One of the most rewarding ways of exploring another culture is through tasting their food; the different textures, flavors, uses of abundant or scarce ingredients, ingredients you’ve never heard of, and the way that herbs and spices you know are used in new and surprising ways to create new and surprising tastes. In Cambodia’s case, the plentiful use of fish speaks of the vast importance of the Tonle Sap to each Cambodian’s daily survival and the wide variety of dishes are a living history book of Cambodia’s past, as influences from China, Vietnam, Thailand and India all leave their own eternal and delicious marks on our palates.