Khmer noodles (Num banh chok)

Num banh chok or Khmer noodles is a Cambodian dish that is typically served for breakfast or consumed as an afternoon snack. These fermented rice noodles are hand-made in stone or wooden mills, then topped with fish gravy and raw vegetables such as banana blossom, cucumbers, and water lily stems, along with a variety of fresh herbs such as mint and basil.

Nowadays, there are many variations on this noodle dish that is typically eaten in warm weather, and some even say that the Chinese got the idea for rice noodles from the Cambodians, referring to a legend about Thun Chey who was exiled from the Khmer Empire to China.