Make Amok, Fish Curry Steamed In Banana Leaves

Nite Yun of Nyum Bai in Oakland, California, makes fish amok, one of Cambodia’s national dishes. Nite starts by making kroeung, a Cambodian spice paste, with lemongrass, galangal, garlic, and more. She then coats codfish with the spice paste, chiles, coconut milk and eggs before placing the fish and curry mixture into individual banana leaf pockets and steaming it until cooked. Lastly, she tops the flaky, aromatic fish with more coconut milk to serve. Check out the recipe here: www.vice.com/e...
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[@internationalbusiness5877]

She looks like a great cook. Her fluency in English and Khmer is incredible.

[@jamesheng1878]

Ah finally Cambodian food on here. Love it. So good to see my own culture on here

[@meydintheusa7330]

Yes sirrrrrr sheeeeeeeeeesh

[@senginsichienmay6610]

Yeah I was like amok?!?

[@DaveSlaz]

Sa'at Na

[@nononotfun]

She's been here before actually :)

[@Socalhookerkrewfishing626]

I been waiting for the combos make it

[@JourneyOfLight_ShamanOfMemory]

Brings back such wonderful memories exploring Cambodia... Couldn't get enough of this dish.

[@mahmudasharmin1232]

Same here

[@VincentVeak]

Wow I was literally asking myself if we would ever see a Khmer person on this show like not even 5 minutes ago. I love you Munchies, and thanks for bringing Nite and our culture to the front!

[@yemkonhongha8148]

Cambodia , the kingdom of culinary legends ! Huge love from Japan 💓💓💓

[@samwrought5650]

Thank you sir 🇰🇭💙🇯🇵

[@yemkonhongha8148]

@@samwrought5650 ❤❤❤

[@OGTirpleOG]

Unfortunately the real culinary legends were killed during the khmer rouge. However, cambodia is finally recovering.

[@malcolmholmes115]

Test

[@SnozBerryQueen]

I love Cambodian food so damn much.

[@ericlarson8917]

I’m part Cambodian. Thank you for posting this I have failed at finding KZbin recipes that can teach me

[@rastafari6336]

I went to Cambodia and just could not get enough of this dish. So came here for the guidance and made a lovely meal for my family, bring back some fantastic Cambodia memories.

[@nejo4664]

Cambodian food is underated. Their is so much flavor with the krueng. Krueng is an authentic flavor in Cambodian cooking. Thanks for sharing.

[@sophien5416]

Beautiful! Looks just like traditional. I'm loving that this new generation is reviving these recipes for future generations.

[@MarshalofFrance]

More of Nite! She's adorable and an awesome host!

[@sluppy88]

Ah the trusty kiwi knife, it just breathes authentic southeast Asian cooking

[@Ceb773]

Kiwi knives are the shit. There's a place around the corner from the resto I work at and every cook there has their own personal Kiwi for when they forget their knives at home. Those things are LASER BEAMS

[@limkong7858]

Proudly, one of the best Cambodian tradition dish. I could smell and taste the deliciousness of this amazing dish just from this video.

[@SnozBerryQueen]

Me and my besty will be making this this week and I'm just so very excited about it lol.

[@ju5tgh05t7]

This stuff is bomb, should have a dish called terk kroeung which roughly translate as ingredient water. Which is a fish type sauce that can be eaten with rice and different veggies. It's so good

[@KhomTLONG]

Tuk krueng with morning glory... makes me miss my mom’s cooking. I’ll know what to ask her to cook next time I visit.

[@ikebanaJc]

Wow I NEED to make this. Looks delicious and I’m also digging the cool leaf cup.

[@zanalol6914]

Cambodia food 😊❤❤🇰🇭

[@Architect0711]

Takes me back to the amazing cooking classes I had in Cambodia! Can only recommend doing this. If you're into Thai Curry, Indian Curry and all the Asian good stuff, this is really one to have in your repertoire!

[@phyrundeab9419]

My mom used kroeung with a lot of our home cooking. Every time I smell it, it takes me back helping my mom cooking and trying to understand her "measuring" method of just eyeballing it. Repsect to Nite Yun and Nyum Bai.

[@DrummerAndyTaiwan]

She is good and explained the process very well! Great job!

[@JulietActual]

One of my favorite dishes. The lemon grass is a must to have. Makes so many things with it

[@renisalamander]

I attempted to make this dish out of an 80s cookbook back when I was just beginning to cook at 18. I'm curious to give it another go and see if I do Cambodian cuisine the justice it deserves 🇰🇭

[@TSerey]

🎉🎉🎉 finally, Khmer dishes are getting the recognition 🙏🏽🥰

[@wow888888able]

Love this dish in Cambodia. Thanks for sharing!!

[@RebeccaBellyDance]

I'd love a whole cookbook!

[@Unidentifying]

Fantastic flavors!!!

[@DeeLuvlyLady]

Food from my Motherland! Love it!

[@meleahsanchez8879]

Thank you for representing the Cambodian culture!

[@a_chau]

My favourite dish. Perfect recipe! Thank you Ma'am!

[@joeten4817]

Never been to cambodia, but I want to now. Looks delish

[@admaker07]

thanks for a clear instruction how to cook it.

[@seangeats1888]

Khmer food is delicious, i’m proud of Nite Yun Nyum

[@goldenntouch]

More Khmer food & representation pls 💙🙏🏽 love this!!!

[@ExcuseTheCharisma]

Oh hell yeah! I love this dish. Being Khmer I grew up with this too. Same with those kiwi knives hahaha

[@kuma9069]

Great recipe, Chef !! 🌿🙏 🧜‍♂️ from Barcelona city

[@sodanysauth8332]

It’s a beautiful video. I hope to try it at your shop when I visit Cali 😀

[@brianmoody2549]

Cooking like this,is done by a great cook who knows what there doing, and have the love and understand,who to cook the food right.

[@mangostickyrye]

Thanks for this tutorial! It's been a long tome since I've had some 😋 I will definitely be making this soon. Just made Sach Ko Jakak (beef lemongrass) which also uses Kreung. Thanks! Two thumbs up! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@anniekoung1455]

Amazing stuff, Nite!

[@seank997]

Nyum bai!!!!!!!!!! Simply the best

[@usaneebeilles9510]

Looks delicious! Thank you for sharing. 🙂Have a nice day.

[@chhounmonyneath3866]

Cambodian food are very unique and yummy 😋🥰🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@user-oz4ts5mv5h]

Made it and it was very delicious ♡♡♡ thank you!

[@gaaa2376]

Hugh love for Cambodian, from Bali Indonesia

[@cammiecw7126]

Their prahok ktis is incredible!!! Also exciting to see a positive 'news' feature of my Fruitvale neighborhood 💕

[@oreo9689]

Thanks for sharing this dish.

[@Honestandtruth007]

You inspired me to Try to Cook Amok..... Looks yummy 😋🤤😋

[@dynasty1910]

Yummy! Just like how my mum makes it! Thanks from Australia 😀

[@rajnatta9917]

Nobody: Cambodians watching this: YAAAAASSSS!!

[@prosenjitkarmakar4233]

I am in love with fish amok❤❤❤

[@Jasongy827]

Omg, reminds me of my grandma making this and yell at me to come eat. Lol I miss her ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@somaliatheist2623]

What a great chef ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️👌🇸🇪🇸🇪💪💪🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

[@Cambolanderprincess]

Finally Cambodia food !!! Yay!!

[@romynycp]

Wow sure it must taste awesome. Love the process and the ingredients. The chef also made it look so simple kudos . On my must do list 😊

[@anubedse7844]

Looks good,I surely will try

[@delgadoannkatie]

Thank you.

[@leighwest5564]

I loved this when I was in Siem Reap

[@hugitkissitloveit8640]

Thanks for this!

[@josephmarciano4761]

Many thanks for beautiful teaching moment. Just looked at her menu and wanted to eat everything they make. No Amok, but perhaps it will be on Special sometimes soon. Easy trip from Sausalito, so maybe very soon!

[@cookingwithsokheykimheng]

Yummy food most of Cambodian Foods

[@randyo6019]

Time consuming but so delicious and worth it!

[@bilu0587]

Every Vietnamese mom owns a kiwi knife

[@crabmansteve6844]

I can't find banana leaves at my Asian grocery, but I do have corn husks, so Cambodian Tamal it is.

[@nickoconnor9392]

Any Latin market should have them in the frozen aisle

[@JordanLOL]

Banana leaves impart some flavor, which is why they use em

[@beingme4420]

You would find it in indian and srilankan stores as well

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@beingme4420 I will check that out! I shop there a lot but probably never noticed because I wasn't looking for it.

[@lynahoeun2977]

Amok fish is Cambodian food it is delicious.

[@CrazyGamer690OO]

YOOO HE MADE MY FAVORITE FOOD!!!

[@meta4155]

Delicious Cambodian food

[@Bo_608]

great recipe

[@xxphanaxx]

This dish looks so delicious. 💕

[@lowbvll8969]

Aroma therapy making this dish 🇰🇭 I live up the street 💯

[@humanonearth1]

Looks amazing!

[@shiolei]

Loving this dish!

[@luciemywallace9558]

I just made this and it was yummy!

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

I ate at Jan Bai a few times while visiting family in Cambodia a few years ago, can't say enough good things about the place

[@christineyoung4349]

This is an ancient dish back during khmer empire. It’s actually for royalty I heard.

[@illusionxmuta]

I love Camboidan names. Nite. I have one friend named Map and another named Date.

[@OhOneNine]

This looks so good!

[@homecookingwitheva2479]

Yum 😋. I want to try this. Thank you gif sharing.

[@suetl1981]

Love your video

[@OFF_TOP]

One of my FAVORITE 🤤 but my MOMMA makes it with chicken for me! IM definitely making a video for this dish 🤘🏾

[@Listen-The-Holy-Quran-Recite]

Thanks for delicious food 👍👍👍👍

[@ancientgardensculinaryarts2183]

The Cambodian dish is named Amok because the Cambodian word for pound is “Bok” and our word for the old steaming basket used is “Smok”. This ancient Cambodian dish is made of pounded (Bok) spices and fish and steamed in a basket (Smok) and when garnished and served becomes a beautifully presented dish of the royal court known as our national dish, Amok. The rhyming of “Amok” with "Bok" and "Smok" is due to the lyrical and poetic nature of the Cambodian language filled with conjoined termed, onomatopoeias and rhyme evident in our ancient temple inscriptions and folk songs.

[@aryu4875]

Thank you for sharing this recipe. What other kind of fish can I use?

[@galaf9790]

This looks so good! Is it typically served on it's own or with a side like rice?

[@thornl]

Usually with rice

[@JordanLOL]

Everything eaten with rice. Be like telling white people not to eat shit without mash potatoes.

[@usaneebeilles9510]

@Gala F. I do sometime, eat alone (on its own) just prepare the curry-paste not too spicy (makes it mild) & put a lot of veggies (chinese cabbage ect.) at the bottom. Great for diet-plan! Have a nice day.

[@briancrawford69]

Next time I'm in Oakland I wanna eat there

[@sarahthor4554]

So yummy! I love this food!

[@HannahTLee]

Ooh I totally want to make this 😋

[@AL-rv3jz]

Another named called Thai streamed fish curry/ custard or Hor Mok Plaas same dish. I do not claimed to know where this dish originally discovered. I know there another name for it from the country I went on Holiday and also discovered this dish in Thailand

[@ancientgardensculinaryarts2183]

When it comes to Southeast Asian cuisine, the telltale sign of origin is that this dish is made by every Cambodian grandmother throughout the country from family recipes passed down for generations. Thais' connection to this dish is mainly through street vendors and restaurants. This is where the confusion lies because it is a common practice for Asian street vendors and restaurateurs to seek out new flavors from other countries that are popular with tourists to bring back home. Non-western dishes confuses their customers to think they are trying one of their traditional or regional dishes since most Thai households are modern and come from different regions of Thailand. This has been happening since ancient times when those exotic dishes would only be designated for the royal court and Emperor to consume.

[@chanomnom1652]

Amok is Thai lao khmer food ❤

[@sammorgan7034]

That looks like my new favourite dish. Everything you want, no mucking around. I can't wait to try this. Do Cambodians ever eat this with rice?

[@randyo6019]

Yes you can. I’m Cambodian and Vietnamese. I remember eating this dish with steam jasmine rice

[@JordanLOL]

Rice. Everything is eaten with rice

[@somaliatheist2623]

My mouth is dripping. This looks so mouth watering 😋 tasty OMD=oh my daze

[@Jen12979]

I hope she adds sweet butter bread and skewer beef as one of the snack at Cambodia in menu.

[@sagecapra6442]

Looks good ☺️🙂

[@Gingerbit-bk3df]

I like to prep mine with Chinese broccoli or collard for the greens

[@saintkeat]

Great video!!!

[@vichycakes]

Ahhhh my culture ❤️❤️❤️

[@fallenbullseye]

i’m happy to see some cambodian food

[@nkenchington6575]

Haw mok in Thai. I love it!

[@zardosspinosa6944]

Fantastic, although to get the very best flavour better to make the curry from scratch, but in my country difficult to get these ingredients fresh so I wonder if I can use Thai jungle curry and add tumeric, I know the secret is the egg and to steam, otherwise if you boil the egg will curdle

[@MTry5049]

“Kroeung” is like mirepoix to classical French cuisine.

[@rasverixxyleighraq1509]

Do you eat the banana leaf or is it just the vessel?