At Least A Million Words

They say a picture is worth one thousand words. So, here are links to some photos I've put up already. More to come, because I am just that verbose.

Temples of Angkor: Here.

A work trip to Kampong Cham Province, Svey Khleang village: Here.

Slow D'oh to Battambang

This past weekend, my friend Jeff and I took a 6-hour boat ride from Siem Reap (where the temples of Angkor are) to Battambang, in the northwest. It was an incredibly scenic and beautiful ride, and I'll post some pictures soon. But in the meantime, here's a video I took as we made our way through the passageways of the floodplain. Enjoy!

CambodiYEAH

I just couldn’t resist posting this video. For 3 hours, we sped through the countryside, away from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham Province, serenaded by the best love songs of the 80s—Whitney Houston’ “Greatest Love of All” was played at least twice, there was also some Rod Stewart, Boys II Men, and Vanessa Williams thrown in there, too. And then, like a lightening bolt on a clear day, out of nowhere this song came on, and all was right in the universe, as the countryside whizzed past us…

Underrated Cuisines of the World Unite!

There are a lot of overrated cuisines in the world (Egyptian anyone?). Everyone has their pick, I’m sure. But what about underrated cuisines? That’s a more difficult category. To qualify, not only must the food be really good, but it must also not register on most people’s culinary radars.

With that in mind, allow me to submit my entry for Khmer (Cambodian) food. I really didn’t expect much, I’ll be honest. I didn’t remember a thing about the food from being here 6 years ago. But I know my geography, so I figured that since it was between Thailand and Vietnam, it might be passable.

Instead, what I’ve found is a burgeoning culinary scene here, with Khmer staples (such as Amok- baked fish in banana leaf; pictured above) mixed with delicious curries, and other pan-Asian deliciousness. Sure, there is some Khmer food I can’t get down with (spicy noodles with beef for breakfast, for example), but overall, the food has been fresh, tasty, and rather unique.