A very well-known Cambodian breakfast dish, Bai Sach Chrouk, grilled pork over rice, often served with pickled vegetables and a fried or boiled egg on the side. Delicious.
A memorial stupa (chedi) at
Wat Botum Vatey, just south of the Royal Palace.
Wat Botum Vatey, founded in 1442, is one of Phnom Penh’s oldest and most significant Buddhist temples, with longstanding royal connections.
“Botum” means “lotus.” The temple was named after the lotus pond that once surrounded it. Its full name, Wat Botum Vatey, is commonly translated as “Temple of the Lotus Blossoms.”
It has a healthy ecosystem and the water is brown because of a high sediment load, which is completely natural.
September 2026