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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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The nom banh chok I was saving room for (see previ

The nom banh chok I was saving room for (see previous post) at @nom_pachok in Siem Reap, where two young Cambodians are elevating this traditional breakfast noodle dish made with the fresh rice noodles being made in my previous posts. Full of flavour, with the lightness appreciated in a nom banh chok, but the depth not found in many bowls, this is a must-try when you’re in Siem Reap.
To learn more about nom banh chok, see the link in the bio.

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A simple Pradak style of nom banh chok, the quinte

A simple Pradak style of nom banh chok, the quintessential Cambodian breakfast noodle dish that’s made with the fresh rice noodles being made in my previous post.
This bowl is dished up every morning at a stall outside Banteay Samre temple, just down the road from our noodle making family in the previous posts.
It was consumed by a certain chef I know who managed to squeeze in three bowls of nom banh chok that morning. I can only manage one bowl a morning, so I waited patiently for the next... To learn more about nom banh chok, see the link in the bio.

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After Mom’s rice flour dough has been pounded an

After Mom’s rice flour dough has been pounded and softened and is of a smooth consistent texture, it’s extruded into boiling water over an open fire.
Once the noodles are al dente, they’re scooped out with a basket, rinsed, then returned to Mom, who lays the noodles out in skeins, which is as much about separating as portioning them.
We must have watched Mom and her family making nom banh chok scores of times over the years, for our own Cambodian food research, as well as taking clients, culinary tour participants, visiting chefs, and friends here to observe a culinary tradition that may one day disappear. After we watch, we go eat... #siemreap #cambodia #cambodiawithoutcrowds #travel #travelwriter #grantourismotravels #localtravel #slowtravel #experientialtravel #meaningfultravel #culinarytravel #foodtravel #foodiegram #instatravel #traveldeeper #learningholidays #exploremore #neverstopexploring #goexplore #igtravel #beautifuldestinations #beautifulplaces #travelgram #wanderlust #travelphotography #rice #noodles #noodlemaking #artisanal #culinarytraditions

That’s Mom, chief rice noodle maker, whose job — like that of the sugar palm harvester in my previous posts — would be incredibly dangerous if she hadn’t been doing it for most of her life.
Mom trusts that the steps of her two male family members on the kdeung are in sync and that they maintain the same pace. When she looks away, she is listening to the ‘bok bok bok’ of the giant pestle to know when and where it’s safe to put her hands to ensure the rice dough gets a good consistent pounding.

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Took a fellow culinary travel writer and photograp

Took a fellow culinary travel writer and photographer from the UK to visit our noodle making family at Pradak yesterday — we’ve been visiting this family for many years now, since we first started researching and writing about Cambodian cuisine and the country’s culinary history.
Love sharing the Cambodia we know and love with like-minded people who appreciate how precious these old ways of making things are and that they’re not always going to be around.

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A boy cycles by the basket shops at Preah Dak, a s

A boy cycles by the basket shops at Preah Dak, a short drive from Siem Reap. This petite village produces palm sugar, rice, rice noodles, and hand woven baskets among other things.
It’s rapidly changing right now, with newly sealed roads, footpaths in parts, and increased street lighting. It will be a bustling little town in no time. While I lament the loss of the charming village we first visited many years for a magazine story, it’s progress, and it’s fantastic for the local community.

Snapped yesterday morning, not long after sunrise.

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