Last week, I went to Battambang a few days, when leaving the provincial town you will see small stall standing on the road side along National road 5 to Phnom Penh. There are a lot of NEM to be hanging. And then car stopped and my colleagues took off and bought the tasteful NEM for their family and friends, except me. It is because that my family do not like eating, me too.
As you know Nem have been made of hashed fish meat that is wrapped and cooked in banana leaves and are rolled into small ones with chili slice and star-gooseberry leaves. Nem have been eaten as a snack or with rice.
Some Nem have been wrapped into banana leaves and some are wrapped with plastic bag, hanging to umbrella in front of stalls along road to Phnom Penh.
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Hello Mr. Are you sure they are cooked? I think they are supposed to be uncooked…. Maybe I was told the wrong information.
I’m not sure if it’s cooked or not but I love it. Can’t wait to eat it again.
@ Lina and Phalkunz, Sorry for making mistake. I thought it is uncooked. they use fresh or rare meet to make it. But i never saw them making it. If saying about NEM, most people think over Kratie.
i never try with battambang nem but i could try one day ..must be yummy
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Dear Vutha, Do u like Nem? I like nem so much cos it is good test in BTB. Also eat with drink beer..ha ha ha
Thank you,
Chhaya
Hey Chhaya, I do not like it so much it is because that it is rare meat and don’t like chili as well. Year, that is good for being used as Entre with beer. Hahahaha.
Talking about NEM, yeah, i like it a lot. Especially with the chilly inside. In the past few years i went to BB with a few friends of mine and we ate NEM there. One of my friends whose his hometown there took us to see how people make NEM.
Since, i have some friends over there i have chance to eat NEM very often. I hope you guys enjoy them a lot too…haha. Thank you vutha for this interesting post. Cheers! Piseth
Talking about NEM, yeah, i like it a lot. Especially with the chilly inside. In the past few years i went to BB with a few friends of mine and we ate NEM there. One of my friends whose his hometown there took us to see how people make NEM.
Since, i have some friends over there i have chance to eat NEM very often. I hope you guys enjoy them a lot too…haha. Cheers! Piseth
Piseth, u really like it. To me, i am not because of chili. Hahahaha
for those who love NEM, uncooked meat can cause illness. I think though NEM is believed to be cooked by the salt or the ingredients used will make the food cooked…i don’t know….cooking is not my field…but yes uncooked meat has bacteria-e.coli which can cause serious illness. BUT I KNOW NEM IS GOOD…sorry I dont’ eat it, but my parents, brothers, and sister does. =)
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