People come to Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit the Angkor temples, 8th wonder of world which is only 5 km away, but that’s not all. Siem Reap city center is quite touristy, featuring a blatantly labeled “Pub Street”, which is exactly what you think it is. Amy accurately described it as “the Bourbon Street of SE Asia” as it’s terribly touristy but it is fantastic for people watching. Apparently temple-goers, after a long hot day in the 93 degree sun trekking around old massive archeological holy sites, feel the need to satisfy their inner cravings, whether it be by downing a few local beers & some street food, as I did, or by wrangling up a young Cambodian prostitute, as we witnessed at least 4 old white men do on Pub Street. I did mention it was great for people watching.
There’s also pretty great food. And the locals are real nice. You come to Siem Reap for Angkor, which is a can’t miss. But I think I can cross it off my return list.
The coolest bar on Pub Street – a brilliantly named no frills pub
Night 1 in SR, I was on my own for food & out wandering the streets when I passed this street food cart & smelled this amazing deliciousness. I tried to ask the woman chef what it was she was making with no success but I ordered one anyways for $2. To my utter delight, it was this egg noddle dish with pork, bean sprouts, other veggies, chili sauce, fish sauce and topped w a perfectly fried egg (& extra spice added by me). Absolutely amazing & easily one of thr best meals I’ve had on the trip. This pic is during her cooking process.
This pic is the end result in less than ideal light as I wandered the streets in the dark inhaling it.
We treated ourselves to a nice dinner in SR. This was the first fresh spring rolls we’ve found.
Traditional Khmer dish of free range chicken roasted w honey & rice brandy, jackfruit & lemongrass served w prahok dipping sauce. Ridiculously amazing.
Traditional Khmer dish fish amok (which is essentially a green curry w river fish)
Post-dinner one of our servers wanted a selfie w us
Maybe my fave bfast yet – local Cambodian bfast of yellow egg noodles, pork & veggies w a to-die-for sweet sauce. I think I’ve figured out that they go light on the heat in the morning and then bring it full throttle the rest of the day.
Palm sugar (cooking in cauldron & for sale)… we cooked with this in Thai cooking class. Must find in Chicago.
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Great descriptions. I love the video.
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Video is great! Food looks amazing.
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