Here is our first hit in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the restaurant is called Chamkar it is a sort of Thai-Malay-Khmer hybrid restaurant from what we understood from the waiter who we were conversing with. The restaurant is small and quaint, it is parallel and one street off of Pub Street so it should not be to hard to find if you ever find your self in this neck of the woods.
Pretty much we were feeling just a tad peckish in the mid-afternoon and so decided to try out some of the food fare to set us straight till christmas eve. The lucky restaurant was this one which drew me and mom because it was a mostly vegetarian menu, I know the title of this entry says Vegetarian Restaurant and if I had a clear photo of the name plate I would show you because that is what it said BUT the menu did have some meat and seafood on it just so you know.
Anyhow the food was superb and unfortunately quite filling (but not in a terrible way) that we decided to walk back to the hotel so that we could make room for dinner later that evening.
Anyway here are the goods...
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| Gotta have the Fresh Spring Rolls when you eat at a Vegetarianesque Restaurant, these ones had rice noodles in them with the typical green mangro, cucumber, and carrots but was topped with black sesame seeds. The surprise here was the sauce which was totally new to me, it was like tangy savory tomato based with a little kick and was AWESOME! |
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| This dish is named the Wedding Day Dip, it may be because its served at weddings here in Cambodia or it could be because it is SO GOOD once you've tried it on a date the wedding may not be to far away. But seriously this coconut milk based sauce with mushrooms and peanuts is a best seller at the restaurant and after one bite you will under stand why, the chilis served on the side add a delayed reaction kind of heat that is not to overpowering. |
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| Here's the side alley with the restaurant that stand on the right is the menu, sadly I forgot to take a photo of the frontage clearly but if you can see my mother and sister on the right you can catch the sign on top of them sort of. (see it SAYS vegetarian restaurant!) |
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| The main entrees. |
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| This is the Vegetable Curry, mostly carbed out veggies but the flavor was ecstaticly yummy. What I mean was the veggies in it were sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and tomatoes, for the dish I know carrots would not have gone well with it but maybe some okra or something green besides the thai basil would have been nice. |
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| The curry came with this brown rice, nothing special, just the typical high fibre brown rice we have all tried at one point or the other. |
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| This last dish is a doozie, something totally unique, Stuffed Tofu. This is not your everyday run-in-the-mill dish cause before this I have not seen tofu stuffed with anything. This one was stuffed with grilled mushrooms and peppers, I apologize I did not take a photo of it when it was cut open. This dish was extremely flavorful, note especially the sides it was served with which were pickled oyster mushrooms and caramelized onions with green peppercorns. The stuffed tofu could definitely have stood on its own but I guess some people just want as much flavor as possible. |
All in all this was a good meal which was supposed to be a snack, but hey how often are we in Siem Reap was the logic behind this. To bad my sister doesn't appreciate food like this yet but we think she'll come around sooner rather than later. So between me and my mom this place was good and rounds out to 3 and a half out of 5 stuffed tofu. If you like vegetarianish food this is worth a stop next time you're in Siem Reap.
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