Top 4 Delicious Cambodian Desserts You Must Try

Coming to Cambodia, it’s a must that you must try these top 4 delicious desserts. The fact is that they are not only delicious, but they also cost less and are easy to find everywhere in Cambodia.

1. Khmer layer cake with coconut cream (Num Chak Kachan)

Khmer Layer Cake or we can call it in Khmer “Num Chak Kachan” is one of the most well-known desserts. It has varieties of colors, and it looks so beautiful with its smooth texture. It is made from rice flour, palm sugar, and coconut cream. Also, its taste is sweet and soft when we put it in our mouth.

2. Rolled banana cake (Num Ansom)

Rolled Banana Cake or Num Ansom chek is one of the most common desserts in Cambodia. The rice cake is filled with bananas to sweeten it up before being wrapped in banana leaves, steamed and served. Cambodia people normally make this cake during Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben holidays. Also, these cakes are mostly taken to pagodas and given to monks as offerings.

3. Sticky rice with Sesame (Num Treap)

Num Treap Sticky rice or Treap Bay is also a popular and delicious dessert that Cambodian people enjoy. This dessert is sticky rice with toasted sesame seed, and it is a favored dessert in Cambodian cuisine.

4. Num plae ai

Nom Plae ai is a small round dumpling with coconut on top of it, and it’s made with glutinous rice flour and a juicy palm sugar filling in the center. So when you take a bite of it, you will experience its softness and the sugar that melts into your mouth. Also, this dessert is really tasty and very famous in Cambodia.

September 27,2018