Prahok ktis

Prahok ktis

Alternative names	Prahok k'tis, prahok ktiss, prahok k'tih,[1] prahok katih,[2][3] prahok kteih
Type	Dipping sauce
Place of origin	Cambodia
Main ingredients	prahok sach, minced pork, yellow kroeung, coconut cream, tamarind water, palm sugar, pea eggplants and kaffir lime leaves.
Media: Prahok ktis

Prahok ktis (Khmer: ប្រហុកខ្ទិះ, prâhŏk khtih) is a Cambodian dipping sauce made from prahok sach, minced pork, yellow kroeung, coconut cream, tamarind water, palm sugar, pea eggplants and kaffir lime leaves.[4] Pea eggplants can also be replaced with green apples, unripe peaches or nectarines, cabbage or cauliflower.[5]

Prahok ktis is eaten with fresh vegetables such as cucumber, carrots, cabbage, long beans,[4] iceberg lettuce, string beans, and round eggplants.[5] The combination of fermented fish and pork unfamiliar to many non-Cambodians can sometimes cause a misperception that spoiled pork has been used.[4]

Prahok ktis has been named by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn as one of the dishes to be promoted in Cambodia's culinary diplomacy campaign.[6]

References

1. De Monteiro, Longteine; Neustadt, Katherine (1998). The Elephant Walk Cookbook: Cambodian Cuisine from the Nationally Acclaimed Restaurant. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 246. ISBN 0395892538.
2. Zibart, Eve (2010). The Ethnic Food Lover's Companion: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Cuisines of the World. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-897-32775-6.
3. Burum, Linda (13 August 2008). "It's a fresh angle on Southeast Asia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
4. Carter, Terence (27 November 2014). "An Authentic Khmer Prahok Ktis (Prahok K'tis) Recipe". Grantourismo Travels. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
5. "Prahok Ktis/Coconut Prahok Dip". Cambodianess. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
6. Siow, Maria (3 January 2021). "Cambodia is taking a pungent, potent approach to food diplomacy: prepare for prahok". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

External links

• Luke Nguyen. Prahok with pork belly. 22 February 2021. Special Broadcasting Service