Cambodia cuisine: what I ate in Cambodia.

I really liked all of the Cambodian cuisine I tried, from traditional foods to bbqs on the beach in Sihanoukville to vegetarian food in Battambang to pizza on Pub Street.

I ate spring rolls, beef lok lak, pork lok lak, dumplings, cashew shrimp, fried shrimp, noodles with chicken, noodles with pork, noodles with squid, noodles with mushrooms, sweet and spicy fish, fish in coconut milk, and fruit in coconut milk.

And, of course, I fulfilled a lot of cravings from home too. Because I always just want pizza. And fried fish.

And then there was one of my most memorable meals in Cambodia, when my friend Corey and I sat down at a restaurant featuring an entire cow on a spit.

Here’s everything I ate in Cambodia…

What I ate in Cambodia

Asian food…

Spring rolls and beef lok lak in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Spring rolls and beef lok lak in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Dumplings and cashew shrimp in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Dumplings and cashew shrimp in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Fruit in coconut milk.

Mango chicken in Siem Reap, Cambodia. OK, maybe not the most authentically Asian…

Noodles with chicken at Angkor Wat.

Spring rolls, fried shrimp, and noodles with pork and squid in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Spring rolls, fried shrimp, and noodles with pork and squid in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Spring rolls, fried shrimp, and noodles with pork and squid in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Spring rolls, fried shrimp, and noodles with pork and squid in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Noodles in Battambang, Cambodia.

Dumplings, spring rolls, and noodles with mushrooms in Battambang, Cambodia.

Dumplings, spring rolls, and noodles with mushrooms in Battambang, Cambodia.

Dumplings, spring rolls, and noodles with mushrooms in Battambang, Cambodia.

Sweet and spicy fish in Battambang, Cambodia.

Noodles at a bus stop on the way to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Noodles in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Fish in coconut milk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Not sure how Asian this was. But when a restaurant has a cow on a spit outside you order the cow. Cow in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Not sure how Asian this was. But when a restaurant has a cow on a spit outside you order the cow. Cow in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Not sure how Asian this was. But when a restaurant has a cow on a spit outside you order the cow. Cow in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Not sure how Asian this was. But when a restaurant has a cow on a spit outside you order the cow. Cow in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Squid noodles in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Breakfast of rice with coconut milk and mango on the beach of Koh Rong, Cambodia. Not mange. Damn.

Breakfast of rice with coconut milk and mango on the beach of Koh Rong, Cambodia. Not mange. Damn.

Seafood on the beach of Koh Rong, Cambodia. I’ll consider this spicy squid to be Asian.

Pork lok lak on the beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Chicken and noodles in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. One last bowl of noodles before leaving Cambodia.

Western food…

Mushroom pizza in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Not the happy kind of mushroom.

Fish fingers in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Brownie and hot chocolate in Battambang, Cambodia. It may have been the worst brownie ever.

Chili in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Because I had been craving it and saw it on a menu. It was surprisingly not awful. Ice cream for dessert.

Chili in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Because I had been craving it and saw it on a menu. It was surprisingly not awful. Ice cream for dessert.

Coey and I went to the FCC for dinner one night while in Phnom Penh. I got pizza with ham and pineapple and a strawberry mojito. I am good with this decision.

Coey and I went to the FCC for dinner one night while in Phnom Penh. I got pizza with ham and pineapple and a strawberry mojito. I am good with this decision.

Coey and I went to the FCC for dinner one night while in Phnom Penh. I got pizza with ham and pineapple and a strawberry mojito. I am good with this decision.

Frozen yogurt in Phnom Penh, Cambodia…

We stopped for a brownie in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to make up for the horrible last one.

Fries, fried shrimp, and garlic bread. The fried shrimp were totally Asian. OK, I’m kidding no one.

Fries, fried shrimp, and garlic bread. The fried shrimp were totally Asian. OK, I’m kidding no one.

Fries, fried shrimp, and garlic bread. The fried shrimp were totally Asian. OK, I’m kidding no one.

Feta, tomato, and onion salad in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It came with no feta, no onion, and, accidentally, Corey’s Caesar dressing.

Fish sandwich in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Popcorn chicken in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

I guess I don’t really consider the beach BBQs in Sihanoukville to be Asian. Essential. But not essentially Asian.

I guess I don’t really consider the beach BBQs in Sihanoukville to be Asian. Essential. But not essentially Asian.

Bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

The can made it look like this was blueberry Fanta. But I think it was just grape.

Chicken fingers in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Got some minestrone soup when I was sick in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Fish and squid on the beach of Koh Rong, Cambodia. It at least had an Asiany sauce.

Fish and squid on the beach of Koh Rong, Cambodia. It at least had an Asiany sauce.

Cambodia cuisine. What I ate in Cambodia.

Bucket List Idea: Eat my way through Cambodia.