American Tries Cambodian Food for First Time π°π
Today I took my American friend to try Cambodian food for the FIRST TIMEβ¦ and his reaction honestly surprised me π³
We went to a beautiful Cambodian restaurant in Cherry Hill, New Jersey β and this turned into way more than just a food video. From meeting the family behind the restaurant to trying some of Cambodiaβs most iconic dishes, this was a full cultural experience.
π½οΈ What We Tried:
Grilled Beef Skewers
Bok Lahong (Papaya Salad)
Beef Lok Lak
Lort Cha (Stir-Fried Noodles)
Pandan Tiramisu
π Location:
Heng Seng β Cherry Hill, New Jersey
If youβre in the area, definitely come support this family-owned Cambodian restaurant β€οΈ
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Visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap
Try local street food in Phnom Penh
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36 Comments
Cambodian American food vlogger from Philly- JL Jupiter reviewed this place and gave a brief history about it.
His chopsticks skill is awesome, better mine and Iβm Cambodian. π
You guys are greatπ―π―π―
I'm just whach your Chanel to day thanks you for like Cambodia food injoy your lunch or dinner I Don know β€β€β€β€β€β€β€from me and to your Chanel β€β€β€β€
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Actually, Lok Lak is a Khmer dish but it is not Khmer national dish. Fish Amok "Amok Trey" is a Khmer national dish. The beef skew is called "Sach Ko Ja Kak", and it gets its unique flavor from lemongrass paste "Kroeung". Khmer dishes are not well known to public but it is very tasty and healthy too. It's starting to get some recognitions these days. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Great video!
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Hope to have you back in Cambodia againβ€
Enjoy with Cambodia food β€
Thanks for sharing. Love you Moochβ€
Cambodia π°π β€β€πππ
Getting hungry now !π
What i saw is most are Thai foods that influenced to cambodia after Khmer Rouge genocide, that millions of cambodian came to work in the world famous Thai restaurants. Even restaurants in US run by Cambodians add their names with Thai foodsβΌοΈ the reason is simple that if restaurants presents Khmer food, no one eats it.
good this place i will to eat that food at this place
Enjoy and another great content.
Dog grill is cambodian food.
Delicious yummy food. Love family friendly vibes
Thank you for sharing my County foods Awesome β€β€π―ππ.
love the video mooch!!!
Thanks for always thinking of Cambodia <3
Go to FDR park in Philadelphia , they sell papaya salad and grilled meat every weekend
This is awesome, Bong Mooch.
feeling hungry after watching this vid,
Funfacts: beef lok lak is believed to have originated in vietnam and is brought over by the french, thus the heavy association with kampot pepper. Papaya salad has different variations in Thai, Cambodia, and Lao. Many think its Thai food but it actually came from Lao. Lort cha which a lot of people think is Vietnamese is actually Cambodian. And lok lak is not Cambodia's national dish, Its fish amok, but most Cambodians believe Somlor korko should be the National dish. Fish amok is believe to made a national dish because it was royalty food and its easier for foreigners to palate.
Like Cambodia the contents πππΊπΊπ΄π΄
u need to put the sweet sour chili sauce on the Lok Cha..and the Lok La they forget to give you the Salt Black Pepper and Lime sauce to dip the protein into
Pick the Papaya up with the skewers, every bite of salad with the beef sticks
She is khmer x teochew people like me i guess
Ask them about the smelly stuff lol π itβs yummy π€€
Yummy food Khmer β€β€ well come β€β€
That would remind you about Cambodia you visited.
Seems a bit pricey for Cambodia.
I am hungry now
Hi Mooch, it is almost Sangkran in Cambodia and this year we are going to celebrate for 9 days straight. So please come back asap π
Great video! Really enjoyed it.