http://www.phnomenon.com Khmer food, restaurant reviews and recipes served to you from Phnom Penh by Phil Lees Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Via DAS. Market vendors at the Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung) have just received the eviction call. Diana from Cambodian recycled bag vendor, Bloom writes: I got a call from the Bloom manager in Phnom Penh this morning. Vendors at the Russian Market, where we have a stall, were told ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/goodbye-russian-market/ Cheers to Christopher Shay for the interview. http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/i-still-read-my-own-press/ It seems that I’ve arrived at Psar Thmei (Central Market) just in time to see it renovated. I imagine that the front, which is currently cleared of vendors, is being prepared to build either a twenty story apartment building or an illuminated fountain. These seem to be the two contributions ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/deep-fried-balls/ I still get the occasional question about the cost of food and eating in Cambodia – but being asked whether one could get by on $3 a day was a new one. It is not an endeavour that I would be at all interested in personally pursuing. My answer: Yes, but it ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/can-you-survive-on-3-a-day-in-phnom-penh/ Nhoam svay trey chhaoe (Green mango salad with smoked fish) I spent a whole lot of time in Phnom Penh reliving my old life. I had plans to cover a few new restaurants but the holiday temptation to slide back into the old ways was too powerful. Part of that life ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/restaurants/life-is-sweet/ Ever wanted to know where to find the stall in Cambodia that specialises in just pig’s ear, snout and throat? Like every other question that involves where to buy something in Cambodia, this porcine otolaryngologist can be found at Psar Orussei, not to be confused with Russian Market (Psar Tuol ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/orussei-market/ Earlier Later ~10 second exposure. At Le Manguiers, a few kilometres north of Kampot town. http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/kampot-sunsets/ Small, semi-dried catfish at Psar Toul Tom Poung (Russian Market), Phnom Penh. One of the more minor changes that I’ve noticed in Phnom Penh is that the markets are starting to seem even more local. The focus seems to be less on servicing foreigners with “Danger - Mines” t-shirts and more ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/just-a-pile-of-catfish/ You grow it, pick it, then hull it. Then you cook it in every manner imaginable. That amounts to my entire knowledge of rice production. For a foodstuff that is central to Cambodian life and covers 90% of the total agricultural area, Phnomenon contains of very little rice information apart from ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/how-to-make-cambodian-rice/ There are two imperative dishes to be eaten in Kampot; the first, pepper crab from Ta Ouv Restaurant just near the new bridge and overhanging the river. It is almost identical to the last time that I ate there. It is altogether possible that I ate crab from the exact ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/crab-nostalgia/