Nasi Lemak in Air Asia

Sandra and I visited her previous’s maid small town 3 hours drive out from Phnom Penh, somewhere near Kampong Cham, i think the exact name is Koch

First home cooked meal in Cambodia, the fried ‘catfish’ is very nice, the condiment in the middle is sourish and very appetising

steamed dessert made of pumpkin and banana

Coffee vendor

ready made coffee all bottle up, he will pour some coffee, top with ice then condensed milk, yum

All 4 coffee and a bag of fried pastry for only USD$1.50

Snail

Snail’s egg

Gasoline sold in bottle is commonly seen here

Tapioca, 1 small bag for USD$1, no sugar, just plain boiled tapioca, love it

bare kitchen

cook using coal

visited a nearby morning market which serve rice noodle

$0.50 for this rice noodle which is very appetising when eaten with mint and vegetables

$0.50 for this curry based soup base

chicken porridge stall

Chicken porridge, around $0.50, just alright, can taste msg, surprisingly taste much better with some lime squeezed

dessert stall

Very nice jelly dessert, only around USD$0.30

fresh sugar cane juice

Refreshing sugar cane juice, with hints of pineapple and lime

our bed, love the mosquito net

Second homecook meal with sourish soup, yummy!

country side view, we are going back to Phnom Penh city for our second night stay in Cambodia

Mekong river

dusty road in construction

Tonle Sap

Our hotel recommended by our friendly taxi driver, River Star hotel, only USD$30 for 3 bed and a nice view! What a bargain.

overlooking Tonle Sap from our room’s balcony

Cambodian corn is so pale, the taste is slightly different as well

Central Market in Phnom Penh

BBQ Fish look so yummy

bought this huge barbequed squid for USD$7

dessert stall

Our dinner

US$1 fried noodle in Central Market, this market close around 5pm – 5:30pm, so better be there by 5pm for dinner

dessert stall while walking from Central Market back to our hotel

3000 riel (USD$0.75) each for this yummy dessert with yam, bean, etc

fish massage area in Fish & Co

Overall, i find Cambodia country side is similar to Malaysia Kuala Selangor/Sekinchan area with paddy fields 🙂

Address: River Star Hotel

Website: http://riverstar-hotel.com/

No 185, Street 118 Corner Sisowath, Phsar Kandal I, Phnom Penh, Cambodia