Now that most travel writers have discovered that their audience are sick of reading soporific accounts of their day tour of Angkor Wat, they have set their sights on sunny Sihanoukville. Unlike most writers, John Henderson of Inside Bay Area loves the beachside food:
…I eat delicious, authentic Cambodian food at prices I haven’t seen since rural Egypt in the ’70s. At one charming, romantic bar/restaurant called Le Roseau, a new taste thrill called coconut amok chicken is simply one of the 10 best dishes of my life. With sticky white rice and an ice-cold beer, the total cost: $3.50.
If commercialization in Cambodia has risen, prices have not. In two weeks in Cambodia, my most expensive dish has been $5. For that I received a plate piled high with a pound of crabs in garlic sauce at Treasure Island Restaurant, where I had my own gazebo overlooking the Gulf of Thailand a few feet away.
I’m not sure about the authenticity of amok chicken but if it convinces people that there is more to Cambodia than Angkor Wat, I’m all for it.
I surfed over from pieman’s blog. very nice banner design. cleverly use silhouettes of temple & Angkor wat (hmm … but not too sure if it’s good to put it inverted) with sizzling hot red chillies.
will be popping by more often for yummies & life in cambodia.
Prices he hasn’t seen since rural Egypt in the 70s? Huh. Guess the guy’s never been to Thailand!
Great site, found it via noodlepie as well. Last few visits to PP were a wee bit disappointing foodwise … this will prove a great resource for future trips. Keep up the excellent work!
I hope that snookyville is the next snookyville.