Khmer Cuisine
This popular steamed fish curry is often served in a banana leaf.
What is Fish Amok?
This festival is held at the end of the rainy season and is celebrated over three days.
What is Bon Om Touk? / What is the Water Festival?
This was the name of the first Khmer empire which existed more than 1000 years ago.
What is Funan?
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Who is VannDa?
This area along the river front is only free of traffic on weekends.
What is The Walking Street?
Khmer English: Walk Street
This dish is made from fish paste and is famous for its strong smell.
What is Prahok?
This is the most popular movie genre in Cambodia.
What are horror movies?
This day celebrates the end of French colonization of Cambodia in 1953.
What is Independence Day?
What does the 9th of November celebrate?
Born in 1922, this person served a number of different roles in Cambodia in the 20th century. This includes being the king twice.
Who was King Norodom Sihanouk?
You can learn a lot about Khmer history and culture here.
What is the National Museum of Cambodia?
This sticky rice dessert is wrapped in a banana leaf and is eaten during Pchum Ben and Khmer New Year.
What is Num ansom?
Moha Sangkrant, Veareak Vanabat and Veareak Laeung Sak are the names given to each day of this festival.
What is the Khmer New Year?
This Khmer king built this Great City and temple at the end of the 12th century.
Who was Jayavarman VII
(Angkor Thom and Bayon)
In 1863 this Cambodian king signed a treaty with France in exchange for personal protection against his enemies
Who was Preah Norodom of Cambodia?
This market is a popular place to go shopping and bargain for second-hand clothes. And the food is very good, too. It is named after the Khan where it is located.
What is Boeung Keng Kang Market?
This is the dish which PeyPeyDy serves in his popular restaurants.
What is Bok lahong? / What is papaya salad?
This well-known Khmer legend is about two brothers, one of whom was an ox and the other a young man.
What is Preah Ko Preah Keo?
This important day in the history of modern Cambodia is remembered in the name of a Khan and a bridge in Phnom Penh.
What is Prampir Makara
What is 7 Makara?
This person is a Cambodian singer, songwriter rapper and record producer. But he did not perform at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Who is G-Devith?
Who is Dit-Way?
This is a museum where you can learn about Khmer history through coins and money.
What is the Sosoro Museum?
What is the Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum
This spice and herb mixture is an important ingredient in Khmer cooking. There are three main types which are named after the colours red, green and yellow.
What is Kroeung / krœăng?
These dancers are shown in the stone carvings at Angkor Wat.
What are the apsara?
This was the person whose discovery of four Buddha statues in a tree gave the capital city of Cambodia its name.
Who was Duan Penh?
This person is a well-known Cambodian singer and actor who appeared in the film The Crocodile. He was a judge on the first season of Cambodian Idol.
Who is Preap Sovath?
This is a large market in a building built in the 1930s.
What is the Phsar Thmei? / What is the Central Market?