Tasty Dog in the Kingdom: This Cambodian Life #25.  Yet another tasty Tasty Dog is simmering away for you, with Katana from the Sugar Palm Restaurant in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.  This edition covers Fish Amok, a pretty common coconut curry steamed with a bunch of herbs.  Of course it comes out very well when Katana does it, but when Delilah tried it, it was…well, ok.  As Katana says, there are no exact measurements in Khmer cooking, you test it and adjust it to suit your taste.  Try it.  You’ll like it.  Plus, there is a little bonus at the end, where it’s proven that Delilah’s dog is a pansy when faced with a visitor from outside the screen door. 

www.tastydoginthekingdom.com or questions/comments to tastydog@gmail.com.

The music is a lovely contemporary duet, featuring Preap Sovath, I believe, and someone else, who as of yet, I am not familiar with.  I finally learned the title of this album and it’s something like sra nah g’lin m’awm, which means something like feeling nostalgic or missing the smell of a flower from the m’awm tree.  Yes, nostalgia never was my strong suit.  

Tasty Dog in the Kingdom: This Cambodian Life #18.  A very tasty Tasty Dog.  Delilah takes a takes a cooking lesson and delves into the deep, dark and mysterious world of Khmer cuisine.  Two dishes are covered in this episode, explained by Katana the owner and head chef of the Sugar Palm restaurants, which you can find in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.  Give a listen to how Green Mango Salad and Fish with Ginger are made.  These are amazingly simple to make, so a good place to start.  Email if you want the recipe to try yourself. 

www.tastydoginthekingdom.com or questions/comments to tastydog@gmail.com. 

The opening music is the contemporary Cambodian heart-throb, Preap Sovath (big sigh). Nor is he hard on the eyes.   I think we will have to have him on a bit more.  Tears are in the title of the song, so it must be about love.  Pardon the abruptness, since I cut off the first 15 seconds of computerized trumpet solo, just so you could hear more vocals.  I do hope you don’t mind.