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Bonn Om Toek and other Cambodian delights

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November 3rd 2009
It’s 1:30 Tuesday afternoon in Siem Reap. I am sitting on the balcony outside our room where the temperature is a very pleasant 75 degrees or so. Rain is falling softly, I can hear a little noise from the street and the Ly family below me in their outdoor kitchen. The smell of the chicken on their fire is wafting up and it smells delicious. I am supremely content. And for once, I am not sweaty. ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more