Tonight we went out for dinner. Kim (from Urban Adventures) came to our hotel to pick us up shortly after five o’clock. Of course, just before he arrived it started to rain. It then started to pour just before we climbed into our tuk tuk. Of the three tuk tuks, ours was the only one without side panels. Somehow we managed to stay mostly dry as we drove across town to a local market. The street food stall where we stopped had a tarp over it. Here we were to have our appetizer.
Three small platters of barbecued beef and a tray of sliced vegetables were placed before us. The sauce for the beef was a mixture of fermented fish and coconut milk. To this we added a few spices including lemon grass and sliced peppers. The last item was a spoonful of dried red ants. With our chopsticks we dipped the beef into the sauce and then into our mouths. It was very tasty with only a little bit of crunch.
The rain had then almost stopped so we wandered to some fruit stalls to sample several fruits which most of us (We were now a group of eight) had never tasted or even heard of. I now have an idea that I quite like jackfruit, longan, rambutan, mangosteen and several others.
Across the road we next found what Kim called delicacies. Now we know that deep fried grasshopper wings get stuck between your teeth. Fried silkworm larvae taste somewhat dry and even dusty. When you eat small fried frogs you just pop the whole thing in your mouth. The bones are crunchy but they are very tasty. Fried black beetles look just as shiny as they did when they were alive. I decided not to try the crickets.
The rain returned and started to grow stronger so we cut the market visit short and headed to a Cambodian restaurant for dinner. Along with a glass of wine, Deb and I both followed Kim’s recommendation and ordered a dish called amok. Deb had chicken and I had fish. It was served in a carved out young coconut and was accompanied by rice.
After dinner, Kim asked if we wanted a ride back to our hotel or if we would like to be dropped off at Pub Street. We went home and crashed.
Three small platters of barbecued beef and a tray of sliced vegetables were placed before us. The sauce for the beef was a mixture of fermented fish and coconut milk. To this we added a few spices including lemon grass and sliced peppers. The last item was a spoonful of dried red ants. With our chopsticks we dipped the beef into the sauce and then into our mouths. It was very tasty with only a little bit of crunch.
The rain had then almost stopped so we wandered to some fruit stalls to sample several fruits which most of us (We were now a group of eight) had never tasted or even heard of. I now have an idea that I quite like jackfruit, longan, rambutan, mangosteen and several others.
Across the road we next found what Kim called delicacies. Now we know that deep fried grasshopper wings get stuck between your teeth. Fried silkworm larvae taste somewhat dry and even dusty. When you eat small fried frogs you just pop the whole thing in your mouth. The bones are crunchy but they are very tasty. Fried black beetles look just as shiny as they did when they were alive. I decided not to try the crickets.
The rain returned and started to grow stronger so we cut the market visit short and headed to a Cambodian restaurant for dinner. Along with a glass of wine, Deb and I both followed Kim’s recommendation and ordered a dish called amok. Deb had chicken and I had fish. It was served in a carved out young coconut and was accompanied by rice.
After dinner, Kim asked if we wanted a ride back to our hotel or if we would like to be dropped off at Pub Street. We went home and crashed.
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