Bay Sach Chrouk, the most typical breakfast of Cambodia

Rice plays an important part in civilization of Cambodia. If you want to participate in a Cambodian meal, you must be familiar with rice. One easy way to try rice is to spend your breakfast with Bay Sach Chrouk. Bay Sach Chrouk literally means rice with pork.

Bay Sach Chrouk is the most typical breakfast for Cambodian people. In the morning, you can find Bay Sach Chrouk in every restaurant, food stalls or canteens. This kind of plate is rarely cooked for a family breakfast. Yet, it is the most widely eaten food for students and people who are too busy to cook breakfast for themselves. As it is named, Bay Sach Chrouk is a combination of rice and pork. To have a Bay Sach Chrouk, one needs to separately cook rice and make fried pork. In addition to pork, some people add fried or boiled egg. When egg is added, Bay Sach Chrouk becomes "Bay Sach Chrouk Pong Tea (Egg)". To make the plate more enjoyable, some vendors make soup and sauce for every plate of Bay Sach Chrouk. You should be aware that no Bay Sach Chrouk are the same. Different food stalls, different Bay Sach Chrouk. The cost of a plate of a Bay Sach Chrouk rangs from 3000 Riel (0.75$) to 8000 Riels (2$). If you are in Phnom Penh, you can find where to have your Bay Sach Chrouk for breakfast in nearly everywhere.