So this is pretty funny, and the Cambodians are finding it hilarious.
The CPP recently were hosting meetings, and the CNRP criticized them by calling them just an excuse to eat num banh chok... which seems to be a Cambodian insult for a useless meeting.
The PM and the CPP has jumped on this, and are throwing num banh chok parties - and offering it for free at all the sangkats, pagodas, etc. There are photos on FB of these huge num banh chok feasts.
Looks like the CPP are coming out the winners and looking pretty politically savvy on this one.
Num Banh Chok
Where is gavinmac's front page article on "7 reasons to eat num banh chok"?
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I quite like num banh chok, and it’s a great Cambodian dish for guests to try.
Malis serves an excellent one, with vibrantly beautiful herbs and flowers. However, the sheer mass of herbs and flowers can take away from some of the curry.
For a more authentic experience, head to Frank’s Coffee in Wat Svay Pope, in front of the Russian embassy. Here you can try it with the scenery of the pagoda surrounding you, and for an extremely cheap price.
There are some restaurants next to Wat Botom that also specialize in it. But, I must warn, I was told that it’s more popular as a breakfast food as it could send you to the toilet, which you’d rather have happen during the day than at night. So I would advise against having it at any old place; unless you’re a hardcore expat 1.0 with an iron stomach from years of practice.
I don't think you can walk more the 50 yards in the city without finding a shop, market stall, street cart or lady carrying it on her back selling it.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
The haridans carrying it on their back sell it for, what, 2000? Can't remember but often grab it when they shuffle by.
Still prefer the Thai version - much better curry and not so sweet.
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The Phnom Penh Post has a different take on it than the story I heard:
Full ArticleAnalysts have said that while recent calls by Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy to their supporters to eat Khmer noodles together may ease the situation at the local level, relations between the long-standing political rivals were still tense.
Hun Sen on Monday told members of his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to go into the community on Sunday and eat Khmer noodles with supporters of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
On Tuesday, CNRP “acting president” Sam Rainsy appealed to his supporters on Facebook to eat noodles with “neighbours” happily and without fear.
“Please brothers, sisters, nephews, invite our neighbours to eat Khmer noodles together. If they invite us to eat with them, just go ahead happily in brotherhood because we all are Cambodian, one large family,” Rainsy wrote.
Hun Sen’s calls for his supporters to eat Khmer noodles drew public attention to the 35 CNRP members and supporters summoned for questioning by the Battambang provincial court for allegedly showing support for Rainsy while gathering for the popular dish.
Political analyst Em Sovannara said that Hun Sen and Rainsy’s recent words would ease the situation at the local level.
“It is good at the community level that both rival leaders have paved the way for their followers not to become extreme. It could make them open up their hearts to communicate with each other and work together. This is a good concept that will make local supporters not be at odds with each other,” he said.
Vengefulness, vindictiveness and hatred among rival supporters would be reduced, he added.