Samlor Korko

I went in with low expectations — I'd had mediocre versions before. What I found was Samlor Korko made with real commitment to banana blossom and technique. The delicate and herbal result was more complex and satisfying than anything I'd had before. Cambodian cuisine shares roots with Thai and Viet…

Samlor Korko at this place was fine. The delicate and herbal flavour was there but not distinguished. fresh turmeric was present in the right quantities but without the care that makes the difference. You can taste when something is being made to a formula. Cambodian cuisine shares roots with Thai …

Samlor Korko opened a door into a cuisine I'd previously known almost nothing about. The fresh with lemongrass flavours are unlike anything in my usual rotation and I mean that positively. Cambodian cuisine shares roots with Thai and Vietnamese cooking but has its own distinct identity shaped by Khm…

I made Samlor Korko for eight guests who had varying familiarity with the cuisine. Every single person asked for the recipe. The subtly fermented and umami profile was the main talking point — no one had quite experienced fresh turmeric used that way before. prahok is a uniquely Cambodian ingredien…