Meaning of prahok | Babel Free

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A salted and fermented fish paste used in Cambodian cuisine.

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“Nor is the industry of fish-curing solely confined to salting, cleaning, and drying; but fish-oil and ichthyocol are extracted, and those mysterious concoctions prepared, which, under the name⟳ of pha-ak and prahok, are justly renowned as the most horribly stinking and repugnant products in this line, leaving far behind even the famed nüak-mam of Cochin China.”

“"Prahok" is the paste of fermented fish⟳, and is one of the Cambodian staple foods. Prahok making activity is very common among rural Cambodians who migrate⟳ from their home regions once a year to settle⟳ temporarily in the areas close⟳ to the river or lake. Most Cambodians use⟳ Prahok for cooking (instead of using salt) and eating with rice.”

“Basic preparations include⟳ khaw, in which caramelized palm sugar coats meat or seafood; soups called samlor (sweet or sour, made with prahok and sometimes coconut milk) and sgnaow (light⟳ broths flavored with prahok or fish⟳ sauce); and dips featuring prahok, eaten with fresh and blanched vegetables.”

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