Comments on: Somlor Kakor Cooking Class, Siem Reap /siem-reap/somlor-kakor-cooking-class-siem-reap/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Barry /siem-reap/somlor-kakor-cooking-class-siem-reap/comment-page-1/#comment-152572 Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:13:30 +0000 /?p=901448#comment-152572 Nothing fresh about meat.

]]> By: Lina /siem-reap/somlor-kakor-cooking-class-siem-reap/comment-page-1/#comment-147678 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:12:33 +0000 /?p=901448#comment-147678 In reply to Andrea Banks.

Glad you liked it. We did, too!

]]> By: Andrea Banks /siem-reap/somlor-kakor-cooking-class-siem-reap/comment-page-1/#comment-147676 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:04:35 +0000 /?p=901448#comment-147676 We did this cooking class a couple of days ago and it was amazing. I didn’t want a class aimed at the masses and was looking for something more authentic. I found out about this cooking class from the 鶹ýӳ website. Sela organised for us to be picked up by tuk-tuk and took us to his restaurant and small organic farm. Sela is passionate about his farm and restaurant, and teaching others to give them a chance to get ahead. He recycles everything and collects all water for re-use. He uses companion planting and believes that with careful management everything will be in balance.
After showing us what we were going to cook and teaching us about the ingredients, Sela and his friend (and chef), Salein, took us to the local market to buy the ingredients. This was a real local market…we were the only westerners in it. We ate our breakfast at a tiny stall there, eating the freshest Lort Cha possible. Absolutely delicious. The meat and the vegetables were all so fresh it was amazing.
We then returned to the restaurant to cook our lunch. We made 4 delicious dishes and did all the chopping and grinding ourselves. Sela’s 10 year old daughter came home from the “extra” school and patiently showed our daughter how to slice the bitter gourd very thinly. Her English is as good as ours and she can read it very well too, at only 10 y.o.
After cooking our meals, we sat down and ate them all together as Sela talked about his farm and the origin of the dishes. The dishes we cooked are not found on restaurant menus but are the authentic Cambodian food. He taught us about balancing flavours and how to make the aromatic paste that can be the base of so many different dishes.
This was certainly one of the highlights of our trip and I would very highly recommend it to anyone who would like an authentic Cambodian experience. It was a wonderful morning. Thank you Sela and Salein.

]]> By: Jody /siem-reap/somlor-kakor-cooking-class-siem-reap/comment-page-1/#comment-142170 Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:41:08 +0000 /?p=901448#comment-142170 Looks delicious!

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