This month's Kitchen Trotter box has arrived and it's one of those destinations that had me totally non-plussed about what I'd find inside - I had absolutely no idea at all of the cuisine of Cambodia.
Nestling inside, I discovered some bird's eye chillis, some Kampot black pepper (reputedly one of the best peppers in the whole world apparently), a jar of lemongrass paste and - the most intriguing ingredient - powdered galanga. It is apparently a root similar to ginger with medicinal and (according to some) aphrodisiac qualities, but it smells like Vick's vapo rub to me !
There was also a bottle of guava essence.
Some salted grilled pumpkin seeds and some sticky black rice, used for desserts.
For this month's novelty gadget, there was a tropical fruit ice cube tray.
I also got a bonus gift of a little bottle of lemongrass and rice shower gel.
The first recipe is for an ingredient called kroeung that will be used in three recipes. It's a paste made with lemongrass, shallots, garlic and spices.
The first recipe, Noum Protchok Khmer, is a surprising dish - a fish soup with noodles, cucumber and salad. Hmmm not too sure how that will turn out !
Then Sath Ko Ann, marinated beef skewers.
Amok (I wonder if that's where the saying"to run amok" comes from !) - a steamed fish and vegetable dish.
Roasted mango with sticky black coconut rice for dessert.
And finally Teukolok, which looks like a smoothie made with condensed milk.
I love it when the kits take me out of my comfort zone so I will be intrigued to see how it all turns out - and of course, I'll be sharing the recipes with you over the next couple of weeks.
I have never had Cambodian food and it never crosses my mind to. Interesting post.
ReplyDeleteI found this this article really interesting never tried Cambodian food before it sounds nice so going to look into making a few dishes thank you
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