Prahok, Palm Sugar, and the Rains Retreat

Sokha spends monsoon day four in Kampong Chhnang between a Buddhist candle ceremony and a riverside lunch, learning how sugar palms shape the town's sweets and how the flooded Tonle Sap fuels its prahok kitchens. Plus the cost of a local day out, and what the rains retreat actually means for the people around him. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Cambodia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Cambodia guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 11 of Cambodia Travel Podcast with Sokha Chan. Sokha Chan is in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia. Places in this episode: Phnom Dasavidha Pagoda (Wat Phnom Tuosapit), Phsar Chhnang Market, Andong Russey area paddies, Vann Sokleap Restaurant, Tonle Sap riverfront, Angkor Thmey Restaurant. Covered: Buddhist Rains Retreat ceremony, Palm sugar production and cost, River flood cycle and fishing, Prahok and local food economy, Provincial meal pricing and venues. Chapters:01:47 Phsar Chhnang Market03:12 Vann Sokleap Restaurant05:09 Angkor Thmey Restaurant07:24 Rain on roof A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #KampongChhnang #CambodiaTravel #MonsoonSeason #TonleSap #PalmSugar #Prahok #Vassa #BuddhistLent #CambodiaFood #PhsarChhnang #Amok #FloodedForest #Riverside #MekongCatfish #LocalLife #WetSeason #CandleProcession #Krama https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/cambodia/