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The STC volunteers before us graciously have left a list of dozens of restaurants they've tried and loved. This means that we've got a leg up on figuring out what restaurants to trust, neighborhoods to explore, and foods we want to try. Additionally, it was recommended to Amanda that she buy a copy of Lunchtime with Samnang before we came - a children's book authored by a Chinese-American SLP who is married to a Cambodian-American man - which taught us some of the yummiest looking Cambodian dishes. If you're a pediatric SLP reading this, I highly recommend that you add author Tracy Guan to your list of preferred authors for books for Dialogic Reading style therapy with your caseload. It was perfect.
Food is incredibly cheap here, in comparison to what we spend in Boston. In Boston our routine take out costs our family $60-75. If we dine in and include beverages, it's not hard to get up over $100 for a single meal. In our first few days in Cambodia, we're spending an average of $10-$30 to feed the three of us the same quality and volume of food and beverages. This means that many expats eat out 2-3 meals a day and have no need for cooking at home. We can definitely see why.
We've quickly learned that mom insists on taking pictures of most of our food before we can eat it. We'll add pictures here over time with dates/restaurant names as long as mom can upload quick enough to remember. Check back often!
7/4 - Ben's cold brew from Brown Cafe was slow brewed over melting ice (over a period of hours probably) and then bottled in this hilarious little flask for him.
7/4 - Tom Yum soup from 72
7/4 - Loc Lak from 72
7/4 - noodles from 72
7/4 - Fish Amok from Eleven One Kitchen
7/4 - Eleven One Platter
7/5 - Iced coffees from the shop at Wat Phnom
7/5 - Dragon Fruit smoothie bowl (with banana and granola) from Minestry of Cat
7/5 - Russian Blue Soda from Ministry of Cat (we've had several sparkling juices served this way... so cute!)
7/5 - Family sized nachos from the Mexican Taco place across the street from our apartment
7/5 - Red Curry from The Golden Pumpkin on our street
7/6 - fruit, yogurt, and granola for breakfast, near the palace
7/6 - breakfast sandwich (there's a baguette under there!) near the palace
7/6 - banana milkshake near the palace
7/6 - mocha frappe from Brown Cafe
7/7 - hot pot! So many interesting meats...
7/7 - more hot pot - beef and tofu
7/7 - more hot pot - "black chicken" appears to be Silkie chicken meat.
7/7 - dumplings for O and Ben at yet another Cat Cafe
7/8 - Sunday's Cafe for a coconut water and Classic Khmer sandwich (that's tofu and mushrooms inside)
7/8 - Waffles with jam, chocolate sauce, and ice cream from Ministry of Cat (photo credit: OMW)
7/9 - My packed lunch from Cambodia Bagel - I had an avacado, egg, and cheese on a plain bagel. Love the "have a good day, bong" message. Bong = "sister."
7/10 - bliss balls at Ministry of Cat. They look like little donut holes, but they're really dense protein balls instead.
7/10 - popcorn chicken at Sundown Social Club... boring, I know. But look at our little friend who is enjoying our lettuce and lime on the ledge!
7/11 - Cambodia Bagel - Ben's sandwich and Liv's smoothie
7/11 - We took a sunset river cruise which included free flowing drinks and a little fruit snack
7/11 - Olivia ate tanghulu at the street festival - sugar coating on fruit. All the rage.
7/12 - snacks/brunch on our bike ride around Silk Island. mangostein, dragon fruit, burmese grapes, and rambutan, and some home made treats
7/15 - spring rolls from Sunday's Cafe
7/15 - I've forgotten what these were... but E ate them at Sunday's Cafe
7/15. Nom Banh Chok Samlor Namya (noodles with so many veggies, red curry, tumeric, and tofu) from Sunday's Cafe
7/16 - I was bold and ate a sandwich from across the street from C hospital. My interpreter tells me the food here was more expensive than it needed to be.
7/16 - Fish Amok from the Noisy Chili Bar (named after the noisy cat who lives there named Chili)
7/16 - Olivia's pasta carbonara from Noisy Chili. It had great pork belly on top, but I didn't snap my pic fast enough
7/17 - This was my fish and rice from Tube Coffee next door to KS hospital. Ben is mad that my lunch still had it's face.
7/17 - dinner at Home Chanang... I do NOT recommend. Beef and noodles with veggies (maybe mushrooms?). The first meal I disliked.
7/18 - Honey lime tea from Tube Coffee at T hospital for my hour commute home.
7/18 - beef tacos from the cute little place across the street.
7/18 - our bus ride to Siem Reap included snacks. Juice box and a croissant in this bag!
7/18 - more lime tea and a little cake on arrival at our hotel
7/19 - "free flow popsicles" at our pottery class in Siem Reap
7/19 - Olivia's lunch at Hari Hotel, Japanese chicken fried rice
7/19 - Amanda's lunch at Hari, Beef Lok Lak with an AMAZING pepper sauce (citrus-y!)
7/19 - Ben's Hari lunch... a sandwich? Don't ask me what's in it.
7/20 - Omelette breakfast at Takeo Khmer Food near the temples in Siem Reap
7/21 - our FEAST on the Tara Boat (www.taraboat.com)
We didn't eat this, but it's food related, so enjoy...
7/24 - Ellias Greek Restaurant - the dip platter
7/24 - Ellias Greek Restaraunt - a half meat platter. We also had a Meza plate - no picture. :-(
7/24 - Ellias Greek Restaurant - theres waffle under all that chocolate!
7/25 - Simon's Indian Restaurant in Kampot. FIVE STARS!
7/26 - Liv's Strawberry smoothie at RikitikiTavi in Kampot
7/26 - Beef Lok Lak at RikiTikiTavi in Kampot
7/26 - Kampot pepper burger at RikiTikiTavi in Kampot
7/26 - Pork and Chicken skewers at RikiTikiTavi in Kampot
7/27 - Breakfast at our hotel in Kampot
7/27 - Sandwich from Epic Arts Cafe in Kampot
7/27 - eggs and tast from Epic Arts Cafe in Kampot
7/27 - Fried Rice from Epic Arts Cafe in Kampot
7/28 - Noodle and veggie dish - I think this is at Ministry of Cat?
7/30 - Beef Lok Lak at Kinin
7/30 - Beef Bourguignon at Kinin
8/28 - Spaghetti Carbonara. Olivia ended up ordering this 3 nights in a row. 🥰
8/28 - Burger... this thing had cheese, egg, and veggies. Ben had to eat it with a fork and knife.
8/28 - Shrimp with 3 colors of bell peppers at Koh Russey
8/29 - Hummus plate at Koh Russey
8/29 - Seabass with veggies at Koh Russey
8/30 - Khmer breakfast of chicken and porridge at Koh Russey
8/30 - Eggs Benedict at Koh Russey
8/30 - American Breakfast at Koh Russey
8/30 - Tiger Prawns with Mango at Koh Russey. Spicy! This was the best meal of the weekend.
8/30 - this evening treat came with turn down service... I think it was a "pumpkin cake" based on my friend's description.
8/30 - brownie dessert at Koh Russey - we got this one delivered to the room, thus the fancy lid. :-)
8/30 - gelatinous dessert with fruit in it at Koh Russey
8/31 - fruit plate for breakfast - dragon fruit, watermelon, papaya at Koh Russey
8/31 - waffles, Koh Russey Resort
9/1 - shrimp noodle @ Dim Sum Emperors, TK.
9/1 - Sesame Balls (Olivia's favorite!) @ Dim Sum Emperors, TK.
9/1 - Soup Dumplings @ Dim Sum Emperors, TK.
9/1 - Taro Dumplings @ Dim Sum Emperors, TK.
9/2 - Japanese steakhouse anyone? This one was at the Aeon Mall.
9/3 - We did not buy any of these, but MAN they have a lot of flavors of "pringles" here.
9/4 - a treat from the dessert place at Techo hospital... gelatinous. Don't ask me what's in it.
9/6 - This drink was called "Mr. Pink" at Celeste Skybar
9/6 - Sushi at Celeste Skybar
9/6 - Shumai at Celeste Skybar
9/6 - oops. Our Chocolate cake at Celeste Skybar was accidentally HUGE.
9/6 - Macaroon + fruit dessert at Celeste Skybar. This was so citrusy and passion fruity. Yum!
9/7 - chicken and rice at the zoo
9/7 - Soup Dumplings at the Chip Mong Mall
9/7 - if you're wondering the flavors, here's the descriptors. The truffle was Ben's favorite.
9/7 - Spicy Chili oil hard boiled eggs (Amanda's favorite) at the Chip Mong Mall.
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