Samlor Machu Kroeung
| Samlor Machu Kroeung | |
|---|---|
| Khmer name | សម្លរម្ជូរគ្រឿង |
| Other names | Samlar machu kroeung; Somlor machu kroeung; Samlor machou kroeung sach ko |
| Dish types | Soup |
| Subjects | Food & Foodways; Migration & Diaspora |
| Related dishes | Kroeung; Samlor Machu Trey |
Khmer sour soup built on kroeung, soured with tamarind and seasoned with fish sauce or prahok.
Samlor Machu Kroeung (Khmer: សម្លរម្ជូរគ្រឿង) is a Khmer sour soup built on kroeung, soured with tamarind and seasoned with fish sauce or prahok. (Wikipedia: Samlor machu)
Cultural context
Samlor machu kroeung is a Khmer sour soup whose listed ingredients include tamarind, prahok, vegetables, fruits and herbs, and Cambodia is given as its place of origin. (Wikipedia: Samlor machu) The beef version, samlor machu kroeung sach ko, is made with beef tenderloin, yellow kroeung, water spinach, fish sauce or prahok, green beans and eggplants. (Wikipedia: Samlor machu) It is traditionally eaten for lunch or dinner and, unlike Cambodian breakfast soups, is shared at the table, served with rice either on its own in the countryside or alongside several other dishes in the cities. (Grantourismo) Within the samlor machu family, the Cambodian diaspora in the United States and Canada commonly uses a powdered tamarind soup base mix, including one popular brand manufactured by Knorr, in place of the fresh tamarind used in Cambodia. (Wikipedia: Samlor machu)
Preparations and recipes
- Lara Dunston, Grantourismo
- Sour beef and morning glory soup in which beef is marinated in yellow kroeung, seared, then simmered with stock, greens and sour seasonings.(partial instructions)
Regional and community variations
A pork version, samlor machu kroeung sach chrouk, uses pork ribs, yellow kroeung, watercress and wax gourd. (Wikipedia: Samlor machu) Green kroeung can replace yellow kroeung, beef stock gives a meatier result while vegetable stock tastes greener, and krasaing or wood-apple seeds are used in Cambodia as an alternative souring agent to tamarind. (Grantourismo)