Grocery Shopping in Cambodia - Market vs Supermarket

Grocery shopping in Cambodia isn't like it is in the west. There are far fewer large grocery stores and supermarkets. Most Cambodians shop at the markets. After living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for over 6 months, I have a bit of a system down. I'll show you what the grocery stores are like, what the markets are like, I'll give you the pros and cons of each, I'll even cost compare to see if the market is actually worth grocery shopping in.
It's Phnom Penh's Aeon Mall Supermarket vs BKK market in the ultimate grocery shopping showdown!
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I currently live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and I am constantly exploring and traveling the country and other parts of the world. I've lived abroad with my partner in crime Sara for over 7 years (Vietnam, China, Ecuador, Cambodia). We are expats 4 life.
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🎵 MUSIC
Music by Eric Reprid / ericreprid and Clueless Kit / cluelesskit
0:00 No Mercy!
1:12 The Grocery Store Experience
3:03 The Market Experience
3:42 Comparing the Two
6:16 Taste Challenge: Mango vs Mango
7:14 Options vs Variety
8:00 Comparing prices!
10:43 Buying meat in the market
11:34 What should you do?!

[@ChilloutLars]

Thanks for taking us shopping, never boring in fact you're allergic to boring. Great comparison to market produce and always good to support the local community.

[@aaroncov]

Pro tip with market shopping , wake up and go early. I used to buy 80% of my meat, fruit and vegetables in the market in Cambodia and Vietnam. If you become a regular you will get a little cheaper prices .

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Great tip! "Morning sale" is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the markets here.

[@aaroncov]

@@itchyfeetonthecheap . Same as most local markets in the world. The best meat and veg sells fast early, also fresher. If you live 'there' for a long time and buy from the same people they look after you. Not just 'here is a barang' charge a little more. The market people are missing me. My gf ( future wife) tells me they keep asking " When handsome man come back" . The women love it when I say. " Good morning Miss 'Maneth'. "You look beautiful today". I learnt their names. And a little khmer. Cambodian and Vietnamese people are very friendly. And once you get to know them, sincere as well.

[@michellejackson1021]

Love shopping at local markets when travelling. Always an eye-opening experience! Wish our farmers markets were cheaper than grocery stores but they’re not. Quality is much better though.

[@heythave]

Anyone out there who is in a foreign country and you want to find a certain vegetable or item, just take a photo of the item and then show it to the person. You can even print it out as a photo.

[@gharrised6762]

great video, thanks for taking the time for the price comparison, helped me make that decision on where to get my groceries!

[@stormdeanagnew6327]

Super informative with a comedic twist. Appreciate the videos, thank you!

[@mjs2402]

This was really helpful. you should update for 2023.

[@margaritugh]

Love your videos! I'm relocating to Phnom Penh from PH this coming April, and your content is very helpful. You nice, keep going 🤙

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

That's great. I hope your move is smooth.

[@karenrn5607]

I was caught off guard by the carrot comment. Made me LOL! Glad to hear you don’t get sick from the non-refrigerated food. It was a concern. I love you as always. You are the best, Ryan!!

[@darrenbayford108]

Great to see the comparison 🤔

[@ma6184]

You crack me up Ryan haha

[@josvanraamsdonk7611]

Nice graphics and sounds - that spices up the video! 😂

[@user-wz4db1zn3r]

you gotta remember too, about 60-70% of the time at the market you are being quoted an inflated price because you are white. The real prices at market for khmer people are actually a huge difference when compared to the supermarket on all items.

[@WillJohns-tr1zt]

That’s why I get my fiancé to pay , I just point and say oh that looks good

[@boracayhayden]

I think I could pay for my next Cambodian holiday by buying onions in bulk from the grocery store and selling them in the market. Ha ha ha 🤔

[@ESL-O.G.]

You made me LOL in this one. If they both taste like mangoes, go with the cheaper one. I guess people go to aeon because Air Conditioning

[@stephenmao__]

Sorya Mall is the first shopping center in Cambodia and there was Lucky Supper Market that sells grocery... Now you can find Lucky in almost every shopping center now

[@BIGJED75]

Are you using a new camera? It's amazing!

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Actually, that video was completely animated. I hand drew over 65,000 frames.

[@sreymuchchan428]

Have you tried Super Duper ? More variety than Aeon

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Yes. I've been a few times. They have a better selection of western items for sure.

[@ElvinYeoantiaging]

Hi Ryan, I am from east Malaysia, I am your fan, and you have funny and nice 👍 video. What camera do you use for filming?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Thanks. I have a Sony ZV1 and a DJI pocket 2.

[@chealeang6759]

I love the way to say orkun

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Does it sound like a baby is saying it?

[@chealeang6759]

Yes haha

[@cdwalks5243]

It's the Bengal Tigers playing in the superbowl. Someone out there must be listening.

[@bartonwalters458]

Dude, tigers on the NFL field is a brilliant idea! And maybe a gasoline fire in the end zone!

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I like it!

[@okaycreatesound732]

Could you please do a bonus feature of the difference between taking care combing your hair in a supermarket vs the market? Thanks for all this

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I'm working on a course for it. It's a 4 year program. Details to follow.

[@ForRiel]

I am never eating another carrot.

[@dzurisintube]

6:38 was one of the most suspenseful moments of entertainment I've ever experienced.

[@willmeyer3871]

Joja vs community center

[@Noiconnotag]

Fruit+veg = market, dairy+meat+fish = super.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

You don't trust the fish in the market? Supermarkets never have a good selection of fish, so I usually get it at the market.

[@SpiffyHeart-vc8kb]

Who is the guy at point 1:30 wearing his face shield backwards 😂

[@sounhournim1643]

As a Local , supermarket shopping is only for the filthy rich and it usually us GMO products which isn't great. The price is ridiculously high compared to the local especially once you compare it with the local market little bit further from the city. You can bargain them but i suggest you don't need to since you can afford it at a local shop. I find it surprising that people actually buy thing from grocery store and them making profit of it. Most Cambodian only go Aeon to enjoyed the amenity such as Cenima. I come living abroad finding it tough that a Foking trash rice is 2$ per kilo and shopping is not enjoyable as a local market.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Where do you live?

[@denomdemon]

But when you shop at the market you get to reach your arm through the dangling meats in order to retrieve your prize. That in and of itself must be worth the trip.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I agree. It's like Raiders of the Lost Pork.

[@denomdemon]

@@itchyfeetonthecheap 👏

[@Kylelongwest]

For meat, makro is the cheapest even cheaper than local market.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Interesting. I live way too far from it to warrant buying my meat there. Plus I went there once and it was crazy busy and it made me wanna cut my own head off.

[@peterward9755]

After 6pm and at the weekend Aeon is just too busy for me

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I agree. Sara's recently banned all trips to the Aeon on weekends.

[@swedendive]

Is there any meat substitut like dried soy vego meat etc in Cambodia?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Sure. There are a bunch of restaurants that specialize in that sort of thing. I'm not sure about the supermarkets, but I think Aeon would have something.

[@ldownunderl2370]

Thanks that was good to see the real comparisons. I think the meat for me will probably still come from the refrigerator and prepacked but its the market for everything else...Except for carrots!🤮🤮

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Prices seem similar to US prices, am I getting that right? For some reason I thought they would be cheaper.

[@moonlightmistandmemories9623]

Good observation , any dairy product you desire will be very expensive , for example1/2 Gallon of milk is over $4.00 US , a regular jar of peanut butter can go $4.00 US or more , products are imported and the prices reflect that fact , which leads many people to adapt to eating local in an attempt to save money , your rent is going to be much more affordable than back home , so I look at many food prices as a trade off , all in all , still very affordable , hope this helps

[@gharrised6762]

@@moonlightmistandmemories9623 bad news for me, I pretty much live on dairy and noticed the prices in other videos, bummer 😕

[@BIGJED75]

Pork is very expensive at the moment due to African Swine flu and Cambodia cutting imports.

[@WILLNEVERCONFORM]

Please tell me my aged hearing is playing tricks on me. Did I hear you say the meat in the supermarket was not refrigerated ???

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

The meat in the regular market isn't. In the supermarket it is.

[@davidenvall3685]

Never eat carrots That’s been taken up the ass, just don’t do it☝🏽

[@deepdude4719]

I bet you are the one singing at the end.

[@wabalaka1565]

brother I eat market meat for 26 years, never ever get sick from eating market meat. Just use common sense to buy the fresh looking and smell Ok meat. If you intended to eat them raw (fish sushi) then you have to consider the specialize shop or go early and the buy the fish that still swimming and flopping around.

[@bokatorus771]

did you bargain?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

No. I never do when it comes to food.

[@boracayhayden]

My 14yo son says, a little bit weird but good I guess.🤣

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Your son is right. Tell him that a little bit weird is good.

[@ChrisKirtley]

Did I see a worm poke it's head out of your ear when you said the market pork is safe? The first time I cooked for my Chinese girlfriend (now wife) she later told me she wanted to vomit because my pork was rare. 😂

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I just had a check up and the doctor said I'm worm free!! 🐛

[@ESL-O.G.]

Fruit, veggies are cheaper at the market. I've found the meat quality is questionable at open air markets. I mean, I know it gets cooked but it bothers me all the city dust lands on it, hundreds of people walking by coughing, flies landing on it all day. It just grosses me out

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I know what you mean. Taste isn't just taste, there's a mental aspect to it.

[@SpiffyHeart-vc8kb]

I see locals in Ecuador, washing their meats and chicken, fish, cut before cooking! No big deal.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

In China, maybe in Cambodia too, they often give the meat a quick boil to "get the impurities out".

[@k_and_m8745]

Tigers on the field, lol

[@ANDREW-yj6ye]

Where da faq you been!

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I been in the lab with a pen and a pad Tryin' to get this damn label off

[@steveaustin1984]

6:39 Ryan FFS!!! 6:45 Please don't cut into your hand with a knife. I know you like to live on the edge, but please take care...comb your hair!

[@BIGJED75]

Yes that triggered me as well, one slip and you lose a thumb.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Luckily that knife is super dull. I should return it.

[@steveaustin1984]

@@itchyfeetonthecheap Good thing it isn't as sharp as your wit!

[@uplandarch697]

pork, cooking oil? your a madman with alot of health insurance! or you dont have access to the internet

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

How do you cook without cooking oil?

[@uplandarch697]

@@itchyfeetonthecheap bbq or quality fats like butter or avocado oil. pufa oils are highly toxic and a bigger contributor to poor health, cancer, diabetes, early death than sugar. loving your content.