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| - Who would have thought that in a deserted street at 4 pm in Cleveland, OH Susan N. and I would find the best Cambodian food we've ever had.
I'm a huge fan of South East Asian cuisine - it's my favorite "foreign" food. The blend of sweet, spicy, tangy and salt seem to pop in this region's cuisine, naturally each area focusing on one of the four more than another.
In any case, we were really hungry since we didn't eat anything other than some toast before driving down here from Niagara Falls, so hunger might have spiced our dish a little more flavorful. But I think not.
We ordered the Salad Phnom Penh to start, and it was light, fresh and flavorful. Just the right thing to whet our already straining appetites. We then decided to share the Banh Sougnh with chicken and the Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt (with chicken). Needless to say we ate everything, only speaking to pass off one bowl of food to another.
The waiter came by to ask us if everything was good and the query died on his lips when he saw the nearly empty bowls of noodles, chicken and Cambodian goodness.
The above coupled with Thai Iced Coffee was one of the best meals I had on this trip and the best Cambodian I've ever had. So if you come here, I suggest you be adventurous and try the Cambodian fare versus the Vietnamese - you will not be disappointed.
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