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I worked in Cambodia for a year. One of my favorite dishes was lok lak. It's basically seared beef cubes, sometimes sliced, sometimes in sauce. It's usually served with a little dish of lime juice and ground black pepper on the side for dipping.

As Loren stated, fried rice is usually a safe bet, as are fried noodles (mee chah).

Sweet & sour pork is fairly common there, but sweet & sour chicken is not. Some of the best sweet & sour pork I've ever had was at a little hole-in-the-wall place in Phnom Penh.

Pho is a very common dish in all three countries--but I can't recall the Cambodian or Thai names. In Cambodia, it's usually eaten for breakfast. I don't recall ever eating it at another time of day.

Frog legs are not uncommon in Cambodia. I always just ate them grilled/roasted. Not spicy at all. Very much like popcorn chicken stuck with toothpicks.

It sounds like your parents will lielylikely be going to places that are used to serving tourists. Those places usually have menus in English and frequently include pictures and spice guides. And Cambodian cuisine tends to be more sour than spicy.

I worked in Cambodia for a year. One of my favorite dishes was lok lak. It's basically seared beef cubes, sometimes sliced, sometimes in sauce. It's usually served with a little dish of lime juice and ground black pepper on the side for dipping.

As Loren stated, fried rice is usually a safe bet, as are fried noodles (mee chah).

Sweet & sour pork is fairly common there, but sweet & sour chicken is not. Some of the best sweet & sour pork I've ever had was at a little hole-in-the-wall place in Phnom Penh.

Pho is a very common dish in all three countries--but I can't recall the Cambodian or Thai names. In Cambodia, it's usually eaten for breakfast. I don't recall ever eating it at another time of day.

Frog legs are not uncommon in Cambodia. I always just ate them grilled/roasted. Not spicy at all. Very much like popcorn chicken stuck with toothpicks.

It sounds like your parents will liely be going to places that are used to serving tourists. Those places usually have menus in English and frequently include pictures and spice guides. And Cambodian cuisine tends to be more sour than spicy.

I worked in Cambodia for a year. One of my favorite dishes was lok lak. It's basically seared beef cubes, sometimes sliced, sometimes in sauce. It's usually served with a little dish of lime juice and ground black pepper on the side for dipping.

As Loren stated, fried rice is usually a safe bet, as are fried noodles (mee chah).

Sweet & sour pork is fairly common there, but sweet & sour chicken is not. Some of the best sweet & sour pork I've ever had was at a little hole-in-the-wall place in Phnom Penh.

Pho is a very common dish in all three countries--but I can't recall the Cambodian or Thai names. In Cambodia, it's usually eaten for breakfast. I don't recall ever eating it at another time of day.

Frog legs are not uncommon in Cambodia. I always just ate them grilled/roasted. Not spicy at all. Very much like popcorn chicken stuck with toothpicks.

It sounds like your parents will likely be going to places that are used to serving tourists. Those places usually have menus in English and frequently include pictures and spice guides. And Cambodian cuisine tends to be more sour than spicy.

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I worked in Cambodia for a year. One of my favorite dishes was lok lak. It's basically seared beef cubes, sometimes sliced, sometimes in sauce. It's usually served with a little dish of lime juice and ground black pepper on the side for dipping.

As Loren stated, fried rice is usually a safe bet, as are fried noodles (mee chah).

Sweet & sour pork is fairly common there, but sweet & sour chicken is not. Some of the best sweet & sour pork I've ever had was at a little hole-in-the-wall place in Phnom Penh.

Pho is a very common dish in all three countries--but I can't recall the Cambodian or Thai names. In Cambodia, it's usually eaten for breakfast. I don't recall ever eating it at another time of day.

Frog legs are not uncommon in Cambodia. I always just ate them grilled/roasted. Not spicy at all. Very much like popcorn chicken stuck with toothpicks.

It sounds like your parents will liely be going to places that are used to serving tourists. Those places usually have menus in English and frequently include pictures and spice guides. And Cambodian cuisine tends to be more sour than spicy.