Cambodian BBQ

The first order of business upon arrival in Siem Reap was to check out the food.  We visited the "night" market in the afternoon and checked out the restaurants on the famous "Pub street".  I've heard about the Cambodian barbeque but it was hard to imagine eating that in the heat.  But when we went back in the evening, when it was cooler, it seemed doable.  The place was packed but it was quite big and we found a table.  

There were two BBQ menus, one with seven kinds of meat and the other with twelve.  We figured seven was all we could manage - chicken, beef, pork, espanado (fish), shrimp, squid AND crocodile!  The crocodile tasted a bit like chewy chicken - it's quite good.

Veggies and noodles came with the meat - we asked for and got extra greens.  The meat was placed on a domed grill - the little fat there was dripped through the grill while the meat sauce dripped into the soup, we got the tastiest free soup ever - what a deal!  Most of the meats were lightly marinated but all tasted great.  And since one of us had an upset stomach just before the trip - this is clearly the safest option...



Each of the meats was labelled!

 

Veggies, rice and noodles came with the meat.

The square piece at the top of the domed grill was a piece of pork fat that they used to grease the grill - clever!  and yet while the juice from the meat dripped into the soup, there was no grease in the soup.