Culture shock
May 31, 2007
Phil is in Australia. Being the incorrigible Cambodian food junkie that he is, he quickly made his way to the “local” Khmer restaurant. So what does Cambodia’s leading food critic think of Melbourne’s leading Cambodian restaurant?
Bopha Devi has had a fistful of favourable reviews in the Melbourne food press. If you hadn’t already gathered, this isn’t going to be one of them.
The fish amok (A$26.90, US$21.50) was an exercise in disillusionment. It bore a basic resemblance to fish amok in that it contained some sort of fish and a banana leaf. Apart from that I would hazard a guess that the other two ingredients were Mae Ploy brand green Thai curry paste and a full can of coconut cream. When you’re charging this much for an amok and have all the ingredients at your disposal only kilometres away, there really isn’t any excuse for obliterating the soul of the dish.
June 15, 2007 at 11:42 am
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June 15, 2007 at 9:14 pm
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