Kroeung - the basis of Cambodian food
Cambodian Kroeung which directly translates to “ingredients” is the herb paste that gives Cambodian dishes their distinctly exotic flavours and aromas which distinguishes Khmer dishes from neighboring countries such as Thailand and Vietnam. This is a basic recipe for yellow kroeung, but there are many variations available, such as red kroeung and green kroeung. Yellow kroeung is the holy grail of Cambodian cooking. Every family probably have a recipe that have been passed on from generation to generation. My grandma passed this recipe to my mom and my mom knocked this recipe into my head, literally. I had the attention span of a …
