A bowl ofsamlor machu kroeung. | |
| Alternative names | samlar machu,salaw machu,somlor machu |
|---|---|
| Type | Soup |
| Place of origin | Cambodia |
| Main ingredients | Tamarind,prahok,vegetables,fruits, herbs |
| Variations | samlor machu kroeung,samlor machu yuon,samlor machu srae,samlor machu ktis |
| Similar dishes | canh chua[1] |
Samlor machu (Khmer:សម្លម្ជូរ – 'sour soup') is aKhmer term for a category ofsour soups.
The sour flavour of the soup comes from the use oftamarind (អម្ពិល), however variations also include other tangy fruits and vegetables such astomatoes (ប៉េងប៉ោះ),pineapples (ម្នាស់),water spinach (ត្រកួន),leaf celery, as well asTiliacora triandra leaves (ស្លឹកវល្លិយាវ).[2]
Meat in this type of soup is usually that of either chicken, fish,pork,beef, lobster or crab. In the U.S. andCanada, instead of using fresh tamarind like inCambodia, a powdered tamarind soup base mix is also used by the diaspora. One popular brand is manufactured byKnorr.[3]
There are many types of Khmer sour soups such as:
Somluar machu is the Khmer version of the Southern Vietnamese hot and sour soupcanh chua.
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