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Asked: February 20, 2021

What do they eat in Cambodia?

People in Cambodia are most commonly eat either healthy food or fast food. Cambodian food is considered to be healthy and full of nutrients as it consists of rice, organic vegetable, and not too much meat in every side dish. ...Read more

People in Cambodia are most commonly eat either healthy food or fast food. Cambodian food is considered to be healthy and full of nutrients as it consists of rice, organic vegetable, and not too much meat in every side dish. Fast food is the type of food that has high calories than healthy food. People enjoy different types of side dishes as well as Asian food, and western food depend on time and situation.

In Cambodia, people have to eat three meals a day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Are you wondering of what people in Cambodia eat in a day? Do they only eat fast food and healthy food excluding spicy food? If so, no worries, the lists below will let you know what types of food that people in Cambodia usually enjoy.

Eating in Cambodia

Eating in Cambodia

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What people eat in the morning in Cambodia

For breakfast, every country has their own style of breakfast. In Europe, they would prefer eating toast with fry egg, or omelet with ham or sausages, but in Asia, it would be a little different from western, notably in Cambodia. In Cambodia, every meal has to include at least a bowl of rice. Below are the common breakfasts that people generally enjoy.

  • Rice with pork: People would eat a bowl of rice with pork or chicken also known as Bay Sach Chrouk or Bay Sach Mon as a breakfast. They will enjoy this meal with a bowl of hot soup as it’s additional. Pork is marinated well and grilled over charcoal. This Bay Sach Chrouk is served with pickle radish and cucumber, which is easily to get done. This is one of the most popular types of breakfast, a dish cost for only 5000 riels to 8000 riels ($1.25 to $2). Many locals enjoy this types of breakfast with a cup of coffee.
  • Porridge: this is also one of the common breakfast. This porridge will serve with salted sun dry fish. It’s the best combination ever, and it’s so good. This dish is cost only 2000 riels to 4000 riels ($0.5 to $1). You can prepare this type of side dishes at home by yourself as the process of making this is not complicated. People will sometimes enjoy eating noodle soup as their breakfast too.

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What people eat in the afternoon and evening.

The kinds of food that people eat as lunch or dinner are commonly the same as because when the food is left over from lunch, they will keep and reheat it again, and eat as dinner. Every meal could be soup or stir fried vegetable with meat. Khmer food is made with organic vegetables which add aromatic and spicy flavor to the traditional dishes. Khmer cuisine is well balanced which is not too sweet or too salty. The food that people eat as lunch and dinner are generally made with home-grown vegetables. Below are the common side dishes, which are usually eaten:

  • Stir fried vegetable with meat: people usually eat stir fried food as it’s easy to make, and delicious. Using the fresh vegetable, add a little bit of oyster sauce and stir it well with meat until it’s well cooked, then you can enjoy your meal with a bowl of rice.
  • Mango salad: people will eat this salad with any kind of meat. Making this, you can just use a green mango, and peel off the skin. Then, clean it and thinly slice the mango. After that, mix it with the fish sauce and add more seasoning as well as salt, sugar, at last, it’s done.
  • Besides these, people will prepare another side dishes such sweet and sour soup with fish, Khmer noodle, Cambodian sausages, and many more. You can discover any kind of food you like in Cambodia.

Along with Khmer food, people also enjoy western food or fast food such as burger, sandwich, pizza, meatball, so on and so forth, but not commonly eat. They will also eat spicy food such as papaya salad, and spicy marinated raw crabs. There are plenty of foods that people in Cambodia usually eat not only Khmer cuisine; they sometimes enjoy eating fast food and canned food as well.

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Kheang Sreyphin
Kheang SreyphinExperienced
Asked: February 14, 2021

What do people in Cambodia do for fun?

Cambodia is a part of the Indochina, which is also a member of ASEAN. This kingdom of wonder is widely known as the country that has the prodigious historical and scenic beauty. Despite this fascinating culture, Cambodia also offers travelers ...Read more

Cambodia is a part of the Indochina, which is also a member of ASEAN. This kingdom of wonder is widely known as the country that has the prodigious historical and scenic beauty. Despite this fascinating culture, Cambodia also offers travelers to see the ancient temples, and visit the historic museums. If you are an adventurer, and you want to do something risky, we also provide you many adventures to do. Cambodian people typically prefer to have a fun trip and fun activities rather than doing something risky. Here are the top things that people in Cambodia consistently do for fun.

1. Cycling

Cycling is the trendy sport in Cambodia. People enjoy bicycling because doing this type of exercises has a big impact on their physical health and mental health. One advantage of cycling is that you get to see many beautiful landscapes and the cool features of many places. People of all ages would prefer this types of exercise as it’s safe and economical.

Cycling in Cambodia

Cycling in Cambodia

2. Diving

Exploring the underwater is one of the best and fun things to do in Cambodia. The fascination of this kingdom of wonder isn’t just defined to what we see on the surface, but also in the vibrant world underneath. Cambodian people regularly dive underwater when they are at the beach where is the diving sites located. When diving, you will be attracted by the marines’ life such as seahorses, whales, starfish, and you will also spot many other beautiful things unexpectedly underwater. The best time for diving in Cambodia is from November to May.

3. Shopping

Shopping is one of the casual activities that Cambodian people do for fun when they are free from their work. Although doing shopping cost a lot of money, but they can get the things they want, and they also upgrade their styles. Shopping is exciting and carefree.  When doing this, people can freshen up their mind because they are only focused on what they desire not on the stressors in their life.

Shopping in Cambodia

Shopping in Cambodia

4. Relaxed at the beach

Cambodia has the most relaxed and laid-back beaches in Southeast Asia. Besides visiting the ancient temples, people are attracted to the sandy, and many beautiful beaches in Sihanoukville, Kep, and Koh Kong, which produce comfort and splendid views for travelers. Beaching is actually fun and relaxed because of the blue charming sea, the endless landscapes, soft sand, rolling wave, and the spectacular sunset, which are really peaceful.

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5. Eating

Eating food is also one the best things that people do. This activity is fun and satisfying. Eating helps the anger, and stress to be released from the brain, and the negative thoughts will also be refreshed from our mind. Eating creates a sensation of good feelings and the positive reinforcement. If you are in a critical moment, and don’t have any ideas of exercising, so choose eating as one of the fun things that you should do. Though people can gain weight from eating food, but it remains helpful.

Eating in Cambodia

Eating in Cambodia

6. Meditation

Many people will think mediation is the activity that is only about relaxation, but this type of activities is quite pleasant and fun too. When people start doing meditation, they have to find the most relaxed place surrounded by greenery along the way. The natural beauty around adds to the entire experience. Doing this is one of the thrilling thing to do in Cambodia, and people will get new experience from meditation.

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