Char Siew Pork - Local Delicacy
2:38 AM
If you crave for an evening snack or even a local dinner and you are okay with pork, "char siew" pork might serve you right in this context.
Food contains: Pork, Soy sauce (optional), Fermented vegetables (optional)
សាច់សាស៊ី (lit. char siew meat) /sach sa: si/, បាយឆាសាច់សាស៊ី (lit. fried rice char siew meat) /bai cha: sach sa: si/
Char Siew, which basically means red grilled pork in Chinese, is a local delicious delicacy sold through meat stalls or vendors mostly around the market. Obviously, it is grilled pork, with red coloring, served with gravy sweet soy sauce. You can enjoy it alone as a dipping meat snack or with rice as a full-blown meal.
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| Char Siew Rice |
The price for char siew pork alone, found in street vendor, is around 5000KHR (US$1.25) per 100g and usually comes with its sweet soy sauce together with slices of cucumber. These street vendors could be easily recognized by its glass-clad mobile stall containing hanging duck and chunks of red meat.
For a meal, however, it is fairly difficult to find a restaurant for this kind of dish.
"Palo House" (ផ្ទះផាកឡូវ) /p'tas pa:k'lov/, located around 1000 meters or 15 minutes walk from Toul Tum Pung Market (Russian Market) (maps), is a good go-to place for a fast, cheap dinner. A plate of steamed white rice with somewhat 50g of char siew pork including some veggies and sauce cost 10000KHR (US$2.5). Preparation takes 5-10 minutes depending on how many customers the store has. Atmosphere is a blend between a local street restaurant and a good upscale lighting. Sellers speak little English and menu is not written in English either. However, you still can show them pictures below so you could still get this amazing dish.
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| Whole set includes steamed white rice, charsiew pork, slices of cucumber, salad, fermented papaya and gravy soy sauce |
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