Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Vegetarians & Vegans
Few Cambodians understand the concept of strict vegetarianism and many will say
something is vegetarian to please the customer when in fact it is not. If you are not a strict
vegetarian and can deal with fish sauces and the like, you should have few problems order-
ing meals, and those who eat fish can sample Khmer cooking at its best. In the major tour-
ist centres, many of the international restaurants feature vegetarian meals, although these
are not budget options. In Khmer and Chinese restaurants, stir-fried vegetable dishes are
readily available, as are vegetarian fried-rice dishes, but it is unlikely these 'vegetarian'
dishes have been cooked in separate woks from other fish- and meat-based dishes. Indian
restaurants in the popular tourist centres can cook up genuine vegetarian food, as they usu-
ally understand the vegetarian principle better than the
prahoc
-loving Khmers.
