Whilst hanging out at Been Been Cafe, essentially our local the owner asked if weโd line to be her guinea pigs on some new snacks sheโs was trialing.
Snack 1 was a fresh coconut, I wonโt bother writing about that, as you know itโs a coconut, although it was very good.
Snack 2 – beeswax – Iโm not expert on these things but a honeycomb like structure on a piece of tree surrounded by honey. Sheโd procured it from a mountain near Siem Reap. You basically rip bits off that are covered on honey in wolf it down. Itโs basically beeswax wrapped in honey. The fresh honey is amazing, but the wax line, well wax with a hint of chewing gum. Quite the squired taste, but heck you donโt get fresher than that!
Snack 3 – Cambodian chickens feet
Iโve done the chicken feet rounds in China, but they tend to be dry, spicy and served in clubs. For Asians chicken feet is the quintessential beer snack.
Khmer chicken feet differentiated itself from the Chinese version by being cooked in a gravy type broth and actually tasting line chicken. Iโm a fan and feel the foot of the chicken gets a bad wrap.
And that was todayโs dose of chapter 4 by the pool in Siem Reap!