The squid on the beach in Sihanoukville is crap but I love it. The beachside barbecued squid (mohk aing) may be rubbery, overcooked, and subject to the ignominy of suspect storage and the discomfiture of dodgy handling but the context matters more than the food itself. Sitting in a deckchair, bare feet in the sand, while people bring an endless supply of cold beer and barbecued meat is my idea of a good time. I can overlook that Sihanoukville lacks immaculate beaches and isn’t the next Goa or Phuket when I’m full of cheap seafood.
These thumb-sized squid were brushed with fish sauce and spring onions (which seems de rigeur), then barbecued and reheated as necessary throughout the day. Served in a polystyrene clamshell with one half devoted to meat, the other to a weak, sweet chili sauce.
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Phil, agree with you about the squid here, I was down in Snooky all last week and left my private beach for a morning just so that I could get some of that barbequed elastic squid !
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I agree with you…sitting in a deckchair, with sun and sands, eating some BBQ sure is good time! Now if you can also get a massage while you are at it. 😉
Rasa – Actually, massage and pedicure are available.
Massage, manicure, pedicure, mango, pineapple, tee-shirts, sarongs, friendship bracelets, the list goes on and on – just in time for me to retire from the hassle of the public beach back to the safety of my private beach and a bottle of Taittinger blanc de blancs.
Aye…. mad jealous of that from here in France. Getting squid’s no bother, but not like this, not on a beach etc. etc…..
I wouldn’t eat the seafood after about 10am,that hot sun is not good for the seafood experience….