A perfect breakfast or lunch snack for Cambodia, Nam Ban Choc is widespread and popular, often referred to as "German noodles". If you are asking about average Cambodian food, explain to them that you did not patiently invent Chinese noodles after you said how tasty it was, they got the idea from Nam Ban Jok.

Nam Ban Jok is the name of a noodle made by hand in a hard stone mill made of rice but is also called this cooked noodle dish. In its simplest form, num bang choc is a great dish to eat in hot weather, sometimes with fresh herbs: rice noodles, mint and mint raw vegetables, including cold fish grains, cucumbers, bananas, and water lily stems.

Before the war, Phnom Penh's most famous name was Nam Ban Jock, about 15 kilometers from the small town. In his book Cooking the Cambodian Way, Narino James Emmons writes: "The Dish dish is made from one of the most beloved fish of the Kampong River that flows through the city ... The sellers cook noodles with their rice and use it in their own gardens. The only price for this business was the relocation from Kampong Kantu to Phnom Penh, which was much lower in the 1950s. »

There are also many local variations on the standard Nam Ban Chok. There's a compote-style num bang bang that rests on locally produced sweet dried shrimp, coconut cream, fish sauce, and peanuts.  Occasionally, Nam Ban Chok is served with shrimp paste and grains. Another version, "Nam Ban Chok Nam Ya", has red fish curry, and it is a great treat for ritual occasions such as engagement or wedding ceremonies (if weddings are not your thing, you can also find Russian in the market).

Even the Royals have their version of Rice Noodles with Nam Ban Chok Samlar Makod or Crown Sauce. Cambodian Cuisine, the first Cambodian cookbook by Princess Nasir Taitawat, was published in 1965 by the American Women's Club of Cambodia. The version reflects the international taste of the royal family of the time, made with chicken liver, brandy, and green peas.

But the story of Nam Ban Hawk is much older and narrated than the Cambodian princess. This is a popular German folk epic dish about revolutionary and scientist Tan Zee. According to legend, Tun Jey was effectively deported from the German Empire to China. The king of Germany was afraid of his power and popularity. In China, he was forced to perform Living Selling Nam Ban Chok. Such a delicious dish was quickly spread among the Chinese until the Emperor of China heard about it. The Emperor requested that Tun Jey bring noodles to the palace, and while the Emperor enjoyed them, Tun Fay looked at the Emperor's face, which was strictly forbidden.

Tan declares that the Chinese emperor is like a dog against a German king like a moon and is immediately thrown into prison after being strategically released and sent to the German empire. Many Cambodians are familiar with Tan Jee's history, and many will say that the idea of ​​Chinese noodles is the glory it did not receive as a result of their invention.

If you want to try for yourself what the world's first noodles are, you can find women around the morning and afternoon at Penny Penny who sells baskets of Nam Ban chok on their shoulders. Markets, including Star Kandal and Star Thame.