0000

[...] Phil on his blog Phenomenon.com about food and drink in Cambodia writes about Five Cambodian Foods You Should Eat Before You Die [...]

By: Phnomenon: food in Cambodia » Banned in China

Phnomenon: food in Cambodia » Banned in China — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:19:51 +0000

[...] Sensing the imminent threat that Cambodian food poses to the one party system, the PRC Government banned Phnomenon in mainland China this morning. They must have taken umbrage to the statement that I made a few days ago that “democracy does not work“. [...]

By: zsofi

zsofi — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:25:12 +0000

This is a great list, thank you! Such a pitty I didn’t know your blog before my trip to Cambodia. I think I tasted all these things, except of prahok (which I already regret). I loved the Cambodian food.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:05:13 +0000

I did a Malaysian version of Top 5 Things to eat on my food blog…but yes, Fish Amok is yummy! Had those in Siem Reap earlier this year…I think the fish was called snake fish. Sounds scary but the texture was superb.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:50:18 +0000

I’ve met a guy from FAO one who seriously told be that Siem Reap prahok was classified number 2 in the world (after the one from Maldives…) My grand mother told me that in Norway (her homeland) they have this terrible thing but very traditional thing called “rottefisk” (literally rotten fish) that sounds to be some kind of tall blond blue eyed prahok to me.
What I find very interesting with prahok is that you can compare it with cheese in Europe, basically controlling the spoiling process of a seasonal ingredient to be able to eat it at any time of the year…

By: teckiee

teckiee — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 11:51:01 +0000

ohh yes! Thank you for the post! I’ll be heading to Siem Reap for the Angkor Temples and hunting for the yummylicious food to eat there.