5 days in Cambodia, Vietnamese tourists are fascinated by 'world heritage', eating specialties from 30 thousand

Not only was the female tourist from Hanoi amazed by the beauty of the "largest religious architectural complex in the world", she was also attracted by the diverse cuisine, with many unique and delicious specialties at affordable prices.

Ms. Pham Thi Thuy Trang (Hanoi) and a friend had a 5-day, 4-night trip to Cambodia on the occasion of National Day, September 2.

On this trip, in addition to the main itinerary of visiting Angkor - the world's largest religious architectural complex, Ms. Trang also spent time exploring local cuisine.

Ms. Trang traveled to Cambodia for 5 days to have more time to experience

Angkor complex was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992, located about 6km north of Siem Reap city.

According to UNESCO, the Angkor complex is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, with an area of ​​about 400 square kilometers, including the forest and Angkor Archaeological Park. This area preserves a series of relics of the Khmer empire, which existed from the 9th to the 15th century.

Ms. Trang said that there are 3 types of tickets to visit the Angkor complex, including: Day ticket is 37 USD/person (about 970,000 VND, valid for 24 hours from the time of purchase); 3-day ticket costs 62 USD (more than 1.6 million VND, valid for 7 days from the time of purchase) and 7-day ticket, 72 USD (about 1.9 million VND, valid for 1 month from the time of purchase).

According to her experience, visitors should buy a 3-day ticket to have enough time to visit and explore this project.

Vietnamese female tourist is extremely impressed by the beauty of the Angkor complex.

“Although I had learned a lot about the Angkor complex before, when I arrived and experienced it directly, I was truly overwhelmed by the beauty of this structure.

The carving art here is almost perfect, extremely meticulous and sophisticated," Ms. Trang expressed.

In addition to Angkor Wat, Trang and her friends also visited some other tourist attractions such as Ta Prohm Temple, Baphuon Temple, Phnom Bakheng Temple, Bayon Temple and some gates to Angkor Thom.

Cuisine is also a highlight in the journey to explore Cambodia that makes Ms. Trang excited.

During her five days here, she had the opportunity to enjoy many popular dishes such as hu tieu, broken rice, shaking beef, chicken porridge, tomyam salad...

Some specialties that Ms. Trang enjoyed in Cambodia

Among them, there are dishes considered unique specialties, imbued with Cambodian culture, such as: Amok - one of the most famous dishes, usually cooked from coconut milk with kroeung curry powder and fish, snails or chicken, vegetarian food; Nom bank chok - (also known as "Khmer noodles") including rice noodles, green curry sauce made from fish, lemongrass, ginger, turmeric and garlic, combined with cucumber, banana flower, okra, sliced ​​local vegetables.

Hay prahok ktis - fermented fish cooked with coconut milk, palm sugar, minced pork, served with rice and boiled vegetables or sliced ​​cucumbers; Bai sach chrouk - white rice served with thinly sliced ​​grilled pork marinated with palm sugar, fish sauce then grilled over charcoal, served with pickled cucumbers, radishes, and chopped onions.

Grilled pork marinated with spices and prahok - a salty fermented fish mixture (similar to mam bo hoc in Vietnam)

Grilled fish with three-sided crab and tamarind salt

A female tourist from Hanoi found that Cambodian cuisine has many similarities with Western Vietnamese cuisine, both made from familiar ingredients such as chicken, river fish, beef, and local vegetables.

Food prices in this country are also quite cheap, only about 30,000 - 50,000 VND/dish.

Female tourists living in Hanoi prefer to choose local restaurants with many locals.

“I find the food here not too different from Vietnamese food, in terms of taste and ingredients. If anyone has ever been to An Giang or some neighboring provinces, they will see that the cuisine of the two places is quite similar,” Trang added.

She also suggests that to get the clearest sense of local cuisine, visitors should find and visit restaurants with many locals. These restaurants often prepare food in the traditional style, preserving the original flavor, helping diners have a clearer experience.

As for the restaurants that are highly recommended and rated on Google Maps and attract many tourists, the food often focuses on appearance and the dishes are modified to suit the tastes of foreigners.

A meal at a nice restaurant near the hotel costs only about 26 USD (more than 680,000 VND), including 3-4 dishes served in full portions.

“The first two days I visited popular restaurants, the space was nice but the food wasn't too special.

For the remaining three days, I looked for restaurants with a large local population. Luckily, I was satisfied with every restaurant, the food was to my taste and preferences,” said Trang.

Photo: Pham Thi Thuy Trang

A familiar dish of Quang Ninh people for many years, shrimp vermicelli not only has a delicious and unique flavor but also impresses with its quite cheap price, only from 20,000 VND/bowl.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/5-ngay-o-campuchia-khach-viet-me-man-di-san-the-gioi-an-dac-san-tu-30-nghin-2445333.html