Cambodian dishes translated to English
Cambodian dishes translated to English
After a few years in the KoW there are still many meals where I'm not sure or don't have any idea how they would be translated into English. Give me suggestions, please.
I intent to start a list, like a menu, so feel free to add foods you like or you don't know how to translate. I know that there is often no single translation.
ប្រហុក (brahok) which is often translated as cheese, I don't get why. Maybe because some cheese is stinky.
ស្ងោជ្រួក (sngou chruk), a clear chicken soup,
សម្លម្រះ (somloh mreh), I'd translate it as "stuffed bitter gourd",
លៀហាល (lea hal), not sure about the spelling, maybe "spicy dried shells",
ខសាច់ជ្រូក (ko sach chruk), this yummy sweet pork gravy,
ចាខ្រឿង (cha krueang), kind of curry flavors but fried without water,
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I intent to start a list, like a menu, so feel free to add foods you like or you don't know how to translate. I know that there is often no single translation.
ប្រហុក (brahok) which is often translated as cheese, I don't get why. Maybe because some cheese is stinky.
ស្ងោជ្រួក (sngou chruk), a clear chicken soup,
សម្លម្រះ (somloh mreh), I'd translate it as "stuffed bitter gourd",
លៀហាល (lea hal), not sure about the spelling, maybe "spicy dried shells",
ខសាច់ជ្រូក (ko sach chruk), this yummy sweet pork gravy,
ចាខ្រឿង (cha krueang), kind of curry flavors but fried without water,
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Sweet shit.
Spicy shit.
Shit soup.
Spicy shit soup.
Shit soup with extra bones.
Shit soup with bones and grass.
Fried shit.
Sugary fried shit.
Extra spicy fried shit.
Beansprouts and tofu.
Fried rice.
Fried noodles.
Fish shit.
All come with rice.
Spicy shit.
Shit soup.
Spicy shit soup.
Shit soup with extra bones.
Shit soup with bones and grass.
Fried shit.
Sugary fried shit.
Extra spicy fried shit.
Beansprouts and tofu.
Fried rice.
Fried noodles.
Fish shit.
All come with rice.
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With beer. And skinnily. I have to eat the shit more than most here, I'd wager (and that is nothing to brag about, trust me).
Sunday roast sustains me through the week. Oh for a bk/kfc/lucky/pizza company/anything that is something reasonably edible other than bai cha or mi cha in this dusty roadside town.
Sunday roast sustains me through the week. Oh for a bk/kfc/lucky/pizza company/anything that is something reasonably edible other than bai cha or mi cha in this dusty roadside town.
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Oh man, that doesn't sound easy!
I eat Khmer dishes every day. Rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I love it! I don't mind nibbling the meat off the bones. I love Khmer foods all except the salty crab. Maybe your problem is just the cooking. My wife's a chef... I love her food! Maybe the way to the heart is really through the stomach...
Anyway, back to the topic. Any serious ideas for straightforward translations?
I eat Khmer dishes every day. Rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I love it! I don't mind nibbling the meat off the bones. I love Khmer foods all except the salty crab. Maybe your problem is just the cooking. My wife's a chef... I love her food! Maybe the way to the heart is really through the stomach...
Anyway, back to the topic. Any serious ideas for straightforward translations?
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Are there no restaurants with a menu in your town? Or are they all 'today's three dishes' restaurants?pedros wrote:With beer. And skinnily. I have to eat the shit more than most here, I'd wager (and that is nothing to brag about, trust me).
Sunday roast sustains me through the week. Oh for a bk/kfc/lucky/pizza company/anything that is something reasonably edible other than bai cha or mi cha in this dusty roadside town.
When I'm out and about and get sick of the 'soups' I try to find a menu restaurant and normally they can do a decent sweet and sour. There are a number of other fried dishes which are more acceptable to the western palette and are commonly available in these restaurants.
Wonderful. Do you ever eat 'western' food?
Glad to know you enjoy it, but eating is a serious chore for me, although i do enjoy a fair few dishes, especially a good pra'or (i'd translate as a marinated fish comfit).
Before my inlaws broke my fridge freezer and my oven (along with other white man magic white goods) i could stock up on good shit or cook abd freeze. Stubborness in me refuses to replace, but i think i might soon*
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Glad to know you enjoy it, but eating is a serious chore for me, although i do enjoy a fair few dishes, especially a good pra'or (i'd translate as a marinated fish comfit).
Before my inlaws broke my fridge freezer and my oven (along with other white man magic white goods) i could stock up on good shit or cook abd freeze. Stubborness in me refuses to replace, but i think i might soon*
*lock it up**
**why lock up? Stingy barang***
*** maybe more trouble than its worth****
****fml
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Haha. I feel your pain. Been there.
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pedros wrote:Sweet shit.
Spicy shit.
Shit soup.
Spicy shit soup.
Shit soup with extra bones.
Shit soup with bones and grass.
Fried shit.
Sugary fried shit.
Extra spicy fried shit.
Beansprouts and tofu.
Fried rice.
Fried noodles.
Fish shit.
All come with rice.
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totally out of order of dishes because i can't remember what order you put them in lol.
lea hal. lea is clams. hal is dry. so sun dried clams. the spicy ones, and the normal ones. i like it.
prohok, i just call it the smelly fish stuff. lighter consistency, i like to use as dipping sauce. they put it in papaya salad too. i love papaya salad. bok lahong.
kau/ko, is like a really salty soup. its more for spooning on top of rice, because rice is bland. i don't know if you can call it a gravy. i really like ko sach chrouk. especially with the eggs. NO BAMBOO!
soups really depends on the family/restaurant/region. any soup with bamboo in it completely changes its flavor, and i hate bamboo. the best one i had was in a remote mountain town in kompong cham. i don't even remember the place anymore.
i'm not sure, but i think its bitter melon soup? i think its suppose to be healthy.
my favorite is probably somlah gurrey? put mass potatoes, and onions. no bamboo! and chicken but not too fatty.
chruk is like pickled stuff?
i love pork. but i've also had some nice khmer versions of dishes done by cham khmer people. i've had some nice fried chicken at people's homes, battered and everything. and the weddings i go to at cham khmer weddings tend to have better food than chinese khmer weddings. i think its because chinese khmer really cheap out on the food at weddings.
food is hit and miss here for me. i really like some stuff, and i really hate some stuff.
i love chicken, but the way they butcher chicken is so boney. its all bone when i'm eating it. but some places are better than others when it comes to processing the chicken.
every chinese festival i go to, they have the roast pork thing. everyone races to get the skin. one time, i took the meat. asked for a few baguettes, and made my own pork sandwiches. that was nice.
lea hal. lea is clams. hal is dry. so sun dried clams. the spicy ones, and the normal ones. i like it.
prohok, i just call it the smelly fish stuff. lighter consistency, i like to use as dipping sauce. they put it in papaya salad too. i love papaya salad. bok lahong.
kau/ko, is like a really salty soup. its more for spooning on top of rice, because rice is bland. i don't know if you can call it a gravy. i really like ko sach chrouk. especially with the eggs. NO BAMBOO!
soups really depends on the family/restaurant/region. any soup with bamboo in it completely changes its flavor, and i hate bamboo. the best one i had was in a remote mountain town in kompong cham. i don't even remember the place anymore.
i'm not sure, but i think its bitter melon soup? i think its suppose to be healthy.
my favorite is probably somlah gurrey? put mass potatoes, and onions. no bamboo! and chicken but not too fatty.
chruk is like pickled stuff?
i love pork. but i've also had some nice khmer versions of dishes done by cham khmer people. i've had some nice fried chicken at people's homes, battered and everything. and the weddings i go to at cham khmer weddings tend to have better food than chinese khmer weddings. i think its because chinese khmer really cheap out on the food at weddings.
food is hit and miss here for me. i really like some stuff, and i really hate some stuff.
i love chicken, but the way they butcher chicken is so boney. its all bone when i'm eating it. but some places are better than others when it comes to processing the chicken.
every chinese festival i go to, they have the roast pork thing. everyone races to get the skin. one time, i took the meat. asked for a few baguettes, and made my own pork sandwiches. that was nice.
Khmer-Americans usually screw up the recipes (needs some long beans), but close enough..
Well, hal or ហឺរ translates to spicy. But you are right, they are selled in two versions. Most Cambodians don't eat them on rainy days, because they are afraid of stomach ache.JimSocks wrote:lea hal. lea is clams. hal is dry. so sun dried clams. the spicy ones, and the normal ones. i like it.
It is cooked with lots of sugar, believe me. This liquidish brown sugar stuff.JimSocks wrote:kau/ko, is like a really salty soup. its more for spooning on top of rice, because rice is bland. i don't know if you can call it a gravy. i really like ko sach chrouk. especially with the eggs. NO BAMBOO!
Oh, I haven't had one for ages now! Just forgot about it somehow. I'll get one soon!JimSocks wrote:prohok, i just call it the smelly fish stuff. lighter consistency, i like to use as dipping sauce. they put it in papaya salad too. i love papaya salad. bok lahong.
i guess i misread it. hul is spicy? hal is dry? i guess its the romanization (i can't read cambodian).
oh i forgot, the main reason why i go to weddings is the gnorm? (silent g). the ceviche salad dish with either chicken or seafood.
i know the pleah? is the raw beef one.
i literally ask before hand if they have it, if they do, i tip more. i love that seafood/pulled chicken dish. its too bad they don't sell it at restaurants.
oh i forgot, the main reason why i go to weddings is the gnorm? (silent g). the ceviche salad dish with either chicken or seafood.
i know the pleah? is the raw beef one.
i literally ask before hand if they have it, if they do, i tip more. i love that seafood/pulled chicken dish. its too bad they don't sell it at restaurants.
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