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Some days, I don’t want fancy food. I don’t want anything crispy, baked, or beautifully plated. I want a pot of soup quietly simmering on the stove, filling the kitchen with a soft, familiar smell. This Malabar Spinach Soup with Pork is exactly that kind of food. It’s simple, humble, […]
Some soups stay with you for life. Not because they are fancy or complicated, but because they carry a memory, a smell, a feeling of home. This Hot Sour Chicken Soup with Lotus Shoots is one of those soups for me. It’s the kind of soup that quietly simmers on […]
Chicken with Preserved Lemon Soup is one of those quiet dishes that doesn’t shout for attention, but once you taste it, you remember it for a long time. It’s light, gentle, and deeply comforting in a way that feels almost emotional. The smell alone brings back memories for me before […]
Some recipes stay with you quietly. They don’t shout. They don’t try to impress. They just sit in your memory, warm and steady, like a familiar voice calling you back to the kitchen. This Banana Flowers with Coconut Chicken is one of those recipes for me. I grew up watching […]
There are some dishes that feel like home the moment you smell them cooking. For me, this Khmer Krom Chicken Stew is one of those dishes. It’s warm, gentle, and deeply comforting in a way that doesn’t try too hard. The aroma of garlic and onion hitting hot oil, followed […]
Chicken Sweet Sour Soup with Water Spinach is one of those dishes that feels quiet and comforting the moment it starts cooking. The smell of lemongrass hitting warm oil, the gentle sourness of tamarind in the air, and the sound of soup bubbling slowly on the stove—it all feels familiar, […]
There are some soups you cook because you are hungry. And then there are soups you cook because you miss something. This Bamboo Shoot and Slirk Ngup Soup is one of those recipes that lives quietly in my memory. It is not flashy. It does not try to impress. But […]
There are some soups that don’t try to impress. They don’t shout with strong spices or bright colors. They just sit quietly on the stove, bubbling gently, filling the house with a soft, comforting smell. This Bamboo Shoots Yucca Soup is exactly that kind of food. I grew up with […]
There are some soups that don’t need a long story to convince you. You smell them simmering, hear the quiet bubbling in the pot, and your body already knows this is going to be good. Bamboo Shoots Soup with Pork is one of those dishes for me. Simple, honest, and […]
Delicious pumpkin and pork meatballs soup is Khmer country food. Khmer loves pumpkin for many reasons. Pumpkin not only taste great but rich with potassium, vitamin A and high beta-carotene. Pumpkin is an ancient vegetable that has been in Cambodia for thousands of years. In the ancient time, the villager’s […]
There are days when I don’t want anything fried, oily, or heavy. I don’t want loud flavors. I just want a calm pot of soup on the stove, something that smells clean and familiar, something I can eat slowly with warm rice. This Zucchini Soup with grounded pork is one […]
Some days, all I want is a quiet pot of soup simmering on the stove. Nothing fancy. Just something warm, gentle, and comforting. This Pork with Taro Root Soup is exactly that kind of food. In Cambodia, soups like this are not special-occasion dishes. They are everyday food. The kind […]