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Cambodian cuisine
Cambodian cuisine is an umbrella term for the cuisines of all ethnic groups in Cambodia, whereas Khmer cuisine ( km, សិល្បៈធ្វើម្ហូបខ្មែរ; ) refers specifically to the more than thousand years old culina ...
, ''num pang'' ( km, នំបុ័ង ; from french: pain – "bread") is a short
baguette with thin, crisp crust and soft, airy texture. It is often split lengthwise and filled with savory ingredients like a
submarine sandwich and served as a meal, called ''num pang sach'' ( ; "bread with meats"). It is similar to Laos's ''
khao jee pâté
Khao jee pâté ( lo, ເຂົ້າຈີ່ປາເຕ), is a Lao baguette-based sandwich, similar to Vietnam's bánh mì. It is a famous street food found throughout Laos. The baguette or French bread was introduced to Laos when Laos was rul ...
'' and Vietnam's ''
bánh mì''.
History
Baguettes were adopted into Cambodian cuisine from the French when Cambodia was a
protectorate in
French Indochina.
More recently, ''num pang'' has spread outside of Cambodia with eateries specializing in ''num pang'' opened in cities, such as
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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,
Washington,
Boston, and
Melbourne.
Variations
There are a number regional variations of ''num pang'' with different fillings:
*''Num pang pâté'' () with
pâté, a variety of
cold cuts,
mayonnaise
Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar ...
, pickled carrots and
daikon, cucumbers and fresh herbs (such as
).
*''Num pang brahet'' () with pork
meatballs
A meatball is ground meat rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many types ...
, mayonnaisee, pickled carrots and daikon, salad, and fresh herbs (such as
,
mint and
basil). A very popular street food snack in
Siem Reap
Siem Reap ( km, សៀមរាប, ) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia.
Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old F ...
.
*''Num pang sach chruk'' () with
braised
Braising (from the French word ''braiser'') is a combination-cooking method that uses both wet and dry heats: typically, the food is first browned at a high temperature, then simmered in a covered pot in cooking liquid (such as wine, broth, coco ...
pork belly, mayonnaise, pickled carrots and
papaya
The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...
, and fresh herbs (such as
).
*''Num pang sach ko'' () with grilled
lemongrass
''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.
Some ...
beef skewers, mayonnaise, pickled carrots and papaya, cucumber and fresh herbs.
*''Num pang trey khaw'' () with fish
simmered in tomato sauce, mayonnaise, pickled carrots and papaya, cucumber, and fresh herbs (such as
).
File:Num Pang with liver pate.jpg, ''Num pang'' with liver pâté
Liver pâté is a pâté and meat spread popular in Northern and Eastern Europe. Made from finely or coarsely ground pork liver and lard, it is similar to certain types of French and Belgian pâtés.
Scandinavia
Liver pâté is a popular f ...
File:Kampuchea oxtail num pang.jpg, ''Num pang'' with oxtail
File:Catfish peppercorn num pang.jpg, ''Num pang'' with catfish
References
External links
Coconut Shrimp Sandwich Recipe From Num Pang , Between the Bread PopSugar Food. 23 October 2013.
* Jenn Harris
What We’re Into: Obsessing over the spicy pork num pang from Gamboge Los Angeles Times Food. 8 December 2020.
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