Ingredient appreciation — what makes Pleah Sach Ko special

What sets Pleah Sach Ko apart is the handling of banana blossom. In lesser versions this is treated as a background note. Here it's central and the fresh with lemongrass result shows it. I've started buying it to cook with at home after this experience.

Cambodian cuisine shares roots with Thai and Vietnamese cooking but has its own distinct identity shaped by Khmer culture. The a village feast during festival season atmosphere was right for this kind of food. I had sugarcane juice as recommended and it matched well. If you want to understand what makes this cuisine distinctive, Pleah Sach Ko is the place to start.