Our first full day in Siem Ream started out with an activity we enrolled in, "Cooks in TukTuks." It's basically a cooking class offered by the River Garden hotel wherein you begin with a tour of the local markets and end by eating a full meal that you have collectively prepared. Oh yes, and the cooking of course is in between...
Tuktuks were waiting in the lobby to take us to the local markets and eating places of the Khmer people. Our first stop was a "snack" stall, which translated to water snakes, beetles and other insects! We had some people on our tour take a nibble, and the verdict was the usual, "It really doesn't taste like anything..." Sorry to say, Aileen and I were both chicken so we don't have any first hand comments for you. The next stop was an outdoor market for meats, seafood and vegetables. What a contrast to our supermarkets! Our chef/guide bought a few fresh veggies at the market but to our relief, he told us that the meat and seafood for our dishes were purchased at the supermarket and waiting for us back at the hotel.
A few snapshots of the tour below. Will post about the cooking in my next entry!
You know I normally love everything on this blog... I love most of the pictures on this post haha... BUT the bug pictures are kinda grossin me out :) hehe love you!! you and A look so cute
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