An easy read (about a rough trip 😳). My latest column in Asian Journeys magazine. Please enjoy: https://asianjourneys.com.sg/eMagazine/singapore/2019-02-01/page-1#book/
Month: February 2019
The markets’ market
Every item ever used, being used, or ever to be used, is surely in this market. U think you’ve seen markets? Ha! Not until u visit Phnom Penh’s Orussey Market. Unimaginable. It’s mostly wholesale. This is where they buy the plastic bags that hold the plastic bags, that they put your plastic goods in …
#markets #shop #plastic #cambodia #asia #south_east_asia
The salad illusion looks like it’s moving (hope the curry doesn’t start ‘moving’)
Chicken tikka masala: like all food in Cambodia, this ubiquitous Indian (or originally Scottish??) curry-yoghurt dish is simple and delicious. With a crunchy salad – and all that naan bread. I scoffed the lot, hehe. US$4 lunch special, Cyclo Hotel, Phnom Penh.
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Spicy but pricy
These guys have come a long way just to sit in a mini-mart fridge in Cambodia. So I try the “Chicken Spicy” number and it’s OK. $US3 a bit pricy tho – and the parlous US-AUD exchange rate’s hard to swallow. Wholegrain bread is a treat here. Now, for a big $US1.50 noodle soup …
#bread #sandwich #food #asia #soup #chicken #chilli #spicy #travel_media #airlines #cruising #cruise #hotels #cambodia #guesthouse #tourism #holidays #vacation
Trotters treat
Pig Feet Rice: today’s culinary adventure, in Phnom Penh (apologies to my vegan friends). Braised Chinese style, the pork is mostly succulent skin, soft sinew and bones – expect a lot of “sticky finger work” – in a reduced jus with things resembling soft pine nuts. A splash of soy seasons the steamed rice. The broccoli’s beaut. $US5 at French influenced Angkor International Hotel.
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Haxtrax 