Recipe Of The Day: Cambodian Coconut Shrimp Soup

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Earlier last year, I had the good fortune to travel to Cambodia to visit a friend who lives there. I had a long stay, so had plenty of time to explore Phnom Penh and the surrounding areas – and eat lots of food!

Most people in Phnom Penh buy their food from the markets. I saw both live and freshly killed chickens, fish that were still wriggling, a very pungent fermented fish called prahok, and baskets piled high with all kinds of fresh produce like lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, baby (pea) eggplant, banana flowers, morning glory, and water spinach.

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[arch stanton]

The one annoying thing about soups from this region is that they tend to have lots of non-edible stuff that you have to navigate 

[Blarg]

Yup, I have many times bitten into a piece of ginger or some strange bark like thing or some screaming hot pepper piece. Cheesecloth is obviously against the law in some cultures to use as a spice bag. 

[Blarg]

Wtf is with cherry tomatoes in this soup? 

[Chuck]

I made some really good Chicken Panag Curry for the first time last night. Turned out great. 

Lots of coconut milk, tumeric, curry spices, basil and thai chillies boiled with some cut up chicken breast meat, over a bed of jasmine steamed rice. 

[Tank]

we found a recipe for panera's broccoli cheese soup. it was fantastic.

[Tank]

what, no olives?

step up your game, sally vargas.