One of the most well travelled journeys across Asia is from Bangkok to Siem Reap. Siem Reap is the town closest to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor Wat in North Eastern Cambodia. A sprawling ancient city of deserted temples dating back to the 12th century Khmer Empire. How to get from Bakgkok to Siem Reap, by bus, boat, plane, train and more. Siem Reap is located … [Read more...]
Cambodian Food for Beginners.
As a Chef I have to try as many dishes as I can from every country I visit, or at least that's my excuse to eating everything in sight. Cambodian food isn't as famous as the local cuisine of its nearby neighbours, but don't discount the food of Cambodia, this little country with a war-torn past has a lot to offer. Whilst in Cambodia we tried all the new foods we could find from … [Read more...]
Kep Cambodia, Salt, Pepper, Crabs and Fish
During our 1 month in Cambodia, not only did we sample loads of interesting dishes and take a Cambodian cooking class, we also visited a sensational fish and crab market, not far from Kampot. It was bristling with local seafood, great fun to explore and sample. It was slightly less gruesome than a market in Cambodia near Battambang, where snakes and freshly skinned rodents … [Read more...]
Cooking Classes in Battambang, Cambodia
We are currently in Battambang, a Cambodian town in the west of the country. Unlike Siem Reap, this is a town that is so far largely unspoilt by the mass tourism and numerous pizza and pasta restaurants that have sprung up near Angkor Wat. We had a tip off from another traveling family that there was a great cooking school in the area. Being a chef we had to check this out for … [Read more...]