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Top food to try in Siem Reap

6 dishes to eat in Siem Reap, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Fish amok

Fish amok
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Freshwater fish in a coconut and kroeung curry, steamed in banana leaf until it sets to a mousse. Cambodia's signature dish.

2. Lok lak

Lok lak
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Cubed beef seared hard, served over lettuce and tomato with a black pepper and lime dipping sauce, usually with a fried egg.

3. Nom banh chok

Nom banh chok
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Fermented rice noodles under a green fish gravy with raw vegetables — the traditional Khmer breakfast, sold from morning baskets.

4. Kuy teav

Kuy teav
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A clear pork noodle soup assembled to order, the other standard breakfast.

5. Khmer red tree ants with beef

Khmer red tree ants with beef
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Stir-fried with basil and chilli. The ants are sharply citric and it is a genuinely local dish, not a dare for tourists.

6. Palm sugar and palm wine

Palm sugar and palm wine
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Sugar palm is tapped across the countryside for both a caramel-toned sugar and a fermented drink.

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