Num banh choc, a Cambodian breakfast staple, is also a much-loved dish in southern Vietnam Courtesy of Mon Ngon Viet Nam MagazineWednesday, February 17, 2010
Compiled by Hong Nguyen
VietNews (Hanoi)
Num banh choc, a fish and rice noodle soup from Cambodia, has won a place in the hearts of many in Ho Chi Minh City, the bustling southern metropolis crowded with food lovers.
The fish noodle soup is a breakfast staple for people from the land of Angkor Wat. The dish, which includes freshwater fish and herbs, reflects the Cambodian fondness for fish, one of the country’s cheap and abundant sources of food.
The dish gets its distinctive flavor from prahok, a type of fermented fish paste, commonly used in Cambodian cuisine as a seasoning or a condiment.
A bowl of num banh choc not only satisfies the taste buds but also the eyes of gourmets.
It is consisted of a subtle yellow fish and coconut milk broth with fresh rice noodles, paper-thin chopped banana blossom, cucumber and cabbage and topped off with prahok.
A wide variety of fresh vegetables, herbs and even flowers, including watercress, snake beans and water lily stalks, are also used to add more color and flavor to the sweet, sour and salty fish broth.
The noodles are served with fillets – and the head and guts - of freshwater fish. The fish guts are thoroughly cleaned with salt before being cooked to maintain their crunchy texture.
Fish guts are definitely an acquired taste but are also the most-ordered extra ingredient at num banh choc restaurants.
Num banh choc is on the menu of several restaurants in HCMC’s “Cambodian Town” in District 10.
The Tu Xe Restaurant has been a familiar destination for num banh choc fans since it opened in 1972. The owner of the restaurant is a 74-year-old Vietnamese woman who learned the art of Cambodian cuisine while living in Cambodia.
More and more Vietnamese visit Cambodian Town to sample the rich tastes of cuisine from neighboring Cambodia. Cambodian cuisine is said to be influenced by Chinese and Thai cooking, although Cambodian dishes are not as spicy as Thai food.
Some housewives even travel to Cambodian Town to buy ingredients to create their own Vietnamese versions of Num banh choc at home.
Another Cambodian dish, Hu tieu nam vang (Phnom Penh Noodle Soup), is also near the top of the list of favorite breakfast foods of southern Vietnamese.
Hu tieu nam vang is most often prepared with shrimp, pork, squid, fried spring onions and fresh herbs, although different variations can include pork liver and wonton dumplings.
The increasing popularity of cuisine from Cambodia and other countries is unarguably a reflection of the welcoming nature of HCMC.
The city embraces different cultures and people from all around the world, making it an attractive destination for all adventurous spirits who seek to explore the diversity of the world’s cultures and cuisines.
The fish noodle soup is a breakfast staple for people from the land of Angkor Wat. The dish, which includes freshwater fish and herbs, reflects the Cambodian fondness for fish, one of the country’s cheap and abundant sources of food.
The dish gets its distinctive flavor from prahok, a type of fermented fish paste, commonly used in Cambodian cuisine as a seasoning or a condiment.
A bowl of num banh choc not only satisfies the taste buds but also the eyes of gourmets.
It is consisted of a subtle yellow fish and coconut milk broth with fresh rice noodles, paper-thin chopped banana blossom, cucumber and cabbage and topped off with prahok.
A wide variety of fresh vegetables, herbs and even flowers, including watercress, snake beans and water lily stalks, are also used to add more color and flavor to the sweet, sour and salty fish broth.
The noodles are served with fillets – and the head and guts - of freshwater fish. The fish guts are thoroughly cleaned with salt before being cooked to maintain their crunchy texture.
Fish guts are definitely an acquired taste but are also the most-ordered extra ingredient at num banh choc restaurants.
Num banh choc is on the menu of several restaurants in HCMC’s “Cambodian Town” in District 10.
The Tu Xe Restaurant has been a familiar destination for num banh choc fans since it opened in 1972. The owner of the restaurant is a 74-year-old Vietnamese woman who learned the art of Cambodian cuisine while living in Cambodia.
More and more Vietnamese visit Cambodian Town to sample the rich tastes of cuisine from neighboring Cambodia. Cambodian cuisine is said to be influenced by Chinese and Thai cooking, although Cambodian dishes are not as spicy as Thai food.
Some housewives even travel to Cambodian Town to buy ingredients to create their own Vietnamese versions of Num banh choc at home.
Another Cambodian dish, Hu tieu nam vang (Phnom Penh Noodle Soup), is also near the top of the list of favorite breakfast foods of southern Vietnamese.
Hu tieu nam vang is most often prepared with shrimp, pork, squid, fried spring onions and fresh herbs, although different variations can include pork liver and wonton dumplings.
The increasing popularity of cuisine from Cambodia and other countries is unarguably a reflection of the welcoming nature of HCMC.
The city embraces different cultures and people from all around the world, making it an attractive destination for all adventurous spirits who seek to explore the diversity of the world’s cultures and cuisines.
34 comments:
I like Samlor Ma-Cho YUON.
I want to say Hello to my friends, New Phally, Thes Meas, and Aussie Kangaroo!
I like Nom Banh Choc khmer
It's yummy ^^
I love num banch choc. It is one of my favorite Cambodian food. Delicious! I can have a bowl now.
Mreas Prov
I LOVE NUM BANH CHO SOMLOR PARHOK KHMER KAMPUCHEA KROM.
VINH TAN
KHMER KROM
9:42,
Thank you for the laughs! I haven't seen those idiots post any comments lately? They probably ran out of lies!
I live close to LOng Beach, I would really like to see who New Phally is?
Food in the picture is not khmer's. I never see nom banh joch khmer like this. It must be VN style.
Best two Khmer food ever.
Below is an American version of Num Banh choc:
Dump all the ingredients ( whole ), except fish or chicken in boiling water. Let it boiled for a good while. Drain it and add soy milk and salt to taste. Also add shredded fish or chicken.
Serve over noodle or num ban choc( it can be Japanese or Korean's noodle ). Last springle it with veggies of your choise. Done and jummy! :)
By Khmer in America
P.S
Mine was just plan peeled the skin off and shredded cucumber for topping. Ah refreshing! and I feel great after eating it!
Fat none. cholesterol none. Slaving it? Nah...Just good nutritional Khmer food and created by Khmer from Battambang
Please be sure to wash all your ingredients thoroughtly. Hope you like it! it 's so easy to make and again it's Yummy!
from 10:44am
What the hell is num banh choc and where is Cambodian Town in Hochiminh city? Never hear about them, this is certainly a bullshit article for Mien to mastubate ^^
i love Kann Duoy Yuon as ho chi minh
i love nom ban chok! there are several flavors to it, e.g. curry, khmer kroeung, tuk trey,... it is one of khmer's national dishes, really! very healthy, indeed!
glad to hear that khmer food finally make famous around the world, at least starting to. just make sure viet/youn give proper credit to khmer cuisine as from cambodia and keep our khmer name for its original country of cambodia. other than that, khmer glad that they like our food. good for them!
10:58, Nam Ban Choch means rice noodle. Looks like you just learned a new Khmer word now (Probably might be good for you to learn since you could be a Viet in PPenh). Is that something to get frustrated over?
Perhaps "Cambodian Town" was a nickname to the concentrated Khmer district in Prey Nokor. No?? Why don't we just call the whole South Vietnam to South Cambodian Country instead! haha
What an ignorant fool!
first, the youns look down at khmer.
now, they want to be khmer. " im khmer, im khmer " they say, but they still sound youn.
lol
I like Nom BanhChok, but I did not know people eat it for breakfast. I thought it gives people diahrea if eat early in the morning. I guessed I was wrong;
please, you get diarrhea because probably eat left over. any left over food, if you keep for too long, they will get bad, thus when you eat it, they get sick. food has no boundary, any food from any country, if you don't practice hygiene, etc, of course you can get sick. so, don't try to make it sound like it's only khmer food in order to tarnish khmer food reputation or something, really! hey, don't forget to use your common sense, too, ok! that said, actually nom banchok and more can be eaten any time during the day, however, it seems like in cambodia, locals only eat it during breakfast. well, you can be different by choosing to eat it any time you feel like eating, really. nobody is forcing you not to eat it any time or anywhere, really. use common sense, ok!
'Cambodian cuisine is said to be influenced by Chinese and Thai cooking, although Cambodian dishes are not as spicy as Thai food'; hey this is not true. It is khmer food. Why you said khmer cusine is influenced by chinese and thai. Khmer society is older than thai. Please stop politicise about khmer cuisine with thai.
For those who said khmer call Youn is racist, then samlor mchou Youn is what? It is a word khmer using and it is embeded in khmer culture. No one can change.
also, on the topic of khmer nom banchok, it is best to eat it warm, especially the sauce for it. like any food, it is also best to eat when warm and only one day, no left over for tomorrow best tomorrow is another, and if you try to save nom banchok for tomorrow, you can get sick from eating left overs, really! so, again, all common sense, really!
keep in mind too that most khmer food are meant to be eaten one day only, any left over should be thrown out, unless you want to get sick to your stomach, etc... why? because much of khmer food are from using a lot of organic ingredients, believe it or not! always best to eat it hot or warm or freshly prepared, etc... they can get spoiled fast. please keep this in mind, i'm sure you'll enjoy khmer food more. bon appetite!
yam, yam, nom banh chok khmer, real one; not nom banh chok yuon or yuon khmer
i can eat everyday though, every khmer love nom banh chok khmer,
love khmer food, difficult to prepare but so famous, so tasty, hyper tasty i mean,
love khmer food, not yuon food, except samlor machou yuon, know as khmer krom concept, not yuon
best cooker of khmer food
i love siamse food too, some style like khmer but it kinda spicy that i cant eat berrrrrrrrrrr
no yuon food,
remember watching movie puos keng kang, I feel like thrown up when I see this dish! I rather eat cha dauv kanduoy yuon! haha!
Pi kone xmer!
Hun't Sen'd loves Yuon Pho.
Why aren't Khmers make this famous abroad like the Vietnamese pho? Everyone loves Cambodian Mum Banhock. I encourage everyone here own a restaurant to specializing it.
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yes, most khmer food are meant to be eaten freshly prepared, not left over, really! i love the taste and fragrance of khmer food like the khmer version of curry dishes, soups, noodle dishes, stir fried, etc... you have to try it to like it, but if you judge by the look, you may be missed out on the good taste. that said, of course, like other countries in the world, khmer cambodian people do adopt or borrowed from other cuisine too. hey, food and education has no boundary, you know! just make sure to give proper credit to the country of origin, though! enjoy khmer food hot, ok! hey, also, there are some exception as khmer do have some cold food dishes as well e.g. the khmer salad dishes. the key is the freshness of them all, really! there is nothing to be ashamed of of khmer food, really! be proud of our rich khmer cuisine, ok!
In one in the picture is vietnamese's version. Can you see those white bean curds floating in there? Whatever that floats their boat. I guess:)
Hi this looks really great, I have never really tried cooking Cambodian food but I really should start! Thanks, Chetty @ http://www.HomeThaiRecipes.com
if there's a khmer restaurant that speciallizes in khmer nom banchok, i would patronize it everyday, really. i love nom banchok from cambodia, especially when they made it from fresh ingredients, the fragrance makes you hunger, really! it's so healthy, too! pass the words around the world! it is called nom banchok in khmer language. there are several types of nom banchok, really; they all are good, try them!
Ohh, my Cambodian ball got hurt because I mastubate too much all day long. The doctor said because I am ethnic Cambodian, I will keep jacking off my dick until I got nut cancer. Fuck off to be Scambodian
seem like 4:50am wants a needle to sink its head into it for a cure. Come to Mama asshole!
4:50AM!
Fuck off to your Mother.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha !
U.S.A.
Yeah Khmer Nom Banchok and Kuy Teav PP are better than Yuan roasted dog.
khmer food is also famous for grilled dished, something about the fragrance of khmer food is so good! don't forget khmer pickle dishes along the grilled dishes. khmer food is very good and healthy. i love khmer food.
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