Herbs & Spices
Samples of unique herbs and spices from the tropical rainforest country. The dry and humid monsoon season give fertile soil and produce many wetlands fields. Cambodian herbs are organic grown out in the wet fields or rice paddy area. Natural home and wetland grown give the best flavor in Khmer dish. Most Khmer herbs are used as garnishing and eaten fresh. Also for medicinal purpose to heal certain ailment.
Slek kroch seuch: Kaffir lime leaves |
Chee neang vong (Chee krohom) Khmer Red Basil |
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Chee angkam: Mint |
Buk Mteh neng Ktem lenh: Roasted chili and garlic paste |
Chan kari: Star anise |
Kcheay: Rhizome |
Chee prohaer: A kind of herb used for prohaer soup. |
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Chee tpol trei: Fishwort |
Chee sangkahum: A kind of Khmer coriander |
Mreh` prov a kind of herb used for flavoring Khmer sour soup. |
ma`Om srae: Rice paddy or aquatic herb. |
Chee angkam: mint |
Sleuk Kachaiy :Chives both stems and flower are edible. |
Mtes sros: Cambodian Chili |
Ro`miet: Tumeric root |
Chee Vansuy: Coriander |
| Mteh Kream: Dried red bell pepper |
Mrech (Kampot): Pure Kampot Pepper. Cambodia is known for world’s finest peppers. Very tasty. |
Mrech (Kampot): Kampot peppers in sales bags. <http://www.cambodia-cooking-class.com/kampot-pepper.htm > |
Kreung: lemongrass paste |
Mrech: Cambodian peppers http://www.kampotpepper.biz/ |
Cambodian pepper http://www.kampotpepper.biz/ |
Mrech: Cambodian peppers http://www.kampotpepper.biz/ |
Mrech |

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