Cambodian Flavors, Culture and Night Adventure in Siem Reap

A half-day experience in Siem Reap. The operator sums it up as taste authentic cambodian street food. The price covers Professional Local Tour Guide, Snacks and Food Mentioned in the Description and A Local Beer or a Soft Drink at the Bar. It does not cover tour guide gratuities and personal expenses, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price. Khmer food is milder than Thai and sourer than Vietnamese, built on prahok fermented fish paste and on kroeung, a lemongrass, galangal, turmeric and kaffir-lime paste pounded fresh. The dish everyone is taught is fish amok, a coconut curry steamed in a banana-leaf cup until it sets like a custard; lok lak, pepper-seared beef with a lime-and-pepper dipping sauce, is the other. Kampot pepper, which has a protected origin, turns up in both. Classes usually start in a market, where the guide walks you through the fermented fish, the palm sugar and the river fish before anything is cooked. The price steps with party size rather than multiplying: 1 traveller is $65, 5 is $143 and 8 is $229. You are quoted the total for your party, not a per-head rate. TruUs Adventures runs it. We book with them directly, so the guide who meets you works for the operator rather than for a reseller.