Kampuchea

Kampuchea
Allen/Rivington

What the hell do I know about Cambodian food? Nothing. So maybe I'm completely stupid, or my taste buds have expired, or I don't know anything about food. In general, the flavors were muddled, the hot not hot enough, the cold not cold enough, the sweet not sweet enough, but things were plenty salty. Its somewhere in between really great street food and mediocre street food in SE Asia.

Chicken wings were fatty. The pickles and daikon were too sweet. They should have had an acid tinge to offset the fatty wings.

The green papaya salad had chive or green onion shoots, I think. Not sweet or clean enough. This is something I added at the last minute, in desperation for a vegetable. Bad choice.

The pork crepes not special. Reminded me of banh mi meat. Wrapping in lettuce leaf did nothing for me. Made no sense to wrap something that was already wrapped.

The filet bowl of whatever was tasty, but the broth didnt move me. The meat, however, was tender and perfectly cooked.

The oxtail stew - again, the meat was excellent. The carrots were not overcooked, and the okra was not gummy. The broth tasted strangely of Swanson's beef broth.

I'm determined to try some lighter dishes.