Slowly learning everyday.

As a boy in the 1970s, director Rithy Panh lost his family to the Cambodian genocide. In ‘Meeting With Pol Pot,’ he follows three western journalists attempting to interview the leader of the Khmer Rouge at the height of his murderous reign.

Ba'baw for breakfast (rice porridge or បបរ). Served with lime, cilantro, green onions, fermented soybeans, chili paste, and chicken.

25 years ago this week, a former Phnom Penh Post reporter posted an open letter to the surviving leadership of the Khmer Rouge.
phnompenhpost.com/national/ple...

សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី។ Happy New Year to all my Thai, Khmer, and Laotian brothers and sisters. May this be a year filled with blessings, love, and positive change.

Wat Svay Andet hosted the Bon Phoum festival, a pre-Khmer New Year celebration centered on a performance of the nearly extinct Angkor-era theatre, Lkhon Khol. Young performers, taught by Khmer Rouge survivors, presented the art form to an enthusiastic audience, raising hopes for its continued pre...

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Nhom sadao salad for dinner (neem with herbs and pork). Very bitter, but chhnang nas.

Banh xeo for lunch (rice flour crepe with pork, shrimp, and herbs). I like it with Thai basil, mint, and culantro (sawtooth coriander).

First time making mee katang (ឆាមីកាតាំង) or wide rice noodles in gravy with veggies and eggs.