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ContactLara Dunston2020-12-04T12:58:20+07:00

Contact Me

To contact me, please send an email to:

laradunston @ icloud.com

Brief Bio

Lara Dunston is a Cambodia based Travel & Food Writer and has regular gigs with:
The Guardian, CNN, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feast, Delicious, The Independent, Telegraph, National Geographic Traveler / Traveller, Get Lost, Wanderlust, Travel+Leisure SEA, DestinAsian, AFAR. Read more here.

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Our travel website:
GRANTOURISMO TRAVELS

Our full service digital media agency:
GRANTOURISMO MEDIA

Our Cambodian retreats site:
SIEM REAP RETREATS

Partner Phtography Site:
TERENCE CARTER PHOTOGRAPHY

LATEST ON INSTAGRAM

In case you missed it, we posted a recipe for this

In case you missed it, we posted a recipe for this delish Vietnamese caramelised fish with fresh turmeric, fragrant dill and peanuts on the site. It comes together quickly but has the richness of a slow-cooked dish.

Called ‘Vietnamese clay pot fish with fresh dill’ at Hoi An’s Red Bridge Cooking School where we learnt to make it many years ago, it tastes like a marriage of two Vietnamese dishes, chả cá lã vọng from the North and cá kho tộ from the South, but this is my favourite.

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Update: we got tested and we’re negative!!! Now we just need to get vaccinated!

We’ve been quiet here on IG because there’s been all kinds of craziness going on. Last week we were busy trying to figure out how to get vaccinated once they announced vaccinations were starting in Siem Reap. The process changed several times then finally on Friday we registered.

On Tuesday morning we were getting ready to go get vaccinated when I heard walkie talkies and looked outside to see police stretching striped tape across the front gate of our apartment complex. They were quarantining us for 2 weeks as a resident had died of Covid.

The authorities left and still haven’t returned. They are busy apparently as hospitals are overwhelmed with returning migrant workers from Thailand, many of whom have Covid. Hoping we can get tested tomorrow and vaccinated ASAP.

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Who misses this view? Or any view from a plane? It

Who misses this view? Or any view from a plane? It’s been 19 months since these two travel writers flew anywhere. Our last trip was to Vietnam. It’s probably the longest period we’ve been in one place without going anywhere in our lives.

And while I’m itching to hop on a plane again, I have to confess to being scared to do so until we’re vaccinated — until everyone is vaccinated. How are you feeling about flying and travelling overseas again?

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A close up of the comforting Cambodian rice soup w

A close up of the comforting Cambodian rice soup with pork meatballs cooked in the congee, made with leftover rice, which I shared earlier. See the previous post for a full explanation of this borbor or rice soup/porridge (because it can be as thin/thick as you like), and how its cooking method differs to the other two types. This is the one to make when you have leftover steamed rice in the fridge.

There are few more comforting things to cook and consume than this borbor, and I know many of us could do with comfort food right now, with Covid spiralling out of control in so many places, including here in Cambodia, neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam, and back in my hometown of Sydney in Australia. Stay safe everyone xx

P.S. This recipe will be going in our Cambodian cookbook and culinary history and if you’re a lover of Cambodian food or eager to learn more about it, you can support that and our work for as little as $5 or $10 or whatever you wish a month, or you can make a one-off donation on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/laradunston

Recipe here and link in bio: https://grantourismotravels.com/cambodian-rice-soup-recipe-pork-meatballs/

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Another new recipe on the site: this one is for a

Another new recipe on the site: this one is for a comforting Cambodian rice soup with pork meatballs cooked in the congee, which is made with leftover rice. It’s called ‘borbor sor’ or ‘white rice porridge/soup’ in Khmer. It’s one of several ways to make Cambodian congee.

While the other two methods begin with uncooked rice cooked in either stock or kroeung (a herb and spice paste pounded from fresh turmeric, kaffir like leaves, galangal, shallots, lemongrass, etc), this method uses cooked rice so it’s the one to go for when you have leftover steamed rice in the fridge.

‘Sor’ or ‘white’ distinguishes this type from the rice porridges/soups made from stock (which are off-white) or kroueng (which are yellow-green). The base flavours are simply fresh ginger and/or lemongrass and seasoning. Then you add as many or as few garnishes and condiments as you like. Keep it simple or go crazy — which is much more fun.

There are few more comforting things to cook and consume than this and I know many of us could do with comfort food right now, with Covid spiralling out of control in so many places, including here in Cambodia, neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam, and back in my hometown of Sydney in Australia. Stay safe everyone xx

P.S. This recipe will be going in our Cambodian cookbook and culinary history and if you’re a lover of Cambodian food or eager to learn more about it, you can support that and our work for as little as $5 or $10 or whatever you wish a month, or you can make a one-off donation on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/laradunston

Recipe here and link in bio: https://grantourismotravels.com/cambodian-rice-soup-recipe-pork-meatballs/

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In case you missed it, lots of new recipes on the

In case you missed it, lots of new recipes on the site including how to make this Cambodian street food snack called poat dot, smoky grilled corn on the cob brushed with a delightfully sweet, salty and sour sauce made from coconut milk, fish sauce and spring onions.

While I love eating this on the street I much prefer making it at home, as I can get the sauce to taste just how I want it, use the freshest corn, and get it nice and charred, and it’s super easy.

Recipe here and link in the bio to Grantourismo: https://grantourismotravels.com/cambodian-grilled-corn-recipe-poat-dot/

Photo by @terence_carter_photography

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I’ve got a super easy avocado smoothie recipe on

I’ve got a super easy avocado smoothie recipe on Grantourismo for you (link in bio), made with just four ingredients in a few minutes. I made these with the beautiful Cambodian avocados from Ratanakiri province that I shared with you in the last post. So delish!

More avocado recipes going up on Grantourismo over the next week. xx

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